There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The story of Cassie's martyrdom instantly became legend at West Bowles. Susan and her non-Jewish husband, Thomas Klebold, who operate Fountain Real Estate Mortgage Management from their home, have been residents of Littleton since 1990. Tom and I failed to recognize these conditions and to curtail the influences - violent entertainment, his friendship with Eric - that exacerbated them. 'I was exposed to all the horrible things people believed to be true about us,' she said. Since the tragedy at Columbine High, Susan Klebold has given several indications, indirectly to local media, that she considers herself a Jew. Although by Orthodox standards Susan wouldnt be considered Jewish because her mother wasnt Jewish, she was active in the Reform congregation during her youth. I want to buy the book so bad! Since existence has known, the 'fight' between good & evil has continued. I would dine on fancy breakfast cuisine, otherwise know as Cocoa Puffs. Please reset your password. But he didn't feel like he fit in at Columbine High School in Colorado. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. It took the mother six months to fully acknowledge the extent of her son's crimes, with police having to show Sue evidence that proved the massacre was premeditated. On the front lines, though, Littleton's pastors did not have the luxury of interpretation. ", The two couples, declining to speak publicly, have issued statements expressing sorrow for the school attack and asking to be left alone by reporters. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? and aw to Zach for attending Dylan's funeral. Here are the seven best ways to wear them this spring. It was to be a private, secret affair, with a few trusted friends. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. DENVER Dylan Klebold, one of two suspects in last weeks bloodbath at Columbine High School, led a life of contradictions. She reportedly told Grantz: Its so hard to see my son portrayed as a monster when that isnt the boy I know. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In a room where Dylans body was in a coffin, I met his mother, Sue. On the Sunday between Dylans funeral and Cassies, 70,000 mourners gathered in a parking lot to listen to Franklin Graham, among others, proclaim the gospel. We will remember him forever. Harris had been planning for the shooting for over a year, with evidence of aspirations for orchestrating a shooting visible in his journal entries. Yet the Rev. The Washington Post Company. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. That unfamiliar expression was perhaps the only thing that allowed us to get through that first, horrific, unreal moment. Except for issuing a statement last week expressing sorrow at their sons actions, the Klebolds have refused all media requests for comments or interviews. He had performed the marriage of Misty and Brad Bernall in 1980; more recently, he had helped guide their teenage daughter Cassie through a dark and rebellious time. After the killing: How parents of attackers cope. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. This may not actually mean it was an open casket, besides for the family, then closed for everyone else. His family and few friends shared memories, the happy ones about Dylan the Boy Scout, Dylan the Little Leaguer, Dylan the wrestler. Byron indicated the last time he saw Dylan was on their fathers birthday. In that single hour, the duo murdered 12 students and one teacher in the deadliest school shooting in America (at the time). His father Wayne was a U.S. Air Force transport pilot . Don Marxhausen believed that. I never liked those kind of people, they always seemed to ruin the serenity of the lake. Lived: 6430 days = 17 years. Each funeral was special in its own way, just like the person who was buried. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 'Not only killed and hurt people, but that they would say awful racist things and sadistic things and I just shut that out of my mind. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He was asked to start a nondenominational evangelical church in the 1980s, just as the megachurch movement was beginning to take off. Sunday attendance has declined from 2,000 in 1999 to about 1,100 today. Dylan Klebold was a child of upper-middle-class parents, considered gifted in grammar school. 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Dylan says that as far back as the Foothills Day Care center he hated the "stuck-up" kids who he felt hated him. Sue is from a prominent Jewish community . 'They were saying 25 people were dead and I remember thinking at one point, if Dylan is really hurting people the way they're saying he is - I prayed that he would die.'. Add to your scrapbook. Cookie Notice 17 year old son of Mr. Thomas Klebold (then 52) and Mrs. Susan (Yassenoff) Klebold (then 50), younger brother to Byron (21 at the time). To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. After Dylans funeral, he described the killers parents as the loneliest people on the planet to The Denver Post. Long-time friends arrived; one couple was from my church. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name "Columbine" into our collective memories. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Kirsten was there for all of it. "I learned how fear can take hold of a community. For more information, please see our The journal entries Klebold and Harris wrote point to several significant warning signs. Several phone callers to the Jewish News have complained that the media coverage might betray an anti-Semitic bias. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. "The parents should have been aware of it," Jefferson County Sheriff John P. Stone declared at a news briefing. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Rachel Joy Scott was the first student killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold on 20 April, 1999. I really feel for Sue because she didn't ask for Dylan to become a killer and because he did his family had to suffer the consequences of his actions while he got away with no punishment in the eyes of the law. LITTLETON, Colo., April 24 The parents of Dylan Klebold, one of the teenage shooters in the Columbine High School massacre, said goodbye to their dead son today at a private memorial service, joined by 11 other mourners and a minister who later described the Klebold family as being "in terrible shape.". No words are adequate to describe the pain of seeing Dylans body in that casket. What happened? "This is Cassie's graduation day," he began. I have read the sample you can download off the Apple Book store, but would really like to buy the whole thing. ', Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire at their suburban Denver school, killing 13 people and injuring a further 24 in the attack, For months Sue was in denial about what her her son had done and police had to show footage of her son andHarris openly speaking about the attack. 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Marxhausen, now nearly 70, is a burly, plain-spoken man who arrived in Littleton in 1990, and built St. Philip Lutheran Church into a thriving, mainline congregation with more than 1,000 members. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I knew I would have to use eggs if I wanted any fish, but that didnt matter at the time. God was everywhere after Columbine. This was considered one of the worst school shootings to occur at that time. But I never thought it would hurt that much. She is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999. My disbelief turned into sadness as I learned that John Tomlin, a boy from my church, Foothills Bible Church, died in the library that day. Funeral de Dylan Klebold. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. This account has been disabled. Correct me if I'm wrong. Don Marxhausen believed that Dylan's parents deserved to hear the message of God's grace. Despite his son's murderous behavior and treachery, David mourns his death. Where did we miss the sign?' Dylan Klebold had been accepted by the University of Arizona and planned to attend this fall. In this difficult, jarring talk, Klebold explores the intersection between mental health and violence . And so when a desperate Tom Klebold phoned, the pastora liberal-minded Lutheranagreed to arrange a private service. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Staff writer Michael A. Fletcher contributed to this report. A small mountain of beanie babies was piled around the boy's head, covering the self-administered wound that killed him. Dylan and Eric planned a large-scale bombing of their high school, hoping to take out five hundred lives in seconds and top the record for deadliest terrorist attack in American history. My brother would already be up, trying to impress our father by forcing down the coffee he hadnt grown to like yet. Sue Klebold. I was becoming somewhat toxic with my visibility and extrovertedness.. 1 review. Verify and try again. Marxhausen now lives south of Littleton in Highlands Ranch with his wife, and he ministers to a tiny, rural congregation in mountainous Idaho Springs. A subreddit focused on constructive discussion to better understand the events that took place surrounding the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999. Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold were a pair of school shooters, bombers, and mass murderers responsible for the April 20, 1999 Columbine High School Massacre in Columbine, Colorado, which killed thirteen people and wounded 21 others before ending with both of their suicides. ..definitely seeing Bryons resemblance at first glance of this one. Police have identified neo-Nazism and a fascination with Adolf Hitler as among several hate-oriented themes that influenced the pair. The West Bowles congregation filled the Bernall's living room the week after April 20, praying and crying and praying some more. Both were from Columbus, Ohio and went to Ohio State University. And I didn't realise until this very moment that did become my life mission, I hope Dylan has helped me understand because that's what I've been seeking for 20 years, was understanding.'. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Unlike those people afflicted with . This monster, she told her hairdresser, Dee Grant, tears coming down her cheeks, was not the son I knew.. Thirty of the 36 families whose relatives were either killed or injured by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in the April 20, 1999, school shooting agreed to participate in a settlement for a total of . Cross in remembrance of Dylan Klebold, who w. Friend Eric Harris went on shooting spree at Columbine High School killing 13 & ending in their. "He was their son but they don't know the kid who did this," the Rev. