The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. In 1992, Cassie was just 11 years old when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. Blackstock noted that Rohrboughs heroic act, in the last few moments of his life on this earth, was the kind of thing Jesus holds up as an example to us all. Cassie R Bernall of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado was born on November 6, 1981, and died at age 17 years old on April 20, 1999. She paused, like she didnt know what she was going to answer, and then she said yes. from a perpetrator and was killed as she said Yes. One of the students of the school, Craig Scott, who was present in the library at the time of massacre, informed the investigators that during the shooting, one of the two perpetrators had asked a victim if the victim believed in God, to which the victim had replied Yes. According to Scott, he felt the voice was that of Cassie, although he could not see the person, as he was hiding under a table. Sure, she was long over the worst stage of adolescent rebellion, but I was still waiting for that final emergence every mother waits for, when a daughter reaches true adulthood and becomes a companion and a friend, Bernall writes. Who were the people in Cassie's life? And although Cassies story might look religious-based at first sight, I do believe that non-religious people can also receive plenty of strength from Cassies story too, as Cassie was also a very normal girl, who never tried to force her faith to others, and she had her personal worries always too, to her very last day.The music that I have used for this video is Fastpass by Buckethead. Once she made it out, Val was loaded into an ambulance, transported to St. Anthonys, and rushed into surgery. His friends, teammates, and family members . Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. LITTLETON, Colo. As Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, Cassie fed the world with one word, Yes,' said Dave McPherson, youth minister at West Bowles Community Church, Littleton, Colo., the Sunday after Cassie Bernall was slain at Columbine High School. Although investigators and Cassie's friend Emily Wyant, who was hiding along with her under the same table in the library when she was killed, told Cassie's family that the question was not asked to Cassie, her mother, Misty Bernall, included the story in the memoir She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Cassie's family stood by its accuracy. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)Cassie Bernalls mother believes her daughters life proclaims it is better to die for what you believe in than to live a lie. Both eyewitnesses to Cassie's deathEmily and Breehave been unequivocal about what happened right in front of them, as has lead investigator Kate Battan. Eric poked the shotgun under and fired. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The fire alarm had been unbearably loud, but now she could barely hear it. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. This account has been disabled. There was an error deleting this problem. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. An estimated 850,000 people attended. The opening was huge. He made it out of the library, told friends, and the story took off. Cassie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Bernall family tree. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Jesus said, Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends., Lessons from Littleton: Reaping the whirlwind of relativism, Copyright 2018 The Layman Online, All Rights Reserved. Her April 24 funeral was attended by nearly 2,000 people. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Just one girl was under the table with her, Emily Wyant. AP Members of the Columbine High School volleyball team hug the. Cassie R Bernall of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado was born on November 6, 1981, and died at age 17 years old on April 20, 1999. [12], Craig Scott, the brother of Rachel Scott, was a student also in the library during the massacre who told investigators that he had heard one of the shooters ask a victim whether or not they believed in God during the shooting, and that the victim answered, "Yes." Funeral services also were planned for students Cassie Bernall, Lauren Townsend and Daniel Rohrbough. [4][5][6][7], In September 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty, released She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. 0 cemeteries found in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. One of the first students to escape from Columbine High School is questioned by police. The book by Cassie's mother, Misty Bernall "She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall" was . 