I would dine on fancy breakfast cuisine, otherwise know as Cocoa Puffs. She's spent years excavating every detail of her family life, trying to understand what she could have done to prevent her son's violence. Every so often, the waves would form a small pattern, & change current in an odd shape. Ten years later, these two men of Godradically different in personality and theological approachare still struggling to deal with the damage done to them by two boys bent on murder and mayhem. Tom and I had brought a number of Dylans childhood stuffed animals, and we placed them in the coffin so they rested against his cheeks and neck. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. He said Klebold's remains are to be cremated and that funeral arrangements for Harris are still being worked out. 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. A small mountain of beanie babies was piled around the boys head, covering the self-administered wound that killed him. For months Sue was in denial about what her her son had done: 'They said the boys did all these terrible things. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Here's what you need to know: 1. I always remember my brother trying to impress everyone, and myself thinking what a waste of time that would be. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. CNN televised the funeral of Rachel Scott and it become the most-watched thing they'd aired up till that point. It's definitely exciting to get to take a look into the minds of . Normally unflappable, Klebolds mother was disgusted by her sons blood-sucking treasures; Dylan loved it, the fun of grossing out Mom. More than 2,500 people flooded the sanctuary of West Bowles Community Church, where Cassie had been a member. . ", The two couples, declining to speak publicly, have issued statements expressing sorrow for the school attack and asking to be left alone by reporters. I mean, he was still their son. I wouldnt consider him to be Jewish in any way or form, Rabbi Zwerin said of Dylan Klebold. Marxhausen probably speaks for both men when he says the toll Columbine has taken on his life is incalculable. In the days after Dylan Klebold along with Eric Harris shot and killed 12 students and one teacher and then himself at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, his mother, Sue Klebold,. Topics. Neighbors said they were unlikely to attend a funeral mainly because the Harrises kept to themselves after moving in two years ago. Milton and his wife, Charlotte, who was not Jewish, raised their daughter Susan Dylan Klebolds mother as a Jew. Dylan Klebold had been accepted by the University of Arizona and planned to attend this fall. To summarize it is readily apparent that both Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold felt a tremendous amount of rejection for real or imagined reasons. Since the tragedy at Columbine High, Susan Klebold has given several indications, indirectly to local media, that she considers herself a Jew. "Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept," as the Bible tells it. "He was their son but they don't know the kid who did this," the Rev. Dylan Klebold examines a shot-up bowling pin used for target practice at a makeshift shooting range March 6, 1999 in Douglas County, CO in this image. There is a July 1999 article in a magazine called "The Director which is a publication for professionals in the mortuary biz. A Klebold attorney issued a statement after today's service for Dylan, "who we loved as much as we knew how to love a child. 9-11-1981 -- 17 year old son of Mr. Thomas Klebold (then 52) and Mrs. Susan (Yassenoff) Klebold (then 50), younger brother to Byron (21 at the time). I learned how fear can take hold of a community. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Apr 25, 1999 at 12:00 am. On Thursday, April 22, Tom Klebold called and asked for help. Emotions continued to run high in Littleton as families prepare for a string of funeral and memorial services for the victims of Harris and Klebolds Tuesday rampage. His on-again-off-again friend Eric Harris had . Dylan Bennet Klebold Born: 9-11-1981 6 feet 2.5 inches tall, 143 lbs. 'I saw it was planned, I saw video tapes they had made, I saw Dylan in a way I had never seen him before, they were talking about what they were going to do, it showed him with weapons. And so when a desperate Tom Klebold phoned, the pastora liberal-minded Lutheranagreed to arrange a private service. So to have the entire credibility of it washed away, that hurt.". (It was shown at her funeral.) For those who attended the service, it was as if Dylans life had ended at age 12, not five years later in a murderous rampage that left 12 students, a teacher, and the two killers dead, and a nation grieving and groping for answers. 'For not being someone he could come to and talk to, for not knowing how to listen properly to him, that's what I would wish from him. The expression on Dylans face was unfamiliar, which Byron later confessed made it easier for him. Time seemed to stop when I was fishing. That wasnt the young man Susan Klebold raised. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. DENVER Dylan Klebold, one of two suspects in last week's bloodbath at Columbine High School, led a life of contradictions. Yes, the Ever-lasting contrast. Wayne & Kathy Harris are the parents of infamous Columbine HS shooter, Eric Harris. Search above to list available cemeteries. You have to be prepared to hurt when you go into the ministry. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). And so when a desperate Tom Klebold phoned, the pastora liberal-minded Lutheranagreed to arrange a private service. Her friend Mindy Pollack, 17, said she would attend services for Eric Harris, her former next-door neighbor, but only out of respect for his parents. Dylan Bennet Klebold was born in Denver, Colorado on September 11, 1981. i have always wondered that as well considering that dylan had atleast a very small family gathering for a funeral.maybe erics parents possibly did have some sort of private funeral or memorial service for family that wanted to attend.if so,they probably made it private for obvious reasons.this is just speculation though.even though he did a 26 March 2017. We've received your submission. 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Who wants to begin?. Upon arrival at the funeral home I met Tom Klebold and his other son Byron. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. My fav. Eric Harris School Assignment", "The Bombs: The Columbine Guide-Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold Sue", "At 'perfect' school, student sat next to bomb", "Terror in Littleton: The Seniors; In Horrific Circumstance, Sense of Lost Pomp", "Columbine Survivor With Words for Virginia Students", "Friend of Columbine Killers Still Seeking Answers", "The chance mistake that saved hundreds of lives on the day of the Columbine shooting", "Mass shootings: what are the deadliest attacks in the US? Skip Yassenoff also noted last week that Susan and Thomas Klebold had been members of Littletons St. Philip Lutheran Church. Her son was Dylan Klebold, one of two students who killed 13 people in the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in. Failed to report flower. You have to feel bad for them, she said. Sue Klebold's son Dylan Klebold was one of the two teenagers behind the school shooting at Columbine High School, Colorado, in 1999. Go to bed early, we have to get up at 5! I said, Lets just sit and talk for a while. Toms sister and brother-in-law were the only other family members. I called John Horan of Horan & McConaty Funeral Service, Denver, Colorado, and together we made funeral arrangements for Dylan Klebold. Princess Diana's nieces Lady Eliza and Amelia share Do not sell or share my personal information. He indicated that he is working as a lot technician at the Ralph Schomp dealership and that his work # is {blank}. Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 - April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (/ k l i b o l d /; September 11, 1981 - April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. But I never thought it would hurt that much.. Susan Klebold, former director of disability services at Arapahoe Community College, also works as assistant director of Access to Employment Projects for the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System in Denver. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Everyone is upset, but I still want to go to the funeral, she said. . Family members linked to this person will appear here. Thirty of the 36 families whose relatives were either killed or injured by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in the April 20, 1999, school shooting agreed to participate in a settlement for a total of . All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Please try again later. He was asked to start a nondenominational evangelical church in the 1980s, just as the megachurch movement was beginning to take off. After Dylan's funeral, he described the killer's parents as "the loneliest people on the planet" to The Denver Post. Comment. Dylan Klebold and Ryan Harris killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. She reportedly told Grantz: Its so hard to see my son portrayed as a monster when that isnt the boy I know. This was emphasized both by the congregations former spiritual leader, Rabbi Judith Beiner, now of Overland Park, Kan., and its current president, Daniel Rothschild, in comments to the Intermountain Jewish News. which Sues friend talks about having worked with Dylans mother for a couple of years prior to helping her arrange her son Dylans cremation. Marxhausen and Kirsten (and their colleagues) were engaged in spiritual triage, tending to hundreds of traumatized families. El 20 de abril de 1999 vi sin poder creerlo en televisin como se desenvolvan los trgicos eventos en Columbine. The drives up to the mountains were always peaceful, a certain halcyon hibernating within the tall peaks & the armies of pine trees. ", Marxhausen said the Klebolds have remained in seclusion because they fear "all the anger and scapegoating and blame-pointing.". Lets not blame religion for this. "These parents have been tearing their insides out, trying to understand what the heck happened," said Marxhausen, who has been the family's pastor at St. Philip Lutheran Church here since last summer. That unfamiliar expression was perhaps the only thing that allowed us to get through that first, horrific, unreal moment. "I turned it off. Finally it was time to do liturgy, read scripture, offer prayers and give a brief sermon about parents love, which is as faithful as Gods love. The two, both Columbine seniors, killed a dozen students and a teacher before taking their own lives. He said, Tell them what you saw here today. Dylan Bennet KleboldDecoding Just a Day. My heart broke for Sue because I knew she was a good person and a good mother, and that her life would never again be the same. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. David Brooks Op-Ed column notes that after his recent column about 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, he got e-mail from Tom Klebold, father of Dylan Klebold, one of shooters; holds that . Where did we miss the sign?' Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). For the past 19 years, Sue Klebold, has tried and tried to make sense of what happened. It seemed back then that when the world changed, these mountains would never move. According to the Associated Press, there were signs that Klebolds father had concerns about his son. As a . Getty, AP, AP, AFP/Getty. 'Not only killed and hurt people, but that they would say awful racist things and sadistic things and I just shut that out of my mind. Rabbi Raymond Zwerin of Denvers Temple Sinai might have been speaking on behalf of many area Jews when he questioned the apparent media fascination with the issue. Sue contacted me to ask for my help in arranging the cremation and private memorial service for her son. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I turned it off., Still, Marxhausen might have survived the Columbine tragedy with his job intact were it not for his continued relationship with the Kleboldsand his very public support of them. ..definitely seeing Bryons resemblance at first glance of this one. Mass killers Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold walk through the hallways at Columbine High School in trench coats in a video released by the . Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name Columbine into our collective memories. Year should not be greater than current year. -police interview with Byron JC-001-010524 & 25. contrasting symbol, because it is so true & means so much the battle between good & bad never ends Here we ponder on the tragedy of Dylan Klebold. Today, West Bowles is a soaring modern building facing the Rocky Mountains where ministers preach a fundamentalist Christianity. . "God, who knows about suffering and pain and loss, wants to reach out to you," he told the grieving parents, according to news accounts. Denver Post Staff Writer Dec. 13- Speaking from the grave, Columbine High School killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold help answer the question that's troubled the nation for the last eight. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. He had performed the marriage of Misty and Brad Bernall in 1980; more recently, he had helped guide their teenage daughter Cassie through a dark and rebellious time. My fav. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Normally unflappable, Klebolds mother was disgusted by her sons blood-sucking treasures; Dylan loved it, the fun of grossing out Mom. He is half Jewish as I am all Jewish. So it went for a half an hour or more. Note: what appears to be his white hair streak birth mark. On April 20, 1999, when Sue Klebold heard about a shooting incident at Columbine High School, her thoughts immediately turned to her 17-year-old son, Dylan, who was a senior there. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). My brother would already be up, trying to impress our father by forcing down the coffee he hadnt grown to like yet. 'I remember thinking everything was good,' she said. -- b. countless times, and my mind would wander to wherever it would want to go. Instead, I went with a lour, even though this was a lake. Jackie Collins taught me everything I know. She is the author of A Mother's Reckoning, a book about the signs she missed of Dylan's mental state. Harris's father, Wayne, 50, is a retired Air Force pilot who works in aviation safety as a civilian, and his mother, Kathy, 49, runs a catering business. Video screengrab Harris & Klebold 'Hitman' video screengrab. "People were missing the big point," says Kirsten. When your 17-year-old son has just perpetrated what was then the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, killing 12 students and one teacher and wounding 24 others before he and classmate Eric. This account has been disabled. Dylan Bennet Klebold. This was a good thing, as opposed to getting up for school or some other bulls*St. Klebold's first journal entry was on March 30th, 1997, in which he refers to his depression on the front . Since existence has known, the 'fight' between good & evil has continued. Lived: 6430 days = 17 years. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10972/dylan-bennet-klebold. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Columbine killers' diaries offer chilling insight Anger-filled diaries kept by the Columbine High School gunmen and nearly 1,000 pages of other documents were made public Thursday. I seem to remember our fishing trips well. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Byron indicated the last time he saw Dylan was on their fathers birthday. Now theres even more undeniable proof that he was cremated. "We rely heavily on scripture," says Kirsten, "and on the premise that Christ is the ultimate forgiver, the ultimate lover, and that only through him can we know the Lord.". Except for issuing a statement last week expressing sorrow at their sons actions, the Klebolds have refused all media requests for comments or interviews. And why didn't they know more? This thread is for pictures of Dylan. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name "Columbine" into our collective memories. 'From what I saw he was on the right track, there were times he was quiet and sullen and spent a lot of time in his room, but I have never met a 17-year-old boy for whom that is not true. "What I remember most is this tremendous barrage of very hurting people," he says. Each funeral was special in its own way, just like the person who was buried. God, who knows about suffering and pain and loss, wants to reach out to you, he told the grieving parents, according to news accounts. I beseech", "My son was a Columbine shooter. As he preached, Marxhausen could see Dylan, laid out before him in an open coffin. Sucks for everyone else. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name "Columbine" into our collective memories. Which leaves the Klebold and Harris parents: What insights might they have to offer this traumatized community? As I walked into the incredibly tension-filled room, I knew that the service I had prepared was not appropriate. The further Kirsten got from the tragedy, though, the more he began to crack. LITTLETON, Colo. Just 15 people attended the funeral of Columbine High School killer Dylan Klebold on Saturday two ministers, eleven mourners and two anguished parents wondering where they'd gone . Marxhausen described them as "very good people, fine people" who have been shocked by the disclosures. Dylan Klebold was meek, self-conscious, shy. This is a carousel with slides. It took the mother six months to fully acknowledge the extent of her son's crimes, with police having to show Sue evidence that proved the massacre was premeditated. During his sermon, George Kirsten proclaimed Cassie a martyr. Marxhausen hated the whole thing. Still, he concedes, he left when his church needed him most. Rachel Joy Scott was the first student killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold on 20 April, 1999. I was becoming somewhat toxic with my visibility and extrovertedness.. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 1 review. The lake, the mountains, the trees, all of the wildlife s$*t that people seemed to take for granted, was here. It was horrifying to see him in that mode. Dylans funeral was an open casket. We were formal with each other, but he was grateful for my presence. According to Dylan, with the exception of his parents, his extended family treated him like the runt of the litter. At the memorial service, Marxhausen said, he told the Old Testament story of Absalom, the rebel son of King David, who takes part in a rebellion against his father and is killed. and aw to Zach for attending Dylan's funeral. "Cassie Bernall deserved to have a book written about her, but if there was reason to believe that it wasn't truthful, then it's a disservice to her memory and to the community. All we have in the house is a BB gun to shoot the woodpeckers. The funeral home and chapel where Dylan Klebolds private viewing took place in Denver,Colorado. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. After Columbine, local evangelicalswho said the shootings were the devil's work and who used the tragedy as an opportunity to bring people to Jesusinfuriated him. Don Marxhausen believed that Dylan's parents deserved to hear the message of God's grace. There was his mother Susans favorite story: One afternoon, Dylan, age 10, came running back from the creek with a pile of leeches. 'I had been grieving so much for this lost previous child and remembering who he was and that was the point I realised who he was to the rest of the world, everything died in my world, God died, my belief in truth in what my family was. In his sermon, Marxhausen spoke of Gods love. It was if their presence was necessary for me to be content. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Dylan was remembered as a Cub Scout who attended church with his family. There are some people who saw the sweet side of Dylan. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. We are against guns. Susan said, How could he be anti-Semitic? Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA, Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. His long, skinny body fit awkwardly into the cardboard casket where it would lie until cremation. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Sorry! U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Recalling the day her son was buried, Ms Klebold said he was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and broke down into floods of tears as she said she wanted to 'crawl in that casket with him' and was desperate to understand what drove her son to commit such an atrocious crime. Byron and Tom and I held one anothers hands, and together we held Dylans. 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