[17], In the book, Misty Bernall repeated the story that her daughter was asked if she believed in God before she died, despite being told by investigators that the question had not been asked. Vote in our annual food bracket challenge. A few weeks later, however, Bernall hurried up to him after a Sunday service. [4][5][6][7], In September 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty, released She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Low cost cremation & funeral price packages. Learn more about managing a memorial . The shotgun blast that killed Bernall recoiled, resulting in a nose injury to Harris. 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. 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. This of course occurred during the April 1999 tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In 1992, Cassie was just 11 years old when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. It had been jammed with kids when she got thereshe couldnt fit, so she sat down next to it on the floor. Rachel's coffin Mementos left on Rachel's grave at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. 1 death record, 2 followers 54 favorites. Its a comforting thought, sure, but it doesnt lessen the pain of missing her. Nielson eventually dropped the phone to take cover, but it continued recording, and the FBI lab enhanced the tape. 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. 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. 53 years shorter than The Rocky Mountain News, which had been investigating the story for months, followed the next day, with a much more detailed account. Her funeral was held on a later date for close friends and family. Friends and family of Laura Townsend used markers to cover her casket with handwitten memories before her funeral service Monday afternoon, April 26, 1999. it's hard and scary, but totally worth it." cassie bernall april 19, 1999 i will die for my god. [9], The deaths of Bernall and fellow student and Christian Rachel Scott during the Columbine massacre led both to be subsequently depicted and remembered by groups of evangelical Christians as Christian martyrs. Did Cassie finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters? Cassie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior that weekend. Instead, Cassies death has landed them in a never-ending jungle of conflicting emotions. A friend said he could see the change immediately in her face. His lifeless body was among the first TV images broadcast live to the nation the afternoon of the tragedy. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. According to the Associated Press, Sanders staggered into a classroom where students tore off their T-shirts and pressed them to his wounds. Cassie later opted to visit a weekend church retreat. 0 cemeteries found in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. It was for her strong faith in God and His promise of eternal life that she made her stand." Between tears and hugs of comfort, friends remembered Lauren as a perfect student and fun-loving young woman. [7][15] Some media publicized the story of Bernall being asked about her belief in God before her death. McPherson told The Post he well remembers meeting with the sullen youth who spoke in monosyllables. [13][14] Christian churches used the martyr narrative of Scott's and Bernall's deaths to promote themselves and recruit members. 20, 1999BUNNY RABBIT,WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THE ARMS OF OURLOVING LORD AND YES, CASSIE, WE'RE HAPPY FOR YOU.ALL OUR LOVE NOW AND FOREVERMOM, DAD AND CHRIS"P.S. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. His dying words were, Tell my girls I love them.. Emily could see his legs and his boots, pointing directly at the right side of Cassies face. [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." Castaldo's injuries included two 9mm bullets in his left arm, one in his right and at least three others piercing his lungs, kidney and vertebrae. You really cant live without Christ. Castaldo needs to shift his weight periodically through the day to prevent skins sores and increase circulation. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. The massacre that made national and international headlines and triggered a moral panic in high schools in the US marked the deadliest high-school shooting in the history of the US at that time. One of them asked her if she believed in God. The biggest . Discover how our Uncovering Our Shared Memories: An Introduction to the Community Standards at AncientFaces Media from all over the world has descended on Littleton after Tuesday's shooting at Columbine High School. Nearly 2,500 people attended Cassies funeral April 26 at West Bowles Community Church. Flowers & tokens lad at makeshift memorial in remembrance of 13 victims killed by troubled seniors Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris who went on shooting. It was strong. Yet he chose to stay there and hold the door for others so that they might go out before him and make their way to safety. He beat incumbent George H.W. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Cassie Rene Bernall Born November 6, 1981 17 years old A born-again Christian as of 1997, she was active in church youth programs and Bible study groups. 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. Oh my God, oh my God, dont let me die, she prayed. Try again later. Yet, regardless of what anyone wants to believe, the fact is that a beautiful life has forever been taken from us, alongside with the lives of 12 others, who are:Steven Robert Curnow (14), Corey Tyler DePooter (17), Kelly Ann Fleming (16), Matthew Joseph Kechter (16), Daniel Conner Mauser (15), Daniel Lee Rohrbough (15), William Dave Sanders (47), Rachel Joy Scott (17), Isaiah Emon Shoels (18), John Robert Tomlin (16), Lauren Dawn Townsend (18), Kyle Albert Velasquez (16)Although this video tribute is only about Cassie, I do always like to remember the other victims as well and I do not put Cassie higher than them. At Leawood Elementary School worried parents Marcel and Cathy Savoi wait for word of their son, Justin, 15. She responded, "Because I believe and my parents brought me up that way." Please try again later. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Cassie grew up with her brother, Chris. 