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. Referring to the flood of Internet sites, stories, T-shirts and other paraphernalia celebrating her daughter, Bernall guesses that her daughter would be flipping out. Shes probably up there in heaven rolling her eyes at it all and going oh-my-gosh, Bernall writes. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Erics legs turned. Rachel's coffin Mementos left on Rachel's grave at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. In a statement issued at Cassie's funeral, her parents said:"Her life was rightly centered around our Lord Jesus. Blood was streaming out of thirty-four separate wounds. Daniel Bateman, pictured at far left, viewing the crosses is a former Lakewood resident that had many friends that attended Columbine High. Cassie Ren Bernall (November 6, 1981 - April 20, 1999) was a student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. And she definitely doesn't want to be known as the girl who punctured the myth of Cassie Bernall. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Both Klebold' s and Harris's cross have been covered with black plastic. Bree Pasquale was sitting there, right out in the open a few steps away, beside the next table over. Cassie Bernall: A tribute service was held for the extended community at West Bowles Community Church in her hometown. Investigators later brought Craig back into the library, where he indicated where the voice had come fromwhere Val had been, the exactly opposite direction of Cassie. Rachel, a fun-loving participant in drama and forensics, had told friends she was considering graduating early to travel with a Christian drama team and perhaps later to become a missionary or to work with troubled youth, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reported. [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." LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)-The parents of Cassie Bernall have recounted their efforts to achieve accuracy in a book about their teenage daughter who was internationally called a martyr after being killed at Columbine High School. 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. About 500 students from Dakota Ridge, Chatfield and Bear Creek high schools walked Wednesday, April 30, 1999, from Dakota Ridge High to Clement Park to show their support and sympathy for the students of Columbine High School. Four LAPD officers had been accused of using excessive force (assault) on African-American Rodney King, who had been stopped for drunk driving. Please try again later. Why? he mused rhetorically without giving Cassie a chance to respond before pulling the trigger. Klebold asked her if she believed in God. A friend said he could see the change immediately in her face. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 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. Where we share as we remember & make discoveries and connect with others to help answer questions. She must have been scared, but her voice didnt sound shaky. Share highlights of Cassie's life. It was reported that Bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in God, and she said "Yes", before being shot during the massacre. 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. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Friends and family of the victim of the Columbine High School massacre signed the . There was no time for words between them. Darcy Craig, age 15, right, and Molly Byrne, age 16, left, of Colorado Academy High School hug each other after they prayed for Columbine High School students at Clement Park on Thursday, April 22, 1999. Try again later. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. the average Bernall family member The story of Cassies martyrdom was publicized by the media. Cassie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Bernall family tree. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, visited the makeshift memorial in Clement Park on April 27, 1999, which has grown to at least a city block in size after the shooting rampage at Columbine High School that left 15 dead. Two of the victims, teacher William Dave Sanders and student Danny Rohrbough, were shot while helping others escape from the gunmen. She had never noticed them beforeshe was a sophomorebut was sure she could pick them out again if she ever saw them again. We had gotten our daughter back. honestly, i want to live completely for god. Funeral services also were planned for students Cassie Bernall, Lauren Townsend and Daniel Rohrbough. They made it and Danny didnt, according to an account of the funeral in the Denver Rocky Mountain News. She paused, like she didnt know what she was going to answer, and then she said yes. The intent of the gunmen (Columbine students Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Kelbold, 17) to kill a Christian backfired, said a youth whose name also was indistinguishable on the NPR broadcast. We all want to get out of here.. Cassie wrote: Now I have given up on everything else I have found itto be the only way to really know Christ and to experience the mighty power that broughthim back to life again, and to find out what it means to suffer and todie with him. But she did know that she had found something that was going to fulfill her in a way that nothing else had until then, said the friend, named Shauna. It was widely believed that Cassie was the girl in the library who was asked whether she believed in God, to which she had answered "Yes," before being killed by Eric Harris, one of the perpetrators. This was too rich. Maybe she should keep her mouth shut. Cassie had planned to have it cut really short, her aunt said, quoting Cassie as saying, I want enough hair for two or three kids, as many kids as possible.. Rachel's teacher signs her coffin. Earlier, Misty had recovered letters from her bedroom. Call today. She could see the light flashing out in the hallway. He had planned to enlist in the Army after graduation. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. The cost is $20. He beat incumbent George H.W. Cassie Bernall was buried on April 24, 1999 at Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County. On April 20, 1999, two students, cloaked in black trench coats and armed with guns and pipe bombs, opened fire at Columbine High School, killing 15 people, including themselves, and wounding 28 others in the worst school shooting in U.S. history at the time. Anderson is best friends with Josh Townsend, the brother of the deceased. [16], In October 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty Bernall, authored the book She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Cassie looked desperate, holding her hands up against the sides of her face. The person asking the question was one of the two troubled classmates who entered Columbine with . This of course occurred during the April 1999 tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Dylan reloaded, but something distracted him. It also narrates the grieving process of her family in the aftermath of her death. Jenny Webb and Mary Wood both of Littleton Middle School comfort one another during the vigil at Civic Center Park on April 21, 1999, in downtown Denver. Nicole Archuletta, a junior from Kennedy High School, holds a banner and flowers as the Kennedy students attend the memorial service for Columbine High School on April 25, 1999 in Littleton. When we share what we know, together we discover more. The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. Plough Publishing is also marketing a 25-minute video about Cassies life. It peaked at the eighth spot and spent 5 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List.. Learn more about managing a memorial . 