My heart goes to Columbine High School in
Littleton, Colorado. You must forgive me, for I have only felt
one one-hundreth of their pain. My love is sent, my heart is
broken, and my eyes have no more tears left to shed. I only have
hope left. Hope that the wounded heal. Hope that the sad become
happy once again. Most of all, hope that this happens never again.
This candle burns evermore. Feel free to use it on your site.
Never again.
On behalf of the World,
Jack Leon Palmer
Tia Marie Fisher
Please take a
moment to read about the 15 people who were shot and killed in
Columbine High School.
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Cassie Bernall, age not available. Two
years ago became a born-again Christian and became active in
church youth programs and Bible study groups. In middle school,
she had hung out with a nihilistic group. Recently visited
Britain and favorite movie was Mel Gibson's ''Braveheart.''
Steven Curnow, 14. A freshman, dreamed of
being a Navy top gun and piloting an F-16. Watched the Star Wars
movies so often he could recite dialogue. Played soccer as a boy:
learned to referee to earn pocket money.
Corey Depooter, 17. Loved to golf, hunt
and fish. Former wrestler. Recently took maintenance job at a
golf club to save up for a fishing boat with a friend. Good
student. Had wisdom teeth removed this year and frustrated that
it forced him to miss school. Hid under library table with
friends as gunmen sprayed bullets at floor level.
Matthew Ketcher, 16. A junior, had hoped
to start for the football team. Lifted weights. Played on
offensive and defensive lines. Maintained A average. Shot in
library after he tried to reach friends hiding in adjacent video
room.
Daniel Mauser, 15. A sophomore, excelled
in math and science, and earned straight A's on his last report
card. Ran cross country and joined debate team. Recently returned
from two-week trip to Paris with his French club.
William ''Dave'' Sanders, 47. Computer and
business teacher for 24 years. Coached girls' basketball and
softball; basketball team posted winning record in his first year,
1997-98 after finishing next-to-last the year before. Married
with at least two daughters and five grandchildren. Shot twice in
chest while directing students down hallway to safety. Survived
at least three hours until students were rescued.
Rachel Scott, 17. Played lead in a student-written
school play, ''Smoke in the Room.'' Active in Celebration
Christian Fellowship church. Liked photography. During rampage,
younger brother Craig, 16, played dead in library and helped lead
others to safety.
Isaiah Shoels, 18. Only black youth shot.
Due to graduate in May. Suffered health problems as a child and
had heart surgery twice. Wanted to attend an arts college and
become a music executive. Small in stature, but lifted weights
and played football and wrestled. Bench-pressed twice his weight.
Transferred from Lakewood High School. Shot in the head execution-style
in the school library specifically because of his race and
athletic interests, witnesses said.
John Tomlin, 16. Enjoyed driving off-road
in his beat-up Chevy pickup. Worked after-school in gardening
store and belonged to a church youth group. Last year, went on
missionary trip to Mexico with family and built a house for poor
people. Planned to enlist in the Army in two years.
Lauren
Townsend, 18. Was captain of girls' varsity basketball team,
coached by her mother. Other players said she was ''consumed'' by
the sport. Member of the National Honor Society. Wanted to major
in biology in college.
Kelly Fleming,16. Aspiring songwriter and
author. Wrote scores of poems and short stories based on her life
experiences. Was learning to play guitar. Moved from Phoenix 18
months ago. Eager to get her driver's license and part time job.
Shot in the library.
Daniel Rohrbough, 15. Helped in his father's
electronics business and worked on family farms in Kansas during
the summer. Enjoyed computer games, stereos and home theater
systems. Shot while holding an exit door open for fleeing
students.
Kyle Velasquez - No Picture available.