"We
are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving
on. We are embracing our mourning. We are Virginia Tech ..."
My friend, Alicia, lost her brother, Jarrett, in the Virginia Tech massacre. I met Jarrett at one of my annual Christmas parties and he impressed me as such a sweet, kind and gentle young man. The many people touched by Jarrett will feel the significant loss of his life. I am in shock and very sad over the loss of these young lives. None of my words can bring comfort but my thoughts and prayers go out to Alicia and her family and all the others affected by this needless tragedy. GOD, have mercy and bring your comfort and peace to these beautiful ones left behind to pick up the pieces.
Here is a little blurb on Jarrett from Fox News:
Jarrett Lane
Jarrett Lane, from Narrows, Va., was a senior civil engineering student who was valedictorian of his high school class in tiny Narrows, Va., just 30 miles from Virginia Tech. His high school put up a memorial to Lane that included pictures, musical instruments and his athletic jerseys. Lane, 22, played the trombone, ran track, and played football and basketball at Narrows High School. "We're just kind of binding together as a family," Principal Robert Stump said.
Lane's brother-in-law Daniel Farrell called Lane fun-loving and "full of spirit."
"He had a caring heart and was a friend to everyone he met," Farrell said. "We are leaning on God's grace in these trying hours."
In a posting on MSNBC.com, Jessica Green wrote that "the small but very close community of Narrows, VA lost a dear friend and an amazing guy. Jarrett Lane was a very humble and down-to-earth guy and there couldn't have been any sweeter person to have a conversation with. Our small town is feeling the effects of this heinous crime that took place just 20 minutes away."
The Roanoke Times published this heart warming article on Jarrett.
