Love4Columbine🕊

•Memorial account• •In loving memory of the souls who lost their lives at Columbine High School•REMEMBERING ALL VICTIMS •Inbox open but please be respectful• Any negativity/disrespect/ mentioning of killers will be removed from posts•

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🦋Sandy Hook victim, Dylan Hockley🦋

“Like many people on the spectrum, Dylan demonstrated several aspects of repetitive movement. Autistic individuals are sometimes known to rock their bodies, roll their heads or flap their hands. Dylan was a flapper. Whenever he got excited or happy, he jumped up and down and flapped as fast as he could. One day I asked Dylan, “Why do you flap?” In all honesty, because Dylan had under-developed language skills, I wasn’t expecting him to answer. But he did. He said, “Because I am a beautiful butterfly.”

- Nicole Hockley (Dylan’s mother)

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A neighbor of Columbine victim, Kyle Velasquez, described him as being a boy with "simple sincerity and a genuine heart"

Rest easy, Kyle🧸🤎

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Happy birthday Kyle Velasquez🧡

Kyle Albert Velasquez was born on May 5th,1982. As a baby Kyle suffered a stroke which left him with permanent mental disabilities. His family struggled to find him a school with classes that suited his needs. In the year of 1999, the Velasquez’s decided to enroll their son at Columbine High School. He thrived there and seemed to enjoy his classes. Kyle had only been attending columbine for three months, when a shooting took place at the school on April 20th. He was the first person to be killed in the library. His life was cut short at the age of 16.

Kyle was described as a “gentle giant”. He was loving, sincere, and affectionate. He loved to help his dad around the house, doing chores, mowing the lawn, washing the car. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Everyday he would give his mom a kiss on the cheek, and accompanied her everywhere while she ran errands. Kyle dreamed of one day joining the Navy or becoming a firefighter.

Today, we remember Kyle. We remember the life he had here on earth. The love and kindness he brought into the lives of others. And we think of the person he could’ve become. You are not forgotten Kyle Albert Velasquez!

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Happy birthday Kyle ❤️🕊️

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The 13 angels❤️👼

On April 20th 1999, 13 innocent people were senselessly killed in a shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. Today, 20 years later, we still feel the void of their absence. We remember their lives, the people they were, and who they could’ve become. Although their time here was cut short, they live on in our memories everyday. We will not forget them.

Daniel Conner Mauser (15)

Corey Tyler DePooter (17)

Rachel Joy Scott (17)

Lauren Dawn Townsend (18)

Kyle Albert Velasquez (16)

Isaiah Eamon Shoels (18)

Matthew Joseph Kechter (16)

William David Sanders (47)

Cassie René Bernall (17)

John Robert Tomlin (16)

Daniel Lee Rohrbough (15)

Kelly Ann Fleming (16)

Steven Robert Curnow (14)

Remembering the 13🕯

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💛Kelly Ann Fleming | 1983 - 1999 |💛

“She was a gift. A definite gift.”

- Dee Fleming (Kelly’s mother)

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Ben Wheeler and Avielle Richman❤️👼

Both Ben and Avielle died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14th 2012, along with 18 of their first grade classmates.

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Martin Richard💙👼

“No More hurting People”

8-year-old Martin Richard was attending a running marathon in Boston with his family on April 15th 2013, when a terrorist detonated a homemade bomb in the middle of the crowd. Martin’s mother and sister were seriously injured but survived. The boy was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries soon after. Martin is remembered as a happy boy who loved to run, climb, and play sports.

Remembering Martin🕯

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Easter pictures of columbine victims, Daniel Mauser and Kelly Fleming(in pink)💛🐇

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Today (March 8th) Dylan Hockley should be turning 14 years old.

6-year-old Dylan Hockley was a special needs student with autism at Sandy Hook Elementary school. On December 14th, 2012, a gunman entered his first grade classroom and opened fire killing him, his teacher, and many of his classmates.

Dylan is remembered as being a sweet boy who loved to laugh and smile. He loved roller coasters, the color purple, cuddling, and looking up at the moon.

