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Public Condolences:

Name: Christine Marbes

Condolence: I have a nineteen year old daughter who attends college in Minnesota. I can't as a parent imagine the depth of your loss at this time. If thoughts and prayers were enough to give you the strengh you need at a time like this, may you find some comfort in knowing that a nation is praying for you.

Name: G Whitney Curry

Condolence: It takes a little darkness for us to see the stars, and a whole lifetime to reach them. Prayers are with you. Whitney

Name: Staff of Schauer & Schumacher Funeral Home

Condolence: Families and Friends of Virginia Tech, Our hearts and prayers go out to you at this most difficult time. Staff of Schauer & Schumacher Funeral Home Green Bay, Wisconsin

Name: Bobbie Clark

Condolence: To the families, friends, students and faculty at VA Tech: It is with deep regret and sincere sympathy that I send my condolences to you.I know that there are no words or expresssions that can take the pain and anguish away, but in time and with God's help I truly hope the healing will come.It is my greatest wish that through all of this senseless tragedy, something good will come from it, that their deaths were not in vain. What a loss the world feels today!I tip my hat to the students and faculty, after viewing the memorial service held there my heart was touched to see their resillence. To the family of Seung-Hui Cho: I send my sympathy and condolences, and offer my forgiveness if for some reason you feel it is needed.Only God knows what is in the heart of man.

Name: Karen Thomspon

Condolence: Dear VT students,families,& friends, As parents of a college attending student and a teacher, our hearts are heavy with sorrow for you. Please know that as a family we are praying for you daily. May God continually sustain you through this time. In Christ love, Aron,Karen,Danielle &Cassandra Thompson

Name: Jeri Fioramanti

Condolence: My heart goes out to the families and friends of the faculty and students that were injured or killed at Virginia Tech. Words and wishes meant to give comfort and ease pain can never erase all th sorrow you all must be experiencing. My heart also goes out to the Cho family for they, too, have lost their child and must also live with the pain and sorrow of all the suffering and heartache he caused in the lives of others. I pray for healing for all those affected by this tragic event. May God be with you all. - Jeri Fioramanti -

Name: MIKE

Condolence: OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES DURING THIS TIME OF SORROW. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL. SINCERELY, MIKE & KERRY MANTHE GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

Name: Cheron Joy Mayhall

Condolence: My heartfelt empathy to families whose children were taken in this violent tragedy. I lost my son in 1977, and last year I published a memoir about the journey through grief to joy in the aftermath of child loss. I wrote this book with you in mind, knowing the depths of loss and grief you are enduring. You may find some comfort and insight in reading about this book, The Bridge Is Love. Website: trafford.com/05-1239. Wishing you strength and comfort in this journey.

Name: PAM BODKIN

Condolence: OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES OF THE TRAGEDY AT VA.TECH.I CAN NOT TELL YOU THAT I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LOSE A PARENT OR A SIBLING,BUT I DO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LOSE A CHILD.I LOST MY ONLY CHILD ON JUNE 22,2002,AT THE AGE OF 19. I HAVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS LEARNED TO COPE WITH HIS DEATH AND EVERYDAY I CELEBRATE HIS LIFE.TAKE THE TIME TO GRIEVE IN YOUR OWN WAY AND DO NOT LET ANY ONE TRY TO PUT A TIME FRAME ON YOUR GRIEF IT HAS TO BE DONE THE WAY YOU SEE IT. TO THE PARENTS,ALTHOUGH I MISS HIM MORE THAN I COULD EVER SAY, YOU WERE BLESSED TO BE A PARENT OF YOUR CHILD FOR THE TIME YOU HAD THEM. CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES AND ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE A ANGEL BY YOUR SIDE.ONCE AGAIN WITH HEARRTFELT SYMPATHY.PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL IF NEEDED.

Name: gay miller

Condolence: As time passes and troubled hearts are soon put aside,a prayer is lifted to eternal heights. Oh God please calm our fears, nurture our souls so that we may go on with daily life routines. Never shall precious lives taken from us be forgoten. Cover all who have been touched by the horrors of it all, with your gracious healing power. Be with the families dear God as they continue to walk down the road of acceptance. For we know that hate is forgiven by you dear father. Also shine your light on the family of the young shooter, for their grief must be immense. To live with loss of life is a terrible thing, but to live each day knowing the life a mother has born into the world has also snuffed out many lights, is now gone from his parents arms. How magnificent the sorrow. In his name. Amen

Name: Tom & Liz Wood

Condolence: We are saddened by the tragic loss of all at Virginia Tech. Words cannot express the loss we feel. May you reach out for comfort and not loose your way with grief. Tom and Liz Wood, Wood Funeral Home, East Aurora, NY