FInally...I looked at these. I took them the week after the shootings and have just now looked at them. It still makes me teary but I don't feel like a complete meltdown is coming on.
These were the memorial boards that were signed from across the nation! It was amazing the love and support that were written on them.
The 5 crosses and Huskies that stood in the Commons and in front of Cole Hall.
We visited those 10 days after the shooting and against my better judgement, I ended up being interviewed and on TV. The memorials have been removed from campus now and our community is healing and has come together amazingly strong.
These were the memorial boards that were signed from across the nation! It was amazing the love and support that were written on them.
The 5 crosses and Huskies that stood in the Commons and in front of Cole Hall.
We visited those 10 days after the shooting and against my better judgement, I ended up being interviewed and on TV. The memorials have been removed from campus now and our community is healing and has come together amazingly strong.
wow... how amazing a tribute! Glad to hear that the community is healing now
ReplyDeleteso glad the healing has started but the memory never forgotten
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that the healing is continuing in the wake of this tragedy! Hang in there, Jen!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots - the archivists at NIU are busy working on material associated with the shooting and subsequent memorials and so forth.
ReplyDeleteTribune did an article on it here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-niushooting-archi,0,636059.story
You could drop a line to Cindy Ditzler and link to your photos - The school may or may not be interested in adding them to the archive.