8 on The New York Times best-sellers list. She was interred in the Golden Cemetery in Golden, Colorado. She was near the cafeteria when the shooting began. Two of the victims, teacher William Dave Sanders and student Danny Rohrbough, were shot while helping others escape from the gunmen. The media was allowed inside Columbine High School on Tuesday, June 15, 1999 for the first time since the massacre on April 20. In this image from television, a Columbine High School student is rescued through a window by emergency personnel during the shooting spree at the school in the southwest Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., Tuesday, April 20, 1999. Hanna Rosin did a wonderfully thorough dissection of the rise and fall of the myth in the Washington Post. Just north of Columbine High School two students cried together on April 20, 1999. She responded, "Because I believe and my parents brought me up that way." Pat will return to Craig for daily outpatient treatment following the Holiday weekend, as he continues with his rehabilitation from the brain injury he sustained in the Columbine shooting. HONESTLY, I WANT TO LIVE COMPLETELY FOR GOD. Teacher Judy Greco is overcome with emotion as she describes the events at Columbine High School to a police officer. She Said Yes was reissued in several formats and sold over a million copies. Her mother found letters in her bedroom discussing her thoughts of killing her parents, and they decided to send her to a new school, Columbine High School, for a new start. Oh my God, oh my God, dont let me die, she prayed. Tomlin had traveled to a small town in Mexico last year as part of a ministry that helped build a house for a poor family who had been living in a shack. Call today. He now lives in Hutchinson, Kan. J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press. Media from all over the world has descended on Littleton after Tuesday's shooting at Columbine High School. Cassie Bernall was buried on April 24, 1999 at Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Cassie Bernall (5742897)? He didnt pause long, or even stoop down far enough for Emily to see his face. Cassie Ren Bernall was an American student who was shot to death during the 'Columbine High School' massacre. Not a word. She saw the sawed-off gun barrel. Klebold reloaded but did not shoot her again, and Schnurr ultimately survived the massacre. (Editors note: As Christians, we are required to have a ready defense for the hope we have in Jesus Christ (I Peter 3:15-17), even though we may not have the chance to articulate it. AncientFaces is a place where our memories live. People talk about her smile, ability to listen, selflessness and caring character, but Bernall also points out her stubborn daughter was equally capable of selfishness and behaving like a spoiled 2-year-old. [9][17] However, the book ultimately leaves it up to the audience to make up their own mind about what happened. Although the investigators and Emily Wyant had informed Cassies family that the question about God was not asked to Cassie before she was fatally shot, her mother included the story in the book. Cassie had wanted to go to medical school, become a doctor and do medical work in England and Scotland, her aunt said. I think if theres one way to die, a good way of doing it is dying for your faith, said another of the 200-member youth group, her name indistinguishable on the NPR broadcast. They made it and Danny didnt, according to an account of the funeral in the Denver Rocky Mountain News. The average age of Failed to remove flower. One gunmen asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She paused, then uttered her last word, "Yes." "Why?", the gunman said as shot her in the head without waiting for an answer. The book, She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall, was published by Plough Publishing and released on September 1, 1999, after a little over 4 months of her death. A memorial on the top of one of the hills in Clement Park for the victims of the Columbine Tragedy, April 28, 1999. Cassie was as real as anybody else. In living as a Christian, she said, I just try to not contradict myself, to get rid of all the hypocrisy and just live for Christ.. And she had promised her prom date, Nick Baumgartner, to give up her occasional smoking. Victim of the Columbine High School Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Dylan reloaded, but something distracted him. Dylan pointed his shotgun under her table and fired several rapid bursts, killing Lauren Townsend and injuring Val and another girl. The story persisted even decades later. Cassie Bernall's funeral. Cassie was one of the students who were killed on that fateful day. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Search above to list available cemeteries. He beat incumbent George H.W. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Who makes the best hot chicken sandwich in Denver? Tom Mauser, whose 15-year-old son Daniel was murdered during the Columbine High School shooting, speaks along with other families affected by gun violence, urging Gov. Students are bused away from Columbine High School after they escaped from the school with police assistance. The plans for the renovation were introduced and a tour was conducted. There is a problem with your email/password. The memoir, however, gives the readers the choice to take their own call on what happened on that fateful day. She took part in church youth programs and Bible study groups. She grew up in a white evangelical Christian home with her parents, Misty and Brad, and her younger brother Chris. Cassie liked spending time outdoors. This video is a tribute to Cassie Bernall, one of the Columbine High School shooting victims, who died along with 13 others, in what became the biggest and most tragic massacre at a school in the United States, on 20th April 1999, having been committed by the two young shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.Cassie Ren Bernall was only allowed to live 17 years and 5 months, before 18-year-old Eric Harris shot and killed Cassie in the library of the school, where most of the victims have found their violent end. Her parents called her "Bunny Rabbit" and said she loved to go rock climbing in Breckinridge. