Remembering April 16, 2007

Today is the 2 year anniversary of the shooting at my alma mater, Virginia Tech. I just wanted to remind everyone how proud I am to be a Hokie and how we as a VT family will never forget the tragedy that occurred in our small community in Blacksburg. We will never forget the 32 innocent lives lost that day and how we as a family came together to comfort each other and provide support. That's one of the things that makes me so proud to be a Hokie. How we handled the tragedy with grace, support and overwhelming pride to be a part of the VT community. Everywhere I go that I run into a Hokie, we all just feel a kinship with each other, an immediate connection. We truly are a family and I couldn't be more proud to be a part of it. I have run into other Hokies in Germany and Turkey and I am determined to find some here in Australia before I leave. There's always a sense of joy and camaraderie when meeting another Hokie. I love that. It is one of the best universities in the world and I believe all of us bleed maroon and orange.

In Remembrance ~ 4/16/07 ~ neVer forgeT

We Remember

* Ross A. Alameddine
* Christopher James Bishop
* Brian R. Bluhm
* Ryan Christopher Clark
* Austin Michelle Cloyd
* Jocelyne Couture-Nowak
* Kevin P. Granata
* Matthew Gregory Gwaltney
* Caitlin Millar Hammaren
* Jeremy Michael Herbstritt
* Rachael Elizabeth Hill
* Emily Jane Hilscher
* Jarrett Lee Lane
* Matthew Joseph La Porte
* Henry J. Lee
* Liviu Librescu
* G.V. Loganathan
* Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan
* Lauren Ashley McCain
* Daniel Patrick O’Neil
* Juan Ramon Ortiz-Ortiz
* Minal Hiralal Panchal
* Daniel Alejandro Perez Cueva
* Erin Nicole Peterson
* Michael Steven Pohle, Jr.
* Julia Kathleen Pryde
* Mary Karen Read
* Reema Joseph Samaha
* Waleed Mohamed Shaalan
* Leslie Geraldine Sherman
* Maxine Shelly Turner
* Nicole Regina White

HOKIES FOREVER