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. This browser does not support getting your location. contrasting symbol, because it is so true & means so much the battle between good & bad never ends Here we ponder on the tragedy of Dylan Klebold. Another girl, sitting under another library table, had said she believed in God when prompted by Klebold, who let her live, according to Dave Cullen's new book "Columbine." Its weird, so weird. On April 20, 1999, I watched the television in disbelief as the tragic events unfolded at Columbine High School. He is half Jewish as I am all Jewish. So it went for a half an hour or more. Do we know what his facial expression was? Marxhausen hated the whole thing. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Nothing made sense. It remains the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Two days before the shooting, Cassie had recorded a video of herself testifying to her faith in Christ. They would remain at peace with themselves, and with anyone who would respect them. "I wished for my son to kill himself, and he did," Susan Klebold said. Within one hour, 18-year-old Harris and his 17-year-old accomplice Dylan Klebold - a fellow Columbine student and Brown's friend since the first grade - were both dead. She's spent years excavating every detail of her family life, trying to understand what she could have done to prevent her son's violence. Mass killers Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold walk through the hallways at Columbine High School in trench coats in a video released by the . This has nothing to do with religion or the failure of religion., As for Klebolds Jewish forebears, the rabbi said simply, Im sure the grandfather and great-grandfather are twisting in their graves., Neo-Nazism contributed to Littleton massacre, Nobel: Bob Dylan or Philip Roth? The world was shocked and sickened on April 20, 1991, when crazed students Dylan Klebold, 17, and Eric Harris, 18, slaughtered 12 students and one teacher at Colorado's Columbine High School. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. There was a problem getting your location. Duchess dons $1,610 Carolina Herrera cape, $300 vegan leather Lovely in lilac! Dylan recited the Four Questions at a Passover seder recently held at his family home, yet he was buried in a Lutheran service on Saturday. ", "Columbine Killers' Basement Tapes Destroyed", "$2.53 Million Deal Ends Some Columbine Lawsuits", "Columbine High School Shootings Fast Facts", "Columbine Shooter Dylan Klebold's Parents Speak Out", "Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold's mother to hold first TV interview", "Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast: 'A Mother's Reckoning', "#2 New York Times bestseller: "Mesmerizing, heart-stopping. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:35 am. Dylan was remembered as a Cub Scout who attended church with his family. Cassie Bernall, a Columbine junior, had been shot in cold blood as she crouched under a library table, and word was that in her final seconds she answered her murderer's question and affirmed her belief in God. "She said yes with her life. Klebold, along with classmate Eric Harris, killed 12 fellow students and one teacher on April 20 before they committed suicide. I said, Lets just sit and talk for a while. What kind of a horrible person am I to feel joy?" . Answer (1 of 3): Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds to their heads in the library a little after noon. She is the author of A Mother's Reckoning, a book about the signs she missed of Dylan's mental state. His long, skinny body fit awkwardly into the cardboard casket where it would lie until cremation. But I wouldnt blame the parents.. This decision has haunted him ever since. By then my brother & father would have all the food and coolers ready, & they would be packing, ready to go. Because I know that suffering is going on and I feel somehow it's unjust to be happy. During his sermon, George Kirsten proclaimed Cassie a martyr. Sorry if its a stupid question. More than 2,500 people flooded the sanctuary of West Bowles Community Church, where Cassie had been a member. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. The further Kirsten got from the tragedy, though, the more he began to crack. I dont know where all this comes about prejudice. Marxhausen believes firmly in a loving, forgiving God and a nuanced approach to questions of salvation. The funeral home and chapel where Dylan Klebold's private viewing took place in Denver,Colorado. Share Your Memories and Sympathies and Join the Bereaved! As I walked into the incredibly tension-filled room, I knew that the service I had prepared was not appropriate. Dylan Klebold asked the traditional four questions, the Times reported. This was a good thing, as opposed to getting up for school or some other bulls*St. He was the second child of Thomas and Susan and the brother of Byron, three years older. "And as he wept, he said thus: 'O my son Absalom my son, my son Absalom if only I had died in your place! Dylan Klebold was one of the two teenagers behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, one of the deadliest school shootings in history, Sue Klebolds son Dylan Klebold was one of the two teenagers behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. His mother considered herself Jewish, yet the family belonged to a Lutheran church. They wanted the worlds attention and now they got it. fbi-watchlist. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). Obviously, this fight can never end. It was Saturday, four days after the shootings. I didnt know their last name, said Debbie Wilde, who lives two doors away. She also fell into the preachers arms and cried,she had lost her baby and all that ran through her head is that she hadnt been a good mother. Tom and I had brought a number of Dylans childhood stuffed animals, and we placed them in the coffin so they rested against his cheeks and neck. Dylan Bennet Klebold Born: 9-11-1981 6 feet 2.5 inches tall, 143 lbs. Apr 25, 1999 at 12:00 am. Sue Klebold broke down in tears as she remembered the funeral of her son Dylan He was one of the teens behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999 Dylan ended the shooting which saw. The last time Chad Laughlin saw his buddy Dylan Klebold, the two almost smashed into each other in the parking lot of Columbine High School. Copyright 1999 Yet it is not hard to find students here who thought of them as harmless, or even liked them, who saw their sensitivity and potential. Born on September 11, 1981 in Lakewood, Colorado, Dylan Klebold was considered gifted as early as grammar school. 'I saw it was planned, I saw video tapes they had made, I saw Dylan in a way I had never seen him before, they were talking about what they were going to do, it showed him with weapons. Telephone calls from the Jewish News to Marxhausen were not returned this week. You have to be prepared to hurt when you go into the ministry. He admired Hitler, yet his great-great grandfather was a respected Jewish philanthropist in Ohio. On the morning of Tuesday, April 20, 1999, Columbine High School senior Brooks Brown noted something strange. The two approached her, asked if she 'still believed in God' and when she said yes, killed her . On Thursday, April 22, Tom Klebold called and asked for help. There were students who feared them, who despised them, who snickered at them, who taunted them. 'What I remember doing was just wanting to crawl in that casket with him, he was so cold I just kept thinking, I've got to get him warm, I just wanted him to be warm. At today's memorial service, he said, "I listened for 45 minutes to people talk about Dylan, and I listened to [the parents'] own self-evaluation of how they thought they were raising him. and our Laughlin was driving his Mistubishi Galant, headed off . At the same time, the father must have believed that his sons future was still bright. Tom is a geophysicist, Sue works with handicapped people. Again, Byron indicated that Dylans behavior was normal and that again he wore a black trench coat to act like a bad ass. Again, Byron indicated that he was not familiar with anything his brother was doing but returned to the house when he had heard about the news about Columbine High School. "She Said Yes" became an instant bestseller. Under normal circumstances, this would bring out a barrage of arguments & pouting, but going fishing was not an everyday thing. According to the Associated Press, there were signs that Klebolds father had concerns about his son. When you're in it and so impacted by it, you just don't think about the effect it's having on you." . Upon arrival at the funeral home I met Tom Klebold and his other son Byron. 'Because you think, "how can I possibly feel happy when this terrible thing has happened? Reports of the Klebold familys Jewish ancestry first appeared last Friday in the Columbus Dispatch of Columbus, Ohio, where Dylan Klebolds maternal great-grandfather, the late Leo Yassenoff, was a Jewish community leader and philanthropist. Milton and his wife, Charlotte, who was not Jewish, raised their daughter Susan Dylan Klebolds mother as a Jew. Later that afternoon the mother discovered that her son was dead, and remembered 'groaning' with emotional pain out loud while watching the news. From what I have gathered he didn't. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. After Dylan's funeral, he described the killer's parents as "the loneliest people on the planet" to The Denver Post. Is Bob Dylans Judaism blowin in the wind? The funeral was held at Heritage Christian Center. Learn more about managing a memorial . Im Jewish., Similarly, Susan Klebolds cousin, Skip Yassenoff, indicated to the Denver Post last week that Dylan Klebolds act must have been very difficult for [Susan], for any average American parent but particularly for someone brought up Jewish.. Good things turn bad, bad things become good. As Sue and her family talked and told stories of their son and brother, I was given the opportunity to hear of the caring, loving side of Dylan that most people will never hear about.. Marxhausen probably speaks for both men when he says the toll Columbine has taken on his life is incalculable. There was an error deleting this problem. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. The next morning, my disbelief and sadness turned to horror as I saw the name "Dylan Klebold flash across my television screen. Eric was warm, humid air and Dylan was cold and dry air, resulting in a full blown Tornado. On April 20, 1999, two disturbed teenage boys Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris began a killing rampage at Columbine High School in the suburban town of Littleton, Colorado. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. . "I was becoming somewhat toxic with my visibility and extrovertedness.". Columbine killers' diaries offer chilling insight Anger-filled diaries kept by the Columbine High School gunmen and nearly 1,000 pages of other documents were made public Thursday.
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