Thursday, April 19, 2007

完全照着你的旨意行

Maybe you were watching the 9pm show, or maybe you were surfing the net, listening to songs, or taking late dinner... What were you doing on Monday night 9pm-10pm? Students of Virginia Tech University were suffering massacre.

Gunman=Cho, South Korean. He managed to kill 33 mates(2 died later) on Monday morning.
It's amazing how your compassion grow, how you leave your work to share the sorrows with those suffering now, as you read the profiles. None of the dead have to die this way, yes including the murderer who later killed himself. I'lll share those which I have photos of:

Lauren McCain, 20, of Hampton, Va., an undergraduate majoring in international studies.
McCain listed “the love of my life” as Jesus Christ.
Her family said McCain became a Christian some time ago.
Her life since that time has been filled with His love that continued to overflow to touch everyone who knew her.
Her uncle Jeff Elliott told The Oklahoman newspaper that she was an avid reader, was learning German and had almost mastered Latin.
She was home-schooled, he said, and had worked at a department store for about a year to save money for college.
She spent several years of her childhood in Oklahoma, but her father’s Navy career also took the family to Florida, Texas and then to Virginia.






Jarrett Lane, 22, from Narrows, Va., a senior majoring in civil engineering who was valedictorian(chosen to make a speech upon graduation) of his high school class.
His high school put up a memorial to Lane that included pictures, musical instruments and his athletic jerseys.
Lane played the trombone, run track, and played football and basketball at Narrows High School.
Lane’s brother-in-law Daniel Farrell called Lane fun-loving and “full of spirit.”
He had a caring heart and was a friend to everyone he met.
Jarrett Lane
was a very humble and down-to-earth guy and there couldn't have been any sweeter person to have a conversation with.
His small town is feeling the effects of this heinous crime that took place just 20 minutes away.





Matthew La Porte, from Dumont, N.J., a sophomore majoring in university studies.
He had been an Air Force cadet at Virginia Tech, according to his former platoon leader, David Wheeler.
Matthew was an exemplary student at Carson Long whose love of music and fellow cadets were an inspiration to all on campus.
La Porte
graduated third in his class and was also drum major for the school's drum during his senior year.
Matthew was one of those elite cadets who went above and beyond the call of duty during his stay as a cadet in Air Force ROTC at Virginia Tech.





Alameddine was a graduate of Austin Preparatory School in Reading, Mass.
Friends created a memorial page on Facebook page that described Alameddine as "an intelligent, funny, easy going guy."
"You're such an amazing kid, Ross," wrote Zach Allen, who also attended Austin Prep, according to his profile.
"You always made me smile, and you always knew the right thing to do or say to cheer anyone up."





Mary Read, 19, of Annandale, Va.
She was born in South KoreaTexas and CaliforniaVirginia suburb of Annandale.
Read considered a handful of colleges, including nearby George Mason University, before choosing Tech.
It was a popular destination among her Annandale High School classmates, not forgetting that she has yet to declare a major.






Daniel O'Neil, 22, of Lincoln, R.I. A graduate student in environmental engineering, he also played guitar and wrote his own songs, which he posted on a Web site, www.residenthippy.com.
Friend Steve Craveiro described him as smart, responsible and a hard worker, someone who never got into trouble.






Henry Lee, also known as Henh Ly, was the ninth of 10 siblings whose family fled to the United States from Vietnam, arriving in Roanoke in 1994.
Friends described the diminutive(small sized) Lee as a serious student who wasn’t necessarily a serious person.
A Virginia Tech classmate who lived in Lee’s hall, Nathan Spady, described Lee as “an extremely bubbly guy, always ready to go.”
Friends continued to post hundreds of messages and remembrances on Lee’s Facebook page since he was shot to death, knowing he would never get to read them.
“Remember how you used to freak out when I hugged you all the time?” one wrote. “I’m not so sorry for that anymore.”
William
Fleming High School
planned a memorial service for Lee on Sunday.
Lee was the school’s salutatorian(the second one to give a speech-Ok, I don’t really understand what’s these all about, but just some practices US graduates share) in 2006, and brought many in the audience to tears with his story about his family’s journey to America, principal Susan Lawyer Willis said.






Leslie Sherman, age 20, was a sophomore majoring in history and international studies.
“She had a lot of friends, and was a very outgoing person,” recalled friend Ann Marks, who worked with Sherman in the cafeteria.
A devoted traveler, she was heading to Russia this summer to study, said her grandmother, Gerry Adams.
Sherman
, from Springfield, Va., had visited Boston and London with her mother; she visited her grandparents in Kennewick, Wash., last month for spring break, Adams said.






Juan Ortiz, 26, a graduate in civil engineering from Puerto Rico, killed while teaching a class.
Ortiz graduated from Polytechnic University of San Juan
and arrived at Virginia Tech last August.
He was married to a fellow student pursuing a teaching career, and they had planned to have a child soon.
"He was an extraordinary son," his father, Juan Ramon, said.
"On his wedding day, I told him what I felt in heart, I thanked him for being my son, it was special."
Ortiz was also in a band with his father and other relatives.
Juan Ramon Ortiz, from
Puerto Rico, decorated his parents’ one-story concrete house each Christmas.
A neighbor heard Ortiz’s mother scream when she learned of her son’s death.






Michael Pohle, 23, of Flemington, N.J., was expected to graduate in a few weeks with a degree in biological sciences.
He had a bunch of job interviews and was all set to start his post-college life.
At the high school, Pohle played on the football and lacrosse teams.
He loves giving pats on team mates’ shoulders.






Ryan Clark, a popular and expressive member of the Marching Virginians band, was just weeks away from graduation.

A resident adviser on the fourth floor of the West Ambler Johnston dorm shouted during the attack, Clark came to the aid of a student the morning of April 16.

It cost him his life.
"He was just one of the greatest people you could possibly know," Gregory Walton, a friend who graduated before him said as he fought tears.
"He was always smiling, always laughing. I don't think I ever saw him mad in the five years I knew him."






Liviu Librescu, 76, an engineering science and mechanics lecturer.
Born in Romania, he survived the Nazi Holocaust and emigrated toIsrael.
An Israeli citizen, he had taught at Virginia Tech for 20 years and was internationally known for his work in aeronautical engineering.
His research has enabled better aircraft, improved compose materials, and more robust aerospace structures.
He was killed in Monday’s massacre, which coincided with Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Librescu's son, Joe, said his father's students sent e-mails detailing how the professor saved their lives by blocking the doorway of his classroom from the approaching gunman before he was fatally shot.
My father blocked the doorway with his body and asked the students to flee,” Joe said.
Students started opening windows and jumping out.



感谢你,看顾我安然无恙的度过今天。。。

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