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Michael and Vonda Shoels, parents of slain student Isaiah Shoels, weep at their son's funeral Thursday, April 29, 1999, in Aurora, Colo. Shoels was killed in the shooting rampage at Columbine High School last week and was the last of the victims to be buried. Swat team members move towards Columbine High School near Littleton Colorado on April 20, 1999. See the events in life of Cassie Bernall in Chronological Order, (Victim of Columbine High School Massacre), http://emo1212.blogspot.com/2010/10/she-said-yes.html, https://www.spotern.com/en/people/4445/cassie-bernall. Year should not be greater than current year. Resend Activation Email. (415) 528-3714. [1] [2] [3] It includes a foreword by . We all want to get out of here.. [19] The video for "This Is Your Time" includes a short clip at its beginning of Bernall talking about her beliefs. when she died at the age of 17. A year and a half before her death, Bernall decided to go on a weekend church retreat and restored her faith. Friends can be as close as family. According to her parents, Cassie had started taking drugs and alcohol early in life. Rohrbough, 15, whose April 26 funeral was at Littletons Grace Presbyterian Church, was shot in the back while holding open a door to let others escape from the gunfire. Emily didnt have toshe was facing perpendicular to Erics stance, so she could look straight at Cassie and see Eric just to her left at the same time. Rachel's coffin Mementos left on Rachel's grave at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. Why? he mused rhetorically without giving Cassie a chance to respond before pulling the trigger. Where we share as we remember & make discoveries and connect with others to help answer questions. Between exchanges, Cassie prayed very quietly. It had been jammed with kids when she got thereshe couldnt fit, so she sat down next to it on the floor. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Plough Publishing is also marketing a 25-minute video about Cassies life. 978--8499-1645-8. [10][11][12] In the following years numerous bookstermed "hagiographies" by sociologist Ralph Larkinwere published about Scott and Bernall with the assistance of or authorship by their parents. dissection of the rise and fall of the myth. He said that a young woman had greatly inspired the country sixteen years ago by facing a gunman at Columbine and had thus declined to deny God while being challenged about her faith. As today is the 6th November 2019, on which Cassie would have turned 38, I have decided to create this video tribute, that includes all of the high-resolution pictures of Cassie, which her family has uploaded on a memorial webpage about Cassie (www.cassiebernall.org), in the end of 2015. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The book "She Said Yes," by Bernall's mother, became a bestseller after her death, and her . It led the Bernalls to take extraordinary steps to rescue her from the influence of negative friends, including moving to a new neighborhood. cassie ren bernall nov. 6, 1981 apr. Cassie didnt turn. Site by Mere. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. That blast took her instantly. Despite her daughters sudden fame, her mother writes that people are off-track if they think she was a righteous, holy person who read her Bible all the time. Im sad that she had to go in the way that she did with two killers, but Im happy that she went dying for Christ.. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? 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Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 1 birth, 1 death, 2 marriage, View The churchs pastor, Dwight R. Blackstock, said Rohrbough might still be alive if hed have made a little different choice. When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, Her pastor called her funeral a marriage to Jesus Christ. Maybe she should keep her mouth shut. Tulip is a partner of Ever Loved, and while we may receive compensation if you call or engage with the business, we only partner with businesses that we would recommend to our own loved ones. Coxey was in class when shooting broke out at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, but managed to escape. 53 years shorter than the average Bernall family member In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by pandemic and crime, Florida lawmakers to consider expansion of so-called dont say gay law, Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors heads See video, Rapper Travis Scott wanted for assaulting Manhattan club sound engineer, destroying $12K in equipment, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Cassie Bernall was a victim of the Columbine High School shooting. Eric slammed his hand on table, then squatted halfway down for a look. Fifteen died in the violence, including the killers. Two years ago she was strung out on drugs, deeply involved in witchcraft, and began writing . 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