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. I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT An estimated crowd of 70,000 were on hand for the event. It took her a long time for Cassie to fit in, and she was still adapting at her death, her youth pastor Dave McPherson recounted. Briefly. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. John Tomlin, 16, another victim, attended a Baptist church twice a week to participate in a youth ministry, Boyd Evens, his pastor, said, according to ReligionToday. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of Cassie's life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude. It had been jammed with kids when she got thereshe couldnt fit, so she sat down next to it on the floor. There is a problem with your email/password. Matt Kechter's funeral. Failed to report flower. Too many people had found too much valuespiritually or financiallyin the myth to simply let it die. Her father said "When she came back from that retreat, she was an entirely different person. The average age of 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. "Cassie's response does not surprise us. The beating had been videotaped. She was shot in the right side of her head, resulting in her immediate death. His friends, teammates, and family members . [19] The video for "This Is Your Time" includes a short clip at its beginning of Bernall talking about her beliefs. Dave Cullen is the author ofColumbineand the upcomingSoldiers First. I think she knew she was going to die if she said that, one of her friends, Kevin Koeniger, a member of Cassies youth group at West Bowles Community Church, told National Public Radios Morning Edition.. Ellie Elmore, age 21, a CCU (Denver) student, writes a positive message on Klebold's cross. A direct cremation with Tulip starts at $1,195, compared to an average of $1,900 in California. Help paint a picture of Cassie so that she is always remembered. A cross for Isaiah Shoels is one of 15 honoring all that died in the Columbine shooting, on a hill at Cement Park, April 30, 1999. Bill Owens to call special session during a rally on the East Steps of the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, June 29, 1999. Learn more about merges. She died because she knew, and was not afraid to witness to, the absolute truth.). That still cuts me like a fresh wound every time I go and sit on her bed and realize shell never walk into the room again. The book, which will be featured on at least two national TV broadcasts, is being stocked by bookstores nationwide. Cassie Bernall died a martyr. AP Members of the Columbine High School volleyball team hug the. i will A young girl did profess her faith in God at gunpoint, but she lived to tell about it. For her funeral yesterday morning, friends of Cassie Bernall had stitched together a video, interspersing their remembrances of the Columbine High School junior with photographs of the young. By Sunday, it was being reported by major media and proclaimed from pulpits around the world. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Val was riddled with shotgun pellets up and down her arms and torso. He made it out of the library, told friends, and the story took off. The book contains details of Cassies life, including her rebellion during her teenage years, her spiritual side, and her faith in Christianity. [1] [2] [3] It includes a foreword by . People around the world have heard about this, the girl who died a martyr, he said. Cassie had wanted to go to medical school, become a doctor and do medical work in England and Scotland, her aunt said. The funeral was held at Heritage Christian Center. Sixteen years ago, he said, this country was tremendously inspired by a young woman who faced a gunman in Columbine and was challenged about her faith and she refused to deny God. She had been shot in the head at close range, he said, the bullet wound indicating that the muzzle was touching her skin. Hanna Rosin did a wonderfully thorough dissection of the rise and fall of the myth in the Washington Post. Briefly. Incidentally, Cassie was not the lone Christian killed at Columbine High April 20. Dylan turned around. The killers walked around a lot, taunting and shooting, and Emily got a good look at them. [9][17] However, the book ultimately leaves it up to the audience to make up their own mind about what happened. We're dedicated to helping you through this stressful time with a simple, easy process that takes the burden off of you. Cassie went to a martyrs death, pastor George Kirsten told the mourners, and were going to celebrate that because shes in the martyrs hall of fame., McPherson, the youth minister, said in his message, What the church has talked about for 2,000 years, what every church in this world has talked about on a daily basis, Cassie, you did it., Several years earlier, Cassie had been a troubled middle-school student who, as The Denver Post put it, was enthralled by witchcraft, suicide and a view of life so dark that her desperate parents dragged her to meet with McPherson. Theres no hope for that girl, he admitted thinking afterward. The biggest . Taylor is fighting a variety of infections as a result of his gunshot wounds from the Columbine High School shooting. 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. Cassies family also came up with a statement backing the accuracy of the memoir, mentioning that they had spoken to four witnesses who had told them that Cassie had defended her faith before being gunned down. 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. Why Does the Columbine Myth About "Martyr" Cassie Bernall Persist? Eric slammed his hand on table, then squatted halfway down for a look. 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 church is going to stick to the martyr story. 