Logan Turner — Mike's only child and best friend in the entire world — was gunned down during the Dayton mass shooting on Aug. 4.
>> Logan Turner, Springboro man, remembered as ‘smart and sweet’
In the days since, Mike has been angry, but he refuses to let hate rule the day.
Instead Mike is spreading a message of love and conversation.
>> RELATED: Dad of Dayton shooting victim doing his part to share son’s love of hugging
Mike and What Had Happened Was host Amelia Robinson talk about Logan and the legacy he has left behind.
Through #Loganhugs, the retired car salesman with a big heart hopes to remind people that tomorrow is not promised, and love and a simple hug are very powerful things.
Mike explains why he leaves messages on napkins in restaurants and why he hugged hundreds of people at the recent Gem City Shine concert hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle.
>> 5 shining moments from Gem City Shine
HOW TO SUPPORT TRAGEDY FUND
Cox Media Group Ohio, including WHIO, Dayton Daily News and Dayton.com, has partnered with the Dayton Foundation in the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The fund allows individuals to make charitable contributions to help the families directly affected by this terrible tragedy.
>> Dayton.com, Dayton Foundation partner to help victims' families
For more information about the Dayton Foundation, go to DaytonFoundation.org.
>> RELATED: Oregon District Tragedy Fund on track to raise more than half a million to help victims, survivors
ABOUT THE PODCAST
"What Had Happened Was" is a podcast for Dayton, powered by Dayton.com. You won't believe the stories that come from right here. Host Amelia Robinson shares the best tales from the Gem City, Land of Funk and Birthplace of Aviation: Dayton, Ohio.
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Live on the scene of Dayton’s mass shooting, reporters and witnesses recall what they saw and did
EPISODE 38
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EPISODE 37
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EPISODE 34
Podcast: Meet Dayton Geek King Josh Lumpkin
EPISODE 33
Karen Korn and Audra Sparks start a weed school
EPISODE 32
Rob Lowe on growing up in Dayton: “It was an amazing time.”
EPISODE 31
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Nina West on making faces and taking a stand in a town with zero cows
EPISODE 30
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wooed this woman with Whitman's chocolates when they were 12... and it worked
EPISODE 29
BATHTUB KILLER: A dead bride, a bathtub and justice that may not be blind
EPISODE 28
Amaya Sexton: ‘I am very comfortable with who I am because I know who I am’
EPISODE 27
Laura Bischoff on the faults, foibles and facts of Ohio politics
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