I just want to go home., I know, Emily answered. 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. He made it out of the library, told friends, and the story took off. A system error has occurred. But something interesting happened once the truth came to light. Cassie Bernall: A tribute service was held for the extended community at West Bowles Community Church in her hometown. Blood was streaming out of thirty-four separate wounds. Cassie looked desperate, holding her hands up against the sides of her face. They pulled out Sanders wallet and held it open so he could see pictures of his wife and three daughters. Eric poked the shotgun under and fired. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 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. She Said Yes was reissued in several formats and sold over a million copies. 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. Erics legs turned. Cassie became known worldwide for courageously affirming her faith as she faced death. Feds sue water company for rupture damaging Rocky Mountain National Park -- again, Family gets unexpected bill after Kaiser Permanente Colorado software error that resulted in refunds to thousands, Skygazers will have a great view Wednesday of two planets that look like they are almost touching. Cassie's friend Emily Wyant, who was next to her in the library when she was shot, also told the family that the question had not been asked. place of death: Columbine, Colorado, United States. A few years before she passed away, Cassie had experimented with drugs, alcohol, and Satanism at the age of 14. Try again later. Bernall family member is 70. Who is Cassie Bernall to you? Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Everyone believed it. 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. 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. The churchs pastor, Dwight R. Blackstock, said Rohrbough might still be alive if hed have made a little different choice. From that day on, she became a different person. Numerous witnesses corroborated her account. 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. Klebold asked her if she believed in God. 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. Steven Curnow: The youngest of the victims at just 14 years old, his funeral was held at Trinity Christian Center. 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. Another friend later talked about how much she had changed. God? Emily Wyant, the little girl under the table with Cassie when it happened, came forward. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 1 death record, 2 followers 54 favorites. Victims Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott were both heralded for their faith after the shooting. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Just one girl was under the table with her, Emily Wyant. 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. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Cassie's lifetime. A rescue worker rests on the back of an ambulance on while working the scene at Columbine High School in Littleton on April 20, 1999. Crowd is sent into the memorial area at the parking lot of Mann Theatres Sunday morning, April 25, 1999, before the start of the Columbine Memorial service. This memorial has 15 crosses, one each for the 13 victims and two more for the shooters, Harris and Klebold. Its a comforting thought, sure, but it doesnt lessen the pain of missing her. You can say it didnt happen that way, but the church wont accept it.. The letters were addressed to her friend Mona and mentioned Cassies idea of killing her parents and committing suicide. 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. Who were the people in Cassie's life? Just north of Columbine High School two students cried together on April 20, 1999. 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. 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 don't begrudge anyone telling the myth in 1999. 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. 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. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Not our kind of hope.. However, investigators concluded the person asked about their belief in God was Valeen Schnurr, who survived the shooting. She made a full recovery, and her story never varied. The last part was true. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Dedicated to a student of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. A year and a half before her death, Bernall decided to go on a weekend church retreat and restored her faith. One of the perpetrators, Eric Harris, had slammed his hand on the table they were hiding under. His dying words were, Tell my girls I love them.. 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. Yet, as I was at the same time able to create an email contact to Cassies father, Brad Bernall, he allowed me to use the pictures of his beloved daughter, so that I, as a non-family member, can spread the remembrances of Cassie.I do also own a webpage in German language, on which I have used one part of it to upload all of Cassies pictures, that I have ever found in the internet, including the ones shown in this video. Val was riddled with shotgun pellets up and down her arms and torso. Cassie Ren Bernall was an American student who was shot to death during the Columbine High School massacre. [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." [Emily] saw a kid near the counter jump or go down. 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. Rachel Scott's funeral Rachel's mother, Beth Nimmo, signed her daughter's coffin. Cassie Bernall started out her teenage career with the wrong crowd, like many teenagers do. She saw the sawed-off gun barrel. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. In September 1999, I broke the news in Salon. HONESTLY, I WANT TO LIVE COMPLETELY FOR GOD. Today marks 20 years since 12 students and one teacher went to Columbine High School and never returned. Cassie spoke of her faith in a youth group video just two days before her death. When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, Cassie rallies with fevered altar calls erupted around the globe. 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. 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. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. 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. This happened 1.5 years before she succumbed to a gunshot during the Columbine High School massacre. This was too rich. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Cassie became known worldwide for courageously affirming her faith as she faced death. 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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. According to the Associated Press, Sanders staggered into a classroom where students tore off their T-shirts and pressed them to his wounds. His friends, teammates, and family members . Please reset your password. Prices as low as $895. Its, like, impossible to really have a really true life without him, she said. Columbine High School students grieve together at Clement Park Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 1999, just up the street from the school. People around the world have heard about this, the girl who died a martyr, he said. She paused, like she didnt know what she was going to answer, and then she said yes. And in the end, there was no conspiracy or intent to mislead. Something good, that I am sure of, just has to come out of it, even now, more than 20 years after Columbine. 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.. However, Santorum did not attach a name to the story, and may have been referencing Valeen Schnurr. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5742897/cassie-ren%C3%A9-bernall. Photo by Craig F. Walker / THE DENVER POST/Getty Images. A parent is reunited with his daughter at a house where more than 25 students had found shelter when shooting broke out at Columbine High School near Littleton. Earlier, Misty had recovered letters from her bedroom. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Cassie later opted to visit a weekend church retreat. She had recently visited Great Britain and her favorite movie was 'Braveheart'. AncientFaces is a place where our memories live. Biography ID: 80209726. 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. The shotgun blast that killed Bernall recoiled, resulting in a nose injury to Harris. Her character was transformed, the girl said, even though Cassie didnt understand religious terms like being saved or born again. GREAT NEWS! dissection of the rise and fall of the myth. BY ANCESTRY.COM, Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado 80401, United States. 978--8499-1645-8. Dear God, dear God, why is this happening? Cassie asked. She grew up in a white evangelical Christian home with her parents, Misty and Brad, and her younger brother Chris. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. He didnt mean just his church; he meant the worldwide evangelical community. Schnurr had shouted "Oh, my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." Klebold reloaded but did not shoot her again, and Schnurr ultimately survived the massacre. He said that he and his wife had got their daughter back. Low cost cremation & funeral price packages. According to her father, Cassie returned from the church retreat as a different person. In September 1911, Angus McAulay and Harry Suters opened what eventually became McAulay and Wallace Mortuary. The story persisted even decades later. Which explains why 16 years later, a presidential candidate is still repeating it. According to the Internet site ReligionToday, Rachel Joy Scott, 17, who was also killed in the library, had led a weekly prayer and Bible study group of fellow teens the past year and a half at Orchard Road Christian Center, an Assemblies of God congregation. In 1981, in the year that Cassie R Bernall was born, on January 20th, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Eric poked his shotgun under the table rim as he came down. 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. She also enjoyed fishing and rock climbing. Cassie Ren Bernall was born on November 6, 1981, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US, into the Christian family of Misty and Brad Bernall. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. They just blew her away. A sheriffs department investigator who attends the Bernalls church later found Cassie lying under a table. 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. Discover how our Uncovering Our Shared Memories: An Introduction to the Community Standards at AncientFaces Resend Activation Email. Matt Kechter's funeral. Incidentally, Cassie was not the lone Christian killed at Columbine High April 20. She died because of one little word, "yes.". 6, 1981APR. No. 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. 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. Joshua Lapp, another witness of the library shootings, mentioned that the question of whether they believed in God was asked by the perpetrators to many people and the responses received did not seem to have made the perpetrators decide whom to shoot and whom to spare. 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. Cassie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Bernall family tree. Cassie Bernall died a martyr. 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. 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