Horrible Tragedy in Blacksburg, VA (VA Tech)

[Trinityagain]

Ceph,

I am so sorry for what you, and the entire community (and nation for that matter) are going thru right now. I will definitely be keeping you all in my thoughts....

I work at a university and this has once again made me wonder "what if...."

Trinity

[CountryWolf07]

Matt is in my prayers.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Cate, I hope you're doing as well as can be expected today. If you don't mind me asking, are you a student or teacher there? Sorry if I missed a post of this earlier. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

I saw Matt's name on the list of deceased people on CNN. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the families of all the others.

[ChrisH]

My mind cannot comprehend how anyone could do such a terrible, terrible thing, or indeed how the family and friends of those killed will be able to cope with the pain and loss. My heartfelt condolences, my prayers, go out for them all.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I had to take a break from watching the coverage. It just breaks my heart!!!

Prayers on the way for everyone. I can only imagine the horror of it all!


By the way, it makes no difference if you use a gun or strap a bomb to yourself; killing others is just plain WRONG!!!

[K9soul]

I just don't have any words right now.. except I want to say Cate, Matt and his family, and all of the people involved in this horrific tragedy are in my prayers. I will light a candle. There's just no way to express how sickening and heartbreaking this is. *tears*

ETA: I found a virtual candle page for Vtech here. Candles for Virginia Tech

Lighting one and praying

[Roxyluvsme13]

This is so sad. We had to do a news report from usatoday.com in a class of mine at school, and the gunman was a South Korean student at Vt. They said something about he was searching for his girlfriend when he shot all these people. *sigh* My teacher said she was praying for him, too, because he's obviously really lost. And I agree with her. I pray for the families of all these students, and you ceph, ((HUGS)), and to the guy that did this.

[Karen]

Cate, you and your community are still in our prayers.

[gini]

We are fortunate here at Pet Talk, Cate. We can use you, one of our own members to funnel all of the love and compassion and sorrow that we feel due to this horrific event.

I am so sorry that you have lost your special friend, and all of your friends.

It is like a bad dream - and you wake up - and it is far too real.

You have my ongoing prayers.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I have been traveling all day and have just been able to check and see if the name of my friend's daughter was on the list. Thankfully, it was not. It was so difficult to look through the list.

I looked at a letter she wrote me in February. How happy her daughter was at Virginia Tech. What a great school and how lucky her daughter is to be attending.

I will not be able to call her until the weekend.

Such a senseless, senseless tragedy....

[slick]

Such a senseless, senseless tragedy....

This is what I've been thinking all day long. My heart goes out to the families and friends left behind. Candle lit.

[Karen]

Oh, Cate, thank you so much for sharing the photos with us, and your words as well. I can feel your strength and pride in every word you wrote. And you will prevail, and be even stronger for it.

We are all with you in spirit.

[Kfamr]

It's so sickening. I can't even find the words over the past few days. And now I hear that there is a threat in New Jersey and Minnesota?? What is this world coming to?????

[Pam]

Ceph, thank you for sharing. Through you we can begin to feel the depth of the loss. I believe Matthew LePorte was from New Jersey. I heard this morning that another NJ student (from Mullica Hill, not far from me) is in critical condition after being shot in the face. We need to keep those survivors in prayer as well. They have, in many cases, a long road ahead of them both physically and emotionally.

My husband and I were just saying this morning that some of the media coverage is just awful. I won't mention any names of the people on these programs, but some of the questions that are being asked of the families like "how do you feel?" "what do you remember most about your loved one?" just seem so shallow. I wish they would let these people have some privacy.

[davidpizzica]

I learned today that another wounded student is from the Pittsburgh area. He is the one that was shot in the right leg and saved himself by making a makeshift tourniquet out of an electrical cord. There were pictures of him being carried out by paramedics. He was a former eagle scout.