Joseph Petito Reflects On 2nd Christmas Without Gabby Petito

Gabby Petito’s father is encouraging social media users to be nicer people.

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This year marked the second holiday season Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt didn’t have their daughter with them to celebrate.

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In case you didn’t know, Gabby was murdered by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, in August 2021.

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On Christmas day, Petito shared a photo of Gabby and her younger brothers.

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“#MerryChristmas from our family to yours. #TogetherWeCan #JustBeANicerPerson,” he captioned the post.

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His followers were quick to showed his post with supportive words.

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“As hard as this holiday is for ur family's I pray that God gives ur hearts some kind of peace. Happy holidays and love from me here in Alabama,” one person wrote.

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“Merry Christmas to you and your family Mr Petito and Merry Christmas to Gabby,” another heartfelt message read.

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Many were grateful for his continued work to help find missing persons.

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