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. The plans for the renovation were introduced and a tour was conducted. Fifteen died in the violence, including the killers. A young girl did profess her faith in God at gunpoint, but she lived to tell about it. Even so, I know that her death was not a waste, but a triumph of honesty and courage. Cassie Bernall is the 17-year-old student who died at Columbine High School last April 20 when two young men ignited a wave of shootings and bombings. 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. She also enjoyed fishing and rock climbing. There was a problem getting your location. Plough Publishing is also marketing a 25-minute video about Cassies life. But her mother writes that they dont have many lessons to pass on to others. We have set your language to [8], Cassie was born to Misty and Brad Bernall on November 6, 1981 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Easy-to-arrange cremation & funeral services. She was Rachel's teacher. Maybe she should keep her mouth shut. Cassie Ren Bernall was born on November 6, 1981, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US, into the Christian family of Misty and Brad Bernall. 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. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Then they asked her why, though they didnt give her a chance to respond. When you share, or just show that you care, the heart Both Klebold' s and Harris's cross have been covered with black plastic. We saw her as a hero.. I have chosen this song, because it makes me feel very moody and it just perfectly fits the pain, that I personally feel, when thinking about Cassie and about the life she had ahead of her and which sadly has been taken so violently from her, just as it has been taken from all of the other victims.May Columbine and its 13 victims never be forgotten, so that we, as a society, finally start to learn that we have to deal with all the shootings, not just but especially at schools, which have even worsened and have become more frequent since Columbine. I just want to go home., I know, Emily answered. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. They made it and Danny didnt, according to an account of the funeral in the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Once she made it out, Val was loaded into an ambulance, transported to St. Anthonys, and rushed into surgery. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Year should not be greater than current year. Produced by her church, it can be ordered by calling 1-800-521-8011. The last part was true. 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. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. Cassie Bernall, a 17-year-old killed in the massacre, was an international sensation for about five months. Val's table was on the inside edge of the library, near the hallway. 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. Youll never believe what happened, she said of her new faith in Christ. Weve updated the security on the site. 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. Website Managed ByLeads Near Me , A Ministry of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, 1999 General Assembly to consider carryover issues from 1998. This was too rich. A Colorado State trooper escorts two students from a house where more than 25 students found shelter after shooting broke out at Columbine High School in Littleton. You can say it didnt happen that way, but the church wont accept it.. Its, like, impossible to really have a really true life without him, she said. It is just a story, which I can never forget and think about daily and it has helped me, as it helped many others already, to not end up in self-pity, depressions and suicidal thoughts, but to find new strength and hope for myself. She Said Yes is the story of Cassie Bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the Columbine High School shooting. He didnt pause long, or even stoop down far enough for Emily to see his face. Failed to report flower. The pain is no less, Bernall writes in her book, released Sept. 10 by Plough Publishing. One of the first students to escape from Columbine High School is questioned by police. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Cassies mother, Misty, wrote a memoir on Cassies life. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Cassie Bernall, a 17-year-old killed in the massacre, was an international sensation for about five months. Cassie Ren Bernall was an American student who was shot to death during the Columbine High School massacre. A memorial on the top of one of the hills in Clement Park for the victims of the Columbine Tragedy, April 28, 1999. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Peekaboo, he said. 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. In 1990, at the age of only 9 years old, Cassie was alive when after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the movement to end South African apartheid was released on February 11th 1990. Emily Wyant, her friend and a witness of the massacre, who was present with Cassie in the library on that day, mentioned that they had been hiding under the same table. She had never noticed them beforeshe was a sophomorebut was sure she could pick them out again if she ever saw them again. I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 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However, when investigators accompanied Scott to the crime spot (the library) later and told him to recollect at which particular spot he had heard the conversation, Scott showed them the spot where another student, Valeen Schnurr, had been lying injured with a gunshot wound and not the spot where Cassie had been hiding and was later killed. Cassie rallies with fevered altar calls erupted around the globe. They are from left to right, Rachel Scott, John Tomlin, Steve Curnow, Lauren Townsend, Isaiah Shoels, Eric Harris, William Dave Sanders, Kelly Flemming, Matthew Kechter, Corey DePooter, Dylan Klebold, Kyle Valasquez, Daniel Mauser and Daniel Rohrbough. And she definitely doesn't want to be known as the girl who punctured the myth of Cassie Bernall. Matt Kechter's funeral. 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. Yes, I believe in God, Cassie, 17, told the gun- and pipe bomb-wielding gunman. All the while, detectives and FBI agents leading the massive police investigation fretted over how to break it to the public that it was all a huge misunderstanding. It led the Bernalls to take extraordinary steps to rescue her from the influence of negative friends, including moving to a new neighborhood. George Kochaniec, Pool, The Associated Press. