Friday, April 20, 2007

In Memoriam

Ross Alameddine was a 20 year old English and French major from Massachusettes.

Jamie Bishop was a 35 year old German teacher, a former Fulbright scholar, and a husband.

Brian Bluhm was a 25 year old Masters student in Water Resources, and active in the Baptist ministry.

Ryan Clark was a 22 year old Georgia native finishing a triple degree in Psychology, Biology, and English with a 4.0 GPA.

Austin Cloyd was an 18 year old freshman who spent significant time helping rehab homes in the Applachian communities.

Jocelyne Couture-Nowak was a French teacher and is survived by husband, also a faculty member.

Daniel Perez Cueva was a 21 year old from Peru who is survived by his family.

Kevin Granata was a 46 year old Professor who studied biomechanics and had a family.

Matthew Gwaltney was a 24 year old Masters student in Civil and Environmental Engineering from central Virginia. Voted "best guy to take home to your parents" in highschool.

Caitlin Hammaren was a 19 year old sophomore studying French and International Relations

Jeremy Herbstritt was a 27 year old graduate student in Civil Engineering.

Rachael Hill was an 18 year old freshman, studying Biology.

Emily Hilscher was a 19 year old freshman known for her love of animals.

Jarrett Lane was a 22 year old senior, and valedictorian of his highschool class.

Matt La Porte was a sophomore with aspirations to join the Air Force.

Henry Lee was a sophomore from Vietnam, survived by his parents and nine siblings.

Liviu Librescu was a 76 year old Professor and Holocaust survivor. He blocked the door of his classroom to prevent the gunman from entering.

G.V. Loganathan a 51 year old native of India and longtime Professor.

Partahi Lumbantoruan was a 34 year old graduate student from Indonesia. His family sold property and their car to finance his education.

Lauren McCain was a home-schooled devout Christian with a passion for languages.

Daniel O'Neil was a graduate student in engineering, who wrote his own songs and posted them online for the enjoyment of his friends.

Juan Ortiz was a 26 year old graduate student in Civil Engineering from Puerto Rico.

Minal Panchal was a 26 year old Masters student in Building Sciences who wanted to be an architect like her father.

Erin Peterson was an 18 year old freshman and a devoted Redskins fan.

Michael Pohle was a 23 year old senior studying Biology and a great athlete.

Julia Pryde was a 23 year old Biology graduate student doing independent research in Ecuador.

Mary Read was a 19 year old freshman just getting used to life on campus.

Reema Samaha was an 18 year old freshman and passionate about dance.

Waleed Shaalan was a doctoral student from Egypt who came to the US to work with G.V. Loganathan, also killed in the shooting.

Leslie Sherman was a sophomore who had plans to travel to Russia in the summer.

Maxine Turner was a senior studying Chemical Engineering, who planned to graduate in May.

Nicole White was a 20 year old junior who liked swimming and had been a lifeguard.

"We must be the change we wish to see"
-Mahatma Gandhi

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

:( An event like this severly reduces my faith in humanity. I wish the victims peace.

7:14 PM  

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