Remembering Virginia Tech's Shooting Victims
Five instructors and over 25 students from around the world. Victims hailed from India, Nova Scotia, New York, Romania, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Peru, Egypt, and, of course, Virginia. (among others).
---
"Lumbantoruan, 34, was a civil engineering doctoral student from Indonesia. His family told the Associated Press he wanted to become a teacher in the United States and they sold property and cars to pay his tuition. "We tried everything to completely finance his studies in the United States," said his father, Tohom Lumbantoruan. "We only wanted him to succeed in his studies, but ... he met a tragic fate." Lombantoruan's aunt, Christina Panjaitan, described her nephew as hardworking and intelligent."
---
"Librescu, 76, was an engineering science and mathematics lecturer. He was among the victims at Norris Hall. Students say Librescu tried to keep the gunman from entering the room so that others could jump out of the windows to save themselves.
Born and educated in Romania, Librescu was internationally known for his research in aeronautical engineering. He was a Holocaust survivor; Monday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. Engineering department head Ishwar Puri said Librescu, who was born in a communist country, had a "great thirst for freedom."
---
Keep in mind, as you look at these faces, their lives are over. These are lives that were ended early at the hands of a mentally ill man with a handgun.
---
"Remembering Virginia Tech's Shooting Victims"
0 comments:
Post a Comment