Coroners cry, too

“Dear John,” the note read. “People sometimes think coroners are invincible to emotions." "We forget you are actually just like us, and it's your job to do what you do. I'm sure you've had many sleepless nights. I just could not help thinking of you and all the people involved in this terrible tragedy. This is sorrow that is unexplainable. “John, you have my utmost respect. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. God bless you.” The late evening, two-car accident Nov. 6 on Illinois 47, which cost the lives of Amanda Jahn, 27; her son, Ryan, 3; and her daughter, Kaitlyn, 11 months, prompted the note from a Mazon couple to Grundy County Coroner John Callahan. Coroners cry too, he says. “I would never deny the fact that I cry, be