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. It was believed for a long time that Cassie was the victim who had faced the fateful question "Do you believe in God?" He did not point to where Bernall had been in the library, but rather pointed to where Valeen Schnurr, another student that had been shot in the massacre, had been hiding. BY ANCESTRY.COM, Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado 80401, United States. The family of Daniel Conner Mauser, foreground, and Kelly Ann Fleming, rear left, stand together as their loved ones are brought to the altar of the church at the start of a funeral mass at St Frances Cabrini Catholic Church on April 25, 1999, in Littleton. 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. Sanders, whose April 26 funeral was at Littletons Trinity Christian Center, herded students to safety when gunshots broke out in the school cafeteria, The Denver Post recounted. Cassie Bernall was a victim of the Columbine High School shooting. Cassie was one of the students who were killed on that fateful day. 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. Coxey was in class when shooting broke out at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, but managed to escape. Eric poked the shotgun under and fired. She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall is a memoir by Misty Bernall about the life of her daughter Cassie Bernall who was killed during the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. based on information from your browser. Add to your scrapbook. Cassies mother, Misty, wrote a memoir on Cassies life. (415) 528-3714. Its a comforting thought, sure, but it doesnt lessen the pain of missing her. Cassie later opted to visit a weekend church retreat. Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA, Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. 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. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littleton's Columbine High School. 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. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. CASSIE REN BERNALLNOV. Cassies younger brother, Chris, found an almost-prophetic poem the night of her death which she had written the previous Sunday, The Boston Globe reported. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. The pain is no less, Bernall writes in her book, released Sept. 10 by Plough Publishing. Shrines include flowers, notes, signs, teddy bears and sports jerseys. Kreutz was shot during the shooting rampage at the school on April 20 that left a total of 15 dead. There was a problem getting your location. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littletons Columbine High School. A memorial on the top of one of the hills in Clement Park for the victims of the Columbine Tragedy, April 28, 1999. 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. Despite this, the Bernalls issued a statement standing behind the accuracy of their book, saying they had spoken to four witnesses who had told them that she had defended her faith before being killed. Cassie rallies with fevered altar calls erupted around the globe. Which explains why 16 years later, a presidential candidate is still repeating it. According to witness Emily Wyant, who was hiding under the same table as Bernall, Harris slammed his hand twice down on the table above them and said "peek-a-boo" before fatally shooting Bernall in the head. Klebold reloaded but did not shoot her again, and Schnurr ultimately survived the massacre. This is the story of the 17-year old high school student who was killed when she answered "yes" when asked if she believed in God. it's hard and scary, but totally worth it." cassie bernall april 19, 1999 i will die for my god. Two years ago she was strung out on drugs, deeply involved in witchcraft, and began writing . She often had thoughts of suicide and killing . 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. Flowers & tokens lad at makeshift memorial in remembrance of 13 victims killed by troubled seniors Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris who went on shooting. 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. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Columbine High School teacher Sue Caruthers placed carnations at each cross. [7], Valeen Schnurr had been shot and was on the floor of the library when one of the shooters, Dylan Klebold approached her. Her parents called her "Bunny Rabbit" and said she loved to go rock climbing in Breckinridge. Along with her brother Chris, she was brought up in a Christian home. 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. 0 cemeteries found in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. A few years before she passed away, Cassie had experimented with drugs, alcohol, and Satanism at the age of 14. Clement Park became an unofficial area of remembrance as thousands of people brought flowers and notes to leave as close to the scene of the shooting as authorities would allow. And there was a wealth of additional information. The story was reported virtually everywhere, by every legitimate outlet. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? The media was allowed inside Columbine High School on Tuesday, June 15, 1999 for the first time since the massacre on April 20. But her mother writes that they dont have many lessons to pass on to others. Brad keeps saying that if there is one thing that makes all of this bearable, its the fact that Cassie is in heaven, Bernall writes. Val dropped to her knees, then her hands. Cassie became known worldwide for courageously affirming her faith as she faced death. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Bree was a bit farther from Cassie than Emilythe next closest personbut she had a wider view. Her name is Valeen Schnurr. I think shes awesome, I cant even explain like the joy that comes from my knowing a person that would die for my Lord, another friend, Erika Dendorfer, told NPR. Try again later. Cassies Yes came in response to the question, Do you believe in God? posed by one of the two deranged classmates who shot her to death, along with 11 other students and a teacher, and wounding nearly two dozen others, before taking their own lives in a April 20 melee at the 1,900-student school. The shotgun blast that killed Bernall recoiled, resulting in a nose injury to Harris. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. At Leawood Elementary School worried parents Marcel and Cathy Savoi wait for word of their son, Justin, 15. Cassie Bernall's funeral. Eric stopped at their table, at Cassies end. Her mother, Misty Bernall, has written a fascinating book about her daughter, shortly after the Columbine catastrophe, known as She Said Yes. When Klebold had asked the reason for such belief, Schnurr had said it was because she was a believer and her parents had raised her in that manner. If we do not start to act in any way, then these 13 sacrifices, including the sacrifice of Cassie Bernall, will have been wasted. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Cassie's lifetime. This browser does not support getting your location. While there, she broke down and asked God for forgiveness. 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