Filed under: Writing | Tags: AUSTIN CLOYD, BRIAN BLUHM, CAITLIN HAMMAREN, CHRISTOPHER “JAMIE” BISHOP, DANIEL O’NEIL, DANIEL PEREZ, DR. G.V. LOGANATHAN, DR. KEVIN P. GRANATA, DR. LIVIU LIBRESCU, EMILY HILSCHER, ERIN PETERSON, HENRY J. LEE (HENH LY), JARRETT LANE, JEREMY HERBSTRITT, JOCELYNE COUTURE-NOWAK, JUAN RAMON ORTIZ-ORTIZ, JULIA PRYDE, LAUREN McCAIN, LESLIE GERALDINE SHERMAN, MARY KAREN READ, MATTHEW GUALTNEY, MATTHEW LA PORTE, MAXINE “MAX” TURNER, MICHAEL POHLE JR., MINAL PANCHAL, NICOLE REGINA WHITE, PARTHAHI “MORA” LUMBANTORUAN, RACHAEL HILL, REEMA SAMAHA, ROSS ALAMEDDINE, RYAN CLARK, Virginia Tech Massacre, WALEED SHAALAN
FOR THOSE WE WILL NEVER KNOW
“Carnage, a
bloodbath”
“Don’t know why”
“Deadliest
mass shooting”
“Could not escape”
Headlines say
This is
For those who will
never know
The dead:
The students
The teachers.
The loved
HENRY J. LEE (HENH LY)
had an open smile and
zany personality.
LESLIE GERALDINE SHERMAN
had, since
childhood
donated half of what she had
to people
in need
she was
a gift to all who
knew her.
BRIAN BLUHM
is remember for love of God,
family, friends, the
Detroit Tigers, and
Virginia Tech.
ROSS ALAMEDDINE
‘here’s a man who was going to make his
children laugh
here is a man who deserves the title
“beloved”
here is a man who
makes you a
better person’
MICHAEL POHLE JR.
constantly ventured
to learn new things
curious about everything
around him
REEMA SAMAHA
won her high school’s talent show
by belly dancing
and embraced her Lebanese
heritage every day
LAUREN McCAIN
viewed everyone
as uniquely valuable
invested herself in
everyone
she met
CHRISTOPHER “JAMIE” BISHOP
techno guru, gifted photographer
art vibrantly captures
intensity
died at the age of thirty-five
learning about and understanding
humanity
MARY KAREN READ
had deep faith
evident
in every aspect of
her life
JOCELYNE COUTURE-NOWAK
loved nature
loved French
embraced her heritage
“effervescent”
a vivacious
swirl of
life
DANIEL PEREZ
could accomplish
anything he
put his
mind to
MINAL PANCHAL
childlike enthusiasm and
infectious
laughter
ERIN PETERSON
a blend of warmth and
magnetism
anchored
by a sound
moral compass
JUAN RAMON ORTIZ-ORTIZ
loved music
played the timbales
and was married to
Liselle
DR. KEVIN P. GRANATA
passionate- first and foremost about his
wife
Linda, and their children
Eric
Alex, and
Ellen
WALEED SHAALAN
simplest and nicest
guy, from
Egypt
left behind his wife of three years
and his
one-year-old
son
CAITLIN HAMMAREN
had a way of making
others feels as if they
were her
best friend
MATTHEW LA PORTE
a cadet with
unlimited
potential
NICOLE REGINA WHITE
wanted to know
people
as they really were
not as they
appeared
MATTHEW GUALTNEY
master of sports statistics and
trivia
wanted to protect the environmnet
and improve life
JULIA PRYDE
was always in
pursuit of a
better world, and a
better self
and was also
a certified
wild-land firefighter
MAXINE “MAX” TURNER
fiercely independent, and could
often be found in pajamas and
bunny slippers
doing chemical engineering
while watching
“Spongebob”
DR. G.V. LOGANATHAN
incredibly wise and
gentle
called by many
“best professor
I ever had”
RYAN CLARK
spent two weeks of every
summer for the
past eight years, working with
mentally impaired
children
RACHAEL HILL
her personal goal?
to glorify
God
EMILY HILSCHER
a skilled horsewoman
animal lover
would have been
a veterinarian
DR. LIVIU LIBRESCU
stalwart determination
survived the Holocaust
blocked the classroom door
so his students could escape
brave Romanian
was one of the world’s most
respected engineers
DANIEL O’NEIL
had recently returned from visiting
his host family
overseas
planned to live in Dublin,
Ireland
after graduation
JEREMY HERBSTRITT
had been helping his
sister Jennifer train
for the Boston
Marathon
AUSTIN CLOYD
brilliant mind, tall, red hair
a compassionate heart, and an
iron will
not only wanted to help others
she did
PARTHAHI “MORA” LUMBANTORUAN
calm, talented
caring
died a
hero
spend final moments
sacrificing himself to
save the life of
another
JARRETT LANE
had been full of spirit
These are the
dead:
Thirty-two
gone.
Thirty-two lives
The world will
never know.
(Works Cited)
In Memoriam. Virginia Tech Magazine. May 2007. 2 Oct. 2009. .
Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead. The New York Times. April 2007. 2 Oct. 2009. .
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