8 on The New York Times best-sellers list. LITTLETON, Colo. As Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, Cassie fed the world with one word, Yes,' said Dave McPherson, youth minister at West Bowles Community Church, Littleton, Colo., the Sunday after Cassie Bernall was slain at Columbine High School. [16], In October 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty Bernall, authored the book She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. The story was reported virtually everywhere, by every legitimate outlet. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littleton's Columbine High School. 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. If we do not start to act in any way, then these 13 sacrifices, including the sacrifice of Cassie Bernall, will have