Letter: Admiring Tech's unity
Letter to the Editor
April 20, 2007
I didn't know any of the victims personally, but my heart is breaking right now for everyone at Virginia Tech and the surrounding community. We will never understand what could possibly drive someone to such evil.
Of course, it was the topic of conversation at work today. We cannot understand the senselessness of it all. As one person put it, if you're not happy with yourself and you want to end it all, go off on your own and leave the innocent out of it. Obviously this young man gave no thought to the families he has torn apart (or maybe he did), but what about his own family. He certainly didn't think about what his actions have done to them. Those left behind never get over something like this.
As I watched the news tonight, I cried every time a student spoke or a parent remembered their loved one who they will never see again. It brought back the memory of my brother who passed away suddenly last fall and the fact that I didn't get the chance to say goodbye or to tell him I loved him. His passing doesn't begin to compare to the suffering these parents and students are facing right now.
I admire the strength and the community that everyone there has shown to this country. Keep the faith. YOU ARE VIRGINIA TECH!
With prayers and sympathy,
Martha Antrum
Groton, NY