One of Joshua's friends sent the following e-mail message to the president of the Oakton band boosters yesterday. It speaks for itself:
I am writing to tell you all and the band community about some Hokies I know about in order to further the information in your E-mails today. I'm currently in Roanoke with a group of friends staying at a friend’s house for the evening; (name deleted) is with me and he is doing well. On top of that I know that (3 names deleted) all made it through this morning's events physically unscathed.
Emotionally, however, is a different story. Personally, I am a wreck. While I am currently less upset than I was earlier today, I'm still shocked, stunned, and very very very sad. The sadness is the emotion that currently holds me the tightest. To think that each one of the thirty three people that died today were just like me, were just like (name deleted), just like (name deleted), just like any student that has passed through the Oakton band program, is positively bone chilling. Please, please let the Oakton band community know the pain that Blacksburg and Virginia Tech and former Oakton students are feeling tonight and will be feeling for some time. Please, please keep the victims and the families in your prayers.
Furthermore, please try to keep the list of alumni who are safe updated. It's great to hear that people are safe and sound after such a terrible day.
3 comments:
We are feeling with you and we shall overcome.
What a terrible tragedy and I feel for all that have been touched by this. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
This is what our School Board announced to us today: first the Dutch, then my English translation:
Moment van bezinning: Virginia Shootings
Aan: iedereen
Van: SPL - Lucas de Graaf
And he can see no reasons
’Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?
Aan de hand van het lied "I Don ’t Like Mondays" van de Boomtown Rats staan we stil bij de Virginia Shootings.
Wanneer: woensdag 25 april, 13.15 - 13.30
Waar: stiltecentrum
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Moment of reflection: Virginia Shootings
To: all
From: SPL - Lucas de Graaf
And he can see no reasons
’Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?
Inspired by the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats we memorize the Virginia shootings.
When: Wednesday 25th of April, 1.15 - 1.30 PM
Where: Silence Centre
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