Gabby Petito's Father Reveals What's Helping Family Cope With Tragedy

perezhilton.com:

As much as we can all agree Brian Laundrie‘s parents handled their son allegedly killing his fiancée about as poorly as anyone could, Gabby Petito‘s parents have reacted to the tragedy with a truly laudable amount of magnanimity and grace. Joseph Petito in particular has become known in the months since his daughter’s murder as a vocal advocate for victims of domestic violence.

On Wednesday he proved it once again by attending the opening of a new SafeSpace shelter in Vero Beach, Florida, right on the other side of the state from where his daughter was living with the Laundries before her ill-fated road trip. Related: Gabby’s Mother Shares Powerful Message About ‘Pain’ SafeSpace is a non-profit which offers sanctuary to victims of domestic violence and their children.

Last month, the Gabby Petito Foundation, which has been raising money in the late YouTuber‘s name, donated $15,000 to the organization.

Speaking about the importance of spreading the attention and love to places like this, he told local outlet WCVB: The grieving dad then rattled off the statistics of abuse he knows all too well by now: That’s the goal for Gabby’s parents — turning their tragic loss into a net positive in the world.