Dylan Klebold's body was released to Horan & McConaty Funeral Home (303) 477-1625 . countless times, and my mind would wander to wherever it would want to go. I smoothed Dylan's hair and kissed his forehead, searching his face for clues and finding none. From what I have gathered he didn't. My fav. Rachel Joy Scott was the first student killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold on 20 April, 1999. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds to their heads in the library a little after noon. 9-11-1981 -- 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). "The parents should have been aware of it," Jefferson County Sheriff John P. Stone declared at a news briefing. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. Two days later, another Littleton, Colo., pastor presided over another funeral. This decision has haunted him ever since. Privacy Policy. In the morning of April 20, before noon, the two juveniles . You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. His long, skinny body fit awkwardly into the cardboard casket where it would lie until cremation. Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 - April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (/ k l i b o l d /; September 11, 1981 - April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. ___Instead, on April 20, he and friend Eric Harris, 18, allegedly killed 12 students and one teacher and injured almost two dozen classmates in the worst school shooting in U.S. history. Dylan Klebold had been accepted by the University of Arizona and planned to attend this fall. Marxhausen hated the whole thing. 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. 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. 'He was just there in a cardboard box and they allowed us each to have a few minutes with him,' said Sue. This decision has haunted him ever since. During his sermon, George Kirsten proclaimed Cassie a martyr. Despite being tormented by guilt, Sue says she is finally in a better place, and has 'plenty to be thankful for'. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Although she has battled for decades to gain a greater understanding over her son's actions, Ms Klebold she is now in a place where she is 'happy'. Failed to remove flower. Across the road from Klebolds upscale cedar-and-glass home, neighbor Tammi Trojan, 15, remembered the playmate she met seven years ago. 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.'. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. All we have in the house is a BB gun to shoot the woodpeckers. I have read the sample you can download off the Apple Book store, but would really like to buy the whole thing. 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. He is half Jewish as I am all Jewish. So it went for a half an hour or more. We arrived at the lake, but I dont remember what the name of it is. 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. ", The two couples, declining to speak publicly, have issued statements expressing sorrow for the school attack and asking to be left alone by reporters. Harris' family did not. Eileen Zajac. I held her, but could feel nothing, as I was numb with overload. He was the second child of Thomas and Susan and the brother of Byron, three years older. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Oops, we were unable to send the email. Failed to report flower. He stated that Dylan did wear a black trench coat and that he acted like he was tough. When asked about friends, Byron was only familiar with three, Zack, Eric and Nate. Eric kind of let his feelings be known, his hatreds or dislikes. DENVER Dylan Klebold, one of two suspects in last week's bloodbath at Columbine High School, led a life of contradictions. I learned how fear can take hold of a community. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. But thats enough.COLUMBINE HS STUDENT KATIE KIRKERIC. 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. He wrestles with those memories to this day. Harris was born in Wichita, Kansas, on April 9, 1981. 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. I would give anything to have him come to me and put his arms around me and say "it's okay".'. Yet the Rev. ..definitely seeing Bryons resemblance at first glance of this one. The 72-year-old said broke don in floods of tears as she revealed that her son was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and that she was terrified to leave the premise in case someone 'hurt him' or stole his body, 'I got home and before long a SWAT team got there and a detective and it was just craziness', said Sue. According to Dylan, with the exception of his parents, his extended family treated him like the runt of the litter. Rabbi Raymond Zwerin of Denvers Temple Sinai might have been speaking on behalf of many area Jews when he questioned the apparent media fascination with the issue. 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. Police said the parents of both teenagers "are being interviewed" in detail by investigators. Byron indicated the last time he saw Dylan was on their fathers birthday. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. His hands were folded on his chest, and stuffed animals surrounded him. Tell them about these good people., Pastor Donald Marxhausen Try again. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). Who'll find love on our blind date? It was to be a private, secret affair, with a few trusted friends. . Despite his son's murderous behavior and treachery, David mourns his death. Thanks for contacting us. He had survived a helicopter crash in Vietnam; two months later he had watched as fellow crew members aboard the USS Enterprise burned alive. "That's where I think I started getting in trouble with my church," says Marxhausen. OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A special event was held in Oshkosh Tuesday afternoon, where the mother Dylan Klebold, one of the two gunmen responsible for the Columbine High School shootings in Colorado . Toms sister and brother-in-law were the only other family members. I would always cast into those spots, thinking that the fish were more attracted to these parts of the water. According to Kirsten, the church's youth pastor at the time approached the Bernalls about writing a book on Cassie's life, her descent into sin and her acceptance of Jesus. 'I decided to keep my name and stop hiding eventually and just acknowledge who I was,' she said. After Dylan's funeral, he described the killer's parents as "the loneliest people on the planet" to The Denver Post. Tom is a geophysicist, Sue works with handicapped people. Because I know that suffering is going on and I feel somehow it's unjust to be happy. Marxhausen now lives south of Littleton in Highlands Ranch with his wife, and he ministers to a tiny, rural congregation in mountainous Idaho Springs. This monster, she told her hairdresser, Dee Grant, tears coming down her cheeks, was not the son I knew.. This may not actually mean it was an open casket, besides for the family, then closed for everyone else. Yet the Rev. "She Said Yes" became an instant bestseller. Wow :/ and on top of that pain she has the knowledge that his final actions were pure evil. They are picturedexamine a sawed-off shotgun at a makeshift shooting range the year of the shooting. Oscar Cainer tells all, How to dress like a grown up: Trust me, loose fit can be flattering, says Shane Watson, Anti-agers no one but you needs to know about,Inge Van Lotringen tells all. I smoothed Dylans hair and kissed his forehead, searching his face for clues and finding none. Dylan Bennet KleboldDecoding Just a Day. Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA, Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. 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. 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. KLEboLD: Being shy didn't help. ___Their son, Dylan Klebold, 17, would have graduated from Columbine High School this spring and was planning to attend the University of Arizona in the fall. My heart broke for Sue because I knew she was a good person and a good mother, and that her life would never again be the same. Of course I wish these horrible things never happened, but certainly I'm grateful I've reached a place where life is okay and there's plenty to be thankful for.'. They wanted the worlds attention and now they got it. There is a July 1999 article in a magazine called "The Director which is a publication for professionals in the mortuary biz. I never liked coffee, but I loved the smell. A Klebold attorney issued a statement after today's service for Dylan, "who we loved as much as we knew how to love a child. Video screengrab Harris & Klebold 'Hitman' video screengrab. Now theres even more undeniable proof that he was cremated. Which leaves the Klebold and Harris parents: What insights might they have to offer this traumatized community? Try again later. Dylan lived here with his parents Tom, a former geophysicist who ran a mortgage business from his home and fixed and rented out homes, and Susan, who worked for the state of Colorado, administering training programs for people with disabilities. I want to buy the book so bad! 'Because you think, "how can I possibly feel happy when this terrible thing has happened? The answer is blowin in the wind. Emotions continued to run high in Littleton as families prepare for a string of funeral and memorial services for the victims of Harris and Klebolds Tuesday rampage. April 24, 1999 DENVER Dylan Klebold, one of two suspects in last weeks bloodbath at Columbine High School, led a life of contradictions. "I turned it off. Appearing in BBC Four documentaryRaising a School Shooter, the 72-year-old said that her son was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and that she was terrified to leave the premise in case someone 'hurt him' or stole his body. Eric was warm, humid air and Dylan was cold and dry air, resulting in a full blown Tornado. Who wants to begin?. I would go just to give them a hug, she said. Signals about the familys religious practice grew even more mixed when it was reported that Dylan Klebold was buried Saturday in a Lutheran funeral. They opened fire on students and teachers at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, on the Nazi leader's birthday in 1999, killing 12 classmates and a teacher and wounding 23 people before taking their own lives. I had no idea.. Instead, I went with a lour, even though this was a lake. Don Marxhausen believed that Dylan's parents deserved to hear the message of God's grace. Back to society. I wouldnt consider him to be Jewish in any way or form, Rabbi Zwerin said of Dylan Klebold. That wasnt the young man Susan Klebold raised. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Dylan Klebold's Funeral News Coverage (New Discovery) - YouTube 0:00 5:06 Dylan Klebold's Funeral News Coverage (New Discovery) Columbine Video Archives 25.5K subscribers Subscribe. Thats where I think I started getting in trouble with my church, says Marxhausen. ", "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. On Tuesday, as the Columbine massacre was already under way, the father apparently contacted authorities, suspecting his son was involved in the shootings. Theyre nice people., Harris and Dylan Klebold were obviously crazy and lost, she added. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. But he didn't feel like he fit in at Columbine High School in Colorado. This confuses me because I always thought it wasn't Zack who went to the funeral but his parents instead? "She said yes with her life. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Since existence has known, the 'fight' between good & evil has continued. No words are adequate to describe the pain of seeing Dylans body in that casket. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. Do we know what his facial expression was? Both are from Columbus, Ohio and went to Ohio State University. Neighbors said they were unlikely to attend a funeral mainly because the Harrises kept to themselves after moving in two years ago. Two days before the shooting, Cassie had recorded a video of herself testifying to her faith in Christ. On April 20, 1999, when Sue Klebold heard about a shooting incident at Columbine High School, her thoughts immediately turned to her 17-year-old son, Dylan, who was a senior there. That wasnt the young man Susan Klebold raised. "And as he wept, he said thus: 'O my son Absalom my son, my son Absalom if only I had died in your place! "Franklin Graham was beating me up through my TV," he says. Cookie Notice I didnt know their last name, said Debbie Wilde, who lives two doors away. I would go to the garage & get my fishing tackle together, & throw it in the back of our 74 Ram. A small mountain of beanie babies was piled around the boys head, covering the self-administered wound that killed him. Her son was Dylan Klebold, one of two students who killed 13 people in the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in. Dylan Bennet Klebold was born in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 11, 1981. Try again later. Where did we miss the sign?' Sue Klebold. I honestly don't know how Sue carries on every day knowing that her son both murdered the innocent and left his family to deal with the stigma of his actions. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. The images come rushing back: the homemade white crosses that studded the small hill overlooking the school; the memorial services for 12 dead children and a beloved teacher that looped endlessly on television. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Synagogue, Lutheran church heal wounds of history, Home repair project? It was Saturday, four days after the shootings. Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:35 am. Try again later. His mother on the other hand wondered how he could be anti-Semitic, as he was half Jewish and she being full. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Three guns used in the massacre at Columbine High School were bought last year by Dylan Klebold's girlfriend shortly after her 18th . Recalling the day her son was buried, Ms Klebold said he was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and broke down into floods of tears as she said she wanted to 'crawl in that casket with him' and was desperate to understand what drove her son to commit such an atrocious crime. How the Princess of Wales recreated her 2006 outfit from Prince William's Sandhurst graduation Behind-the-scenes at fashion week with the Spencers! Like. Birth date: 11 September, 1981, Friday. Since existence has known, the 'fight' between good & evil has continued. The drives up to the mountains were always peaceful, a certain halcyon hibernating within the tall peaks & the armies of pine trees. 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. Long-time friends arrived; one couple was from my church. Only a handful of people came to say goodbye to Dylan Klebold. Littleton was ground zero for the kind of white, evangelical Christianity that was sweeping the country at the time. Klebold and Harris were social outcasts in the halls of Columbine, but so are a lot of students in a lot of schools. Location : A place where it always snows. But I never thought it would hurt that much. Here are the seven best ways to wear them this spring. Their teenage son, along with his classmate Dylan Klebold, killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. A teen-age girl began screaming when she read a note addressed to Harris and Klebold left at a memorial site near Columbine HS. I seem to remember our fishing trips well. Try again later. For those who attended the service, it was as if Dylans life had ended at age 12, not five years later in a murderous rampage that left 12 students, a teacher, and the two killers dead, and a nation grieving and groping for answers. GREAT NEWS! Sue Klebold's son Dylan Klebold was one of the two teenagers behind the school shooting at Columbine High School, Colorado, in 1999. To summarize it is readily apparent that both Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold felt a tremendous amount of rejection for real or imagined reasons. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She is the author of A Mother's Reckoning, a book about the signs she missed of Dylan's mental state. Funeral de Dylan Klebold. 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. Hundreds and hundreds of people turned out to say farewell to each of the Columbine victims. The comments below have not been moderated. -police interview with Byron JC-001-010524 & 25. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Dylan Klebold asked the traditional four questions, the Times reported. Until recently, Sue was on the Mortuary Science Program Advisory Committee and made certain that the program functioned under the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It remains the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. You added to the rage. I never nix it now that Ive got Mr. Fix-It. George Kirsten was in Israel on the day of the shootings; immediately, he turned around to come home. She is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999. Except for issuing a statement last week expressing sorrow at their sons actions, the Klebolds have refused all media requests for comments or interviews. Chaplain, Adams County Jail, Colorado. I worked for several years with Sue Klebold at Arapahoe Community College. 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. . According to the Dispatch, Susan may have moved from the Columbus area in the 1970s. To use this feature, use a newer browser. . Dylan Bennet Klebold. On Saturday, the Denver Rocky Mountain News carried an interview with her hairdresser, Dee Grantz, who said that Susan had spoken to her about her shock at her sons deed. After Columbine, local evangelicalswho said the shootings were the devils work and who used the tragedy as an opportunity to bring people to Jesusinfuriated him. 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. Death date: 20 April, 1999, Tuesday. Cross in remembrance of Dylan Klebold, who w. Friend Eric Harris went on shooting spree at Columbine High School killing 13 & ending in their. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. While hundreds of mourners crowded today's televised funeral for 17-year-old Rachel Scott, a victim of the attack, Klebold's low-key service at a mortuary 20 miles northeast of Littleton was attended by his parents, his older brother and 10 others, Marxhausen said. Go to bed early, we have to get up at 5! Sorry! 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. 'Then you start to feel guilty, because as soon as you begin to feel happy, you begin to hate yourself. '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. This monster, she told her hairdresser, Dee Grant, tears coming down her cheeks, was not the son I knew.. After Dylans funeral, he described the killers parents as the loneliest people on the planet to The Denver Post. 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. Lived: 6430 days = 17 years. '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.'. 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. God, who knows about suffering and pain and loss, wants to reach out to you, he told the grieving parents, according to news accounts. I loved the water. The funeral home and chapel where Dylan Klebolds private viewing took place in Denver,Colorado. Sunday attendance has declined from 2,000 in 1999 to about 1,100 today. I dont know where all this comes about prejudice. Resend Activation Email. Dylan Klebold was meek, self-conscious, shy. "But I wouldn't blame the parents." Emotions continued to run high in Littleton as families prepare for a string of. Ten years later, these two men of Godradically different in personality and theological approachare still struggling to deal with the damage done to them by two boys bent on murder and mayhem. Publication date. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Whether Dylan Klebold was on equal footing with Harris or simply a follower in openly admiring Hitler and white supremacy is also still unclear. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Despite being tormented by guilt, Sue says she is finally in a better place: 'You might have days where you start to smile or forget for a while who you are and what has happened to you. KLEboLD: You made me what I am. Susan Francis Klebold ( ne Yassenoff; born March 25, 1949) is an American author and activist. . 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 . But the public's only glimpse into their psyches has been through the blurry lens of their schoolmates whose perceptions of the two varied widely. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Bnai Chaim, the Jewish congregation nearest to where the Klebolds reside in Littleton, has apparently never had contact with the family. A buddy finally persuaded Kirsten to go to the VA hospital, where he was diagnosed as being 80 percent disabled with PTSD. Duchess dons $1,610 Carolina Herrera cape, $300 vegan leather Lovely in lilac! The pastor of that church, Rev. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.
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