Happy birthday, Dylan🌙💜🎂 you should be here.

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Rachel Scott carving pumpkins on her last Halloween🧡🎃

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The last picture of the three sixth graders who were killed on the American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11.

Rodney Dickens ( blue jacket)

Bernard Curtis Brown ll (white shirt)

Asia Cottom (Denim outfit)

These three children had been selected by National Geographic for their hard work and outstanding grades at school to visit the National Marine sanctuary in California. The above photo was taken at the airport right before they boarded the infamous American Airlines Flight 77.

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👼The 8 children killed during 9/11👼

On September 11th 2001, their lives were taken. For 18 years they’ve been gone. We remember them, today and always. May they continue to rest peacefully💕

Christine Lee Hanson

Age: 2

David Gamboa-Brandhurst

Age: 3

Juliana Valentine McCourt

Age: 4

Dana & Zoe Falkenberg

Age: 3, 8

Asia Cottom

Age: 11

Rodney Dickens

Age: 11

Bernard Curtis Brown ll

Age: 11

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Remembering these wee little ones ❤️

I also want to point out that Asia Cottom, Rodney Dickens and Bernard Curtis Brown had won a trip from National Geographic to visit the national marine sanctuary on the Santa Barbara coast . That’s why they were aboard American Airlines flight 77 💔

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at least he died doing what he loved... letting people die by gun violence.

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hello, i was wondering what made you want to start this blog and expand to memorializing victims of other tragedies? its very beautiful and youre doing something beautiful by running it as well, thank you 💛

Hi ! Thanks for the question 🤍 i don’t think I’ve ever talked about this on here before.. but here we go. I started this blog in 2018 (I think, might’ve been 2019) . In 2014 , I was a freshman in high school. On a Friday in October it was a normal day of school for me. Went to my classes as usual. After 3rd period my friend asked me to skip my next class and go to her lunch ( we had 2 separate lunches at my high school because there was so many kids) So I skipped my 4th period class and went to the cafeteria and sat down at a lunch table to wait for my friend. All of a sudden I heard loud popping noises. I didn’t know what it was until everyone started screaming and running in a panic towards the exit. It was a mess, everyone screaming and pushing each other, some people getting trampled, blood on the floor. When I got outside me and a few other kids went into a classroom and locked the door. We turned the lights off and laid on the floor. We laid there in silence for 4 hours. Waiting for the police to come and evacuate us. Unfortunately the classroom we happened to be in was one of the last rooms that the police searched and cleared so that’s why we ended up being in there for 4 hours.

4 children were killed (including a childhood friend of mine) , 1 severely injured and the perpetrator ended his own life.

I can’t explain the devastation this tragedy caused in my life . The crippling PTSD that ruled my life for a long time afterwards. There isn’t a day that I don’t think about it and I’m 25 years old now.

So I started this blog as a way to cope I guess you could say. It helped me with the emotions I was feeling. I believe it’s important to keep the memory of these people alive. It started with Columbine because I had done a lot of research on the tragedy and the victims but I decided to expand to include other victims as well because they’re all important and should all be remembered.

This is probably a little longer of an explanation than you were expecting so I’m sorry lol. But again, thank you for the question 🤍

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Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955)

“Emmett was a funny guy all the time. He had a suitcase of jokes that he liked to tell. He loved to make people laugh. He was a chubby kid; most of the guys were skinny, but he didn’t let that stand in his way. He made a lot of friends at McCosh.” - Richard Heard, a school friend.

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Rest In Peace, sweet Emmett❤️🧸

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Happy birthday to Steven Curnow!💚

Steven was just 14 years old when he was killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, he was the youngest victim. Today (August 28th) he would’ve turned 36 years old.

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Happy birthday, Steven 🤍🕊️

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13-year-old Keyla Salazar was among the 3 victims killed in the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting in California, on July 28th, 2019.

During the shooting, keyla was killed after she stayed behind to walk with an older family member who needed to use a cane.

Rest peacefully, Keyla💗