Victims in Columbine High massacre
Sketches of those slain by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold at Columbine High School:
-
Cassie Bernall, 17. Active in church youth programs and Bible study
groups. Recently visited Britain. Favorite movie was Mel Gibson's
"Braveheart."
- Steven Curnow, 14. A freshman, dreamed of being a
Navy top gun and piloting an F-16. Watched "Star Wars" movies so often
he could recite dialogue. Played soccer as a boy; learned to referee to
earn pocket money.
- Corey DePooter, 17. Loved to golf, hunt and
fish. Former wrestler. Had taken maintenance job at a golf club to save
up for a boat with a friend. Good student.
- Kelly Fleming, 16.
Aspiring songwriter and author. Wrote scores of poems and short stories
based on her life experiences. Was learning to play guitar. Had
recently moved from Phoenix. Was eager to get her driver's license and
part-time job.
- Matthew Kechter, 16. A junior, had hoped to start for the football team. Lifted weights. Maintained A average.
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Daniel Mauser, 15. A sophomore, excelled in math and science, and
earned straight A's on last report card. Ran cross country and joined
debate team.
- Daniel Rohrbough, 15. Helped in his father's
electronics business and worked on family farms in Kansas during the
summer. Enjoyed computer games, stereos and home theater systems.
- William "Dave" Sanders, 47. Columbine
teacher for 24 years, including in business and science. Coached girls'
basketball and softball. Married, three daughters and 10 grandchildren.
Shot twice in chest while directing students down hallway to safety.
Survived at least 3 1/2 hours.
- Rachel Scott, 17. Played lead in
a student-written play, "Smoke in the Room." Active in Celebration
Christian Fellowship church. Liked photography. During rampage, younger
brother Craig, 16, played dead in library and helped lead others to
safety.
- Isaiah Shoels, 18. Due to graduate in May. Suffered
health problems as a child and had heart surgery twice. Wanted to
attend an arts college and become a music executive. Small in stature
but lifted weights and played football and wrestled.
- John
Tomlin, 16. Enjoyed driving off-road in his beat-up Chevy pickup.
Worked after school in gardening store and belonged to a church youth
group. Went on missionary trip to Mexico and built a house for the
poor. Wanted to enlist in the Army.
- Lauren Townsend, 18.
Captain of girls' varsity volleyball team, coached by her mother.
Member of the National Honor Society and candidate for valedictorian.
Wanted to major in biology in college.
- Kyle Velasquez, 16. Had attended Columbine
only three months. Loved computers, the Denver Broncos and dreamed of
joining the Navy, as his father had. Devoted to family. Buried with
full military honors at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.




