Geoffrey Philp has a touching tribute for everyone affected by the terrible events that took place at Virginia Tech yesterday. God bless them all. Peace~
Thank you, Stephen for this tribute post. It's such a tragic and sad event. I have a cousin who is a student at VA Tech, but she is okay. My heart goes out to everyone. Peace.
Anonymous said…
My heart and prayers also go out to all the victims and the survivors. It is sad when you cannot even go to school without the violence. It just breaks my heart. Those poor KIDS, just trying to learn...
That was so depressin n sad!! When Kids start shootin each other it gets me so scared of what da world is comin 2! I do pray God gives the affected families grace 2 go thru that!
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I grew up in the Linda Pollin Memorial Housing Projects. First of all, I did not know that it was built in memory of Abe Pollin's daughter. In fact, I didn't even know the name, Abe Pollin. I was a child, so I thought it was just a name given to the apartments. At the time, my siblings and I had no idea that we lived in a housing project. Well, the complex had a swimming pool, and the grounds were well kept. Also, it didn't resemble the well known surrounding projects like Valley Green , Condon Terrace , or Wahler Place . The manager was Ms. Royster who was sort of a no-nonsense type of landlord based on the conversations I heard from grownups. However, she seemed nice; plus, we all played with and knew her son, John. Well, although Mr. Pollin passed away back in 2009, I would still like to thank him for building the "LP" as we used to call it. When I became old enough to learn that it was built by Mr. Pollin to honor his ...
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SO sad
Ciao Fab
Getzapped glad to hear your cousin is ok.
It's really sad to see anyone go, but even more when they're young. Thanks
Getzapped-
Thank you and I happy to hear your relative is safe and well.
Faith-
yes, so many prayers.
Crankyputz-
Yes. My grandmother would call it a sign of the times. Thanks.
Thank you, sir. :)
Amen
Thank you. Share some of the food on your post. :)
I do pray God gives the affected families grace 2 go thru that!
It's hard to imagine how long it will take the family and loved ones to return to a sembalance of normality.
Amen and Amen.
Yes, in God's hand. Thank you and welcome.
Ruben-
Amen.