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Last Friday something terrible, something that should have never
happened, did. Twenty children and seven adults died in Newtown. Most were at Sandy Hook Elementary
School.
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Charlotte Bacon,
2/22/06, female. Her brother, John Hagen, described her saying, "She was
going to go some places in this world. This little girl could light up the room
for anyone."
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Daniel Barden,
9/25/05, male. His family said, “He was fearless in the pursuit of happiness in
life.”
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Rachel Davino,
7/17/83, female. Rachel was a behavioral therapist whose passion was working
with children within the autism spectrum.
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Olivia Engel,
7/18/06, female. Her uncle, John Engel told reporters, “She was a child who lit up a room and the people around her."
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Josephine Gay,
12/11/05, female. Josephine liked purple, riding her bike and selling lemonade.
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Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female. Ana liked to sing and, rumor has it, there’s an internet
video of her performing, “Come, Thou Almighty King,"if you’d like to see
her.
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Dylan Hockley,
3/8/06, male. His grandmother, Theresa Moretti, said he liked eating garlic bread, playing video games and watching movies.
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Dawn Hochsprung,
06/28/65, female. Dawn was Sandy Hook ’s
principal. People say she was smiling more often than not and she had a way of
letting children know she cared about them.
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Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female. Madeleine loved reading, dancing and running.
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Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female. Catherine had bright red hair and an infectious smile.
She loved animals.
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Chase Kowalski,
10/31/05, male. His neighbor Kevin Grimes, spoke of Chase saying, “You couldn't
think of a better child."
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Nancy Lanza, 52, Nancy
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Jesse Lewis,
6/30/06, male. Barbara McSperrin, a family friend describes, Jesse as "a
typical 6-year-old little boy, full of life."
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James Mattioli ,
3/22/06, male. His family called him “J”. They said he liked to eat and to
sing.
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Grace McDonnell,
12/04/05, female. Her family called her "the love and light" of their
family.
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Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female. Anne Marie died shielding others.
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Emilie Parker,
5/12/06, female. People said Emilie liked to make cards, draw pictures and
bring cheer to others.
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Jack Pinto,
5/06/06, male. Jack was a New York Giants fan.
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Noah Pozner,
11/20/06, male. His uncle, Alexis Haller, described Noah as "smart as a
whip." Noah liked to read and figure out how things worked.
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Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female. Caroline had brown hair and a huge smile that will be
missed.
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Jessica Rekos,
5/10/06, female. Jessica loved horses. She was hoping to get one when she
became ten.
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Avielle Richman,
10/17/06, female. Avielle was happiest when she was on horseback.
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Lauren Rousseau,
6/1982, female. Lauren just landed the job as a teacher and her family said
this year was the best year of her life.
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Mary Sherlach,
2/11/56, female. She worked at Sandy Hook as
the school psychologist. When she heard the shots she ran to help.
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Victoria Soto,
11/04/85, female. Victoria
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Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male. Ben loved soccer and swimming.
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Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female. Allison was a kind-hearted girl who liked drawing and
wanted to be an artist.
In lieu of comments, please take a moment to pray for Newtown and the families
who will never be the same. Thank you.
Sources
None of this information is first hand. The fabulous
reporting of the sources listed above allowed me to collect a fact or two about each
victim. Thanks.
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