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Experiences, organizations, & how she spent her time. 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. Born In: Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. Rachel Scott's funeral Rachel's mother, Beth Nimmo, signed her daughter's coffin. 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. 15 crosses honoring those that died in the Columbine High School shooting rest on a hill at Clement Park, April 30, 1999. Cassie had wanted to go to medical school, become a doctor and do medical work in England and Scotland, her aunt said. 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. What is Cassie's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? Funeral services also were planned for students Cassie Bernall, Lauren Townsend and Daniel Rohrbough. 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. 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.. 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. Cassie became known worldwide for courageously affirming her faith as she faced death. She was among the first to be rescued. The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. Sorry! dissection of the rise and fall of the myth. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Here she is placing a flower at Rachel Scott's cross. Along with her brother Chris, she was brought up in a Christian home. It was believed for a long time that Cassie was the victim who had faced the fateful question "Do you believe in God?" 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. Her name is Valeen Schnurr. Just north of Columbine High School two students cried together on April 20, 1999. Victims Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott were both heralded for their faith after the shooting. Cassie Bernall was buried on April 24, 1999 at Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County. [7] Her family had no knowledge of her death until April 22, when they were notified. I WILLDIE FOR MY FAITH. He ran against the incumbent, Jimmy Carter, and won 50.7% of the popular vote to Carter's 41.0%. She had also seen Eric walk up with the shotgun in his right hand, slap Cassies tabletop twice with his left, and say, Peekaboo. He squatted down, balancing on the balls of his feet, still holding on to the tabletop with his free hand. Participants in memorial for Cassie Bernall carrying 13 crosses in memory of Cassie & 12 other victims of last April's massacre at Columbine High. Virtually every major media organization followed. The bed was donated by American Furniture Warehouse in order to provide a more comfortable sleeping surface for Mark who has had trouble sleeping. And there was a wealth of additional information. I believe in God., Because I believe. Val was riddled with shotgun pellets up and down her arms and torso. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littletons Columbine High School. Among other vignettes from Cassies life and death: Attending her funeral were numerous members of Victory Outreach, a storefront church in one of Denvers roughest neighborhoods, where Cassie and her friends shared dinner every few weeks with prostitutes and drug addicts who are part of the inner-city congregation. The story persisted even decades later. She said, "Oh, my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." 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. The funeral was held at Heritage Christian Center. Please reset your password. GREAT NEWS! Columbine survivor Pat Ireland watches from the family car as his father, John, embraces Pat's Physical Therapist, Sarah Gorner, outside Craig Hospital on July 2, 1999. 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. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 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. Call today. In 2015, Rick Santorum used the scenario during a Republican presidential debate, saying "16 years ago this country was tremendously inspired by a young woman who faced a gunman in Columbine and was challenged about her faith, and refused to deny God." According to her parents, Cassie had started taking drugs and alcohol early in life. Try again. The book, which incorporates comments from Bernall's . The book by Cassie's mother, Misty Bernall "She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall" was . Cassie's life was rightly centered on Jesus . Reverend George Kristen of West Bowles Community Church in Littleton, Colorado, described Cassie Bernall's funeral as a "graduation ceremony," a day "to celebrate"; Minister Dave McPherson of the same congregation likened the service to "a wedding."1 Their opprobrious remarks remind me of a man who, in a botched demonstration of anti-anti . Which explains why 16 years later, a presidential candidate is still repeating it. (415) 528-3714. 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. Help paint a picture of Cassie so that she is always remembered. Not our kind of hope.. 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. She often had thoughts of suicide and killing . Anderson is best friends with Josh Townsend, the brother of the deceased. 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. A vast array of websites sprang up to defend the erroneous story. There was an error deleting this problem. The story of Cassies martyrdom was publicized by the media. Who were the people in Cassie's life? Just one girl was under the table with her, Emily Wyant. Two of the victims, teacher William Dave Sanders and student Danny Rohrbough, were shot while helping others escape from the gunmen. If we do not start to act in any way, then these 13 sacrifices, including the sacrifice of Cassie Bernall, will have been wasted. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. I don't begrudge anyone telling the myth in 1999. CASSIE BERNALL APRIL 19, 1999I WILL DIE FOR MY GOD. Low price guaranteed. While there, she broke down and asked God for forgiveness. the average Bernall family member So, whatever it takesI will be one who lives in the freshnewness of life of those who are alive from the dead., Cassie had planned to cut her corn silk-colored hair that hung halfway down her back and give it to someone who makes wigs for kids who are going through chemo, her aunt, Kayleen Bernall, told The Denver Post. 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