Professor Larry Bechtel designed a sculpture of my Aunt Nannie B. Hairston, of Christiansburg, Virginia. After we met in October, 2006, we have corresponded and I intended to see him in February, 2007.
Fortunately he was not in the line of fire in the Virginia Tech University shootings that occured Monday, April 16, 2007, another monumentally dark day in American history.
4/16/07
Larry,
Greetings from Columbus. You and the extended Virginia Tech family are in our prayers at this time. We hope that time will heal the pain that we share with you all.
Arnett
Arnett--
Thank you very, very much. It has been shocking--for everyone at Virginia Tech and in Blacksburg, but for everyone who has seen the news. I do appreciate your prayers. I was on campus and at work when it all happened, but was not in the area. The campus is still pretty much a "crime scene."
Larry
A university professor killed was Dr. Kevin Granata, an Ohio State graduate, a brilliant scholar in spinal/muscular studies and a student of Dr. William S. Marras. Alex Marras, his son, is my trumpet student.
We must take the time to hug each other; even people outside of our friends and family circle. Many, many people are left out or thrown out of the circle of family love and become loners. Loners are deadly, if not to only themselves.
Let our grieve renew our love. Go hug somebody.
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