I found out late last night and this morning that 2 of the students at VA Tech that are among the deceased are very close to me.
1 young man 20 years old in his Sophmore year for Mechanical Engineering and son of a coworker
1 young man, childhood friend of my 19 year old son, played little league football, baseball and basketball since age 5 was the other. His mother and I remain good friends and I will be going to her home today to offer my condolences.
As I type this message my eyes are tearing up and tears falling down my face, this could have been my child, he was like my child, spent many of nights at my home, many meals together that will be no more. My son turned down the offer from VA Tech to go to VA State, I don't believe in god, but I'm so thankfull that he did not go because he would have likely been in the same class as his friend (same major).
I know I'm rambling on, but my heart is aching as so much has happend in my life over the past two weeks, it seems that sometimes I can't hold it together and just when I think I have a grip, something else happens
nj