Willian Dave Sander's - A caring teacher who was shot in the hall while trying to get kids out of the building.
Cassie Bernall - "A light for christ, a ray of sunlight. She was the kind of girl who was always happy, no matter what." Cassie is known around the world as the girl who died confessing her faith. When the shooter asked if she believed in God, she told him she did. Caseys act of courage was not in vain because the world saw the beauty of her faith and the glory of God. I Know God is holding her more closely in heaven because she held him more closely on Earth.
Rachel Joy Scott - A born again christian. Her passion and love for Christ was more important that her life. "she was friendly to everyone...even the gangsters, I was shocked when i found out they killed her." Rachel Joy Scott was seen and recognized as a christian by all her friends. On the cover of her Journal she had written "I won't be labeled as average" and her prayer was "Lord use me to reach the unreached." Her story has reached millions and changed lives.
Lauren Townsend - A Senior who loved animals and volleyball. her uncle read: "We continue to pray that the familys of laurens classmates, teachers and the columbine community may be comforted by God's Eternal love."
Isaiah Shoels - The 18 yr old senior was the only minority out of the 15 killed. Isaiah loved sports and music and dreamed about becoming a music executive.
Kelly Fleming - A shy girl who expressed herself best on paper. she would often slip into her mothers math class to show her latest work, but she would never read them out loud. Often she went to the school library to write. when the gunman entered the library kelly was caught in the line of fire.
Steven Curnow - A freashman who loved aviation and enjoyed soccer and his dream was to join the Navy and become a F-16 pilot. He played soccer at the YMCA. "Steve was a great kid to know, he had a smile that touched everyone. its hard to imagine life without him." -dad
Corey Depooter - A academic student who put schoolwork first, he had dreams of joining the marines. He was quiet and was known to go out of his way to be nice.
Matt Kechter - Friends descirbed matt as a nice, shy guy who played football. "He's not a outspoken jock type guy, but he was shy and really just sweet." "We frequently saw him and his brother playing basketball in the driveway. he was a really nice kid." -neighbor
Dan Mauser - Dan loved his parents, his sister, and most of all life. "he was a really lovable kid" said his dad. Dan was a sophmore who liked to play video games, was in cross country, and enjoyed a good debate.
Daniel Rohrbough - Dan held a door open for his friends before running from the building. Nick foss wanted daniels mom to know he didn't die alone. Daniel was shot while running from the building with his friend. "im sorry i couldn't save your son...I couldn't do anything" nick said, weeping while him and dan's mom embraced. Dan was a freshman who worked with his father at an electronics store, he was considered a genius with anything to do with home theater systems.
John Tomlin - A born again Christian who spent time building homes for the homeless with his father. John was a sophmore who loved lifting weights and driving his four wheel truck. he was a member of foothills bible church and enjoyed the youth group. "He was the perfect son to me, you'd ask him to wash the car and he would wash both..." -dad
Kyle Velasquez - Columbine High school's smiling gentle giant was laid to rest tuesday. An honor guard saluted kyle during the military burial at fort logan national cymetary. He had a happy life and his parents saw him as there little boy. Everyone knew kyle as a gentle giant, who loved Ice Cream, friends, people, life. "I know kyle's death was a message, we need to emulate kyle's genuine love and his sincere heart. Kyle's Joyful resounding laugh and his sweet cheerful personality are remembered by his sisters annie and manda.
Surely this needed to be heard and said. Darrell Scott Is the Father of two columbine victims and "A Voice Crying out in the wilderness"
Your laws ignore out deepest needs;
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage;
you've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
and precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
and ask the question "WHY"?
You regulate restrictive laws
through legislative creed.
and yet you fail to understand
That God is what we need!
Men and woman are three part beings. We consist of a body, soul and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a thirt part of our makeup, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual influences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historic fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God and in doing so, we open the doors to hatred and violence.
When something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occours - - politicians immediatly look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No ammount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our OWN hearts. Political posturing and restrictive legislation are not the answers. The young people of our nation hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking place that will not be squelched! We do not need more religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelists spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need more million dollar church buildings built while people with basic needs are being ignored.
We do need a change of heart and an humble acknowledgment that this nation was founded on the simple principle of trust in God. As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America and around the world to realize that on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School prayer was brought back into our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain.
Dare to move into a new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your conscience and denies your God-given right to communicate with him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA - I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before you case the first stone. My daughters death will not be in vain. The young people of this country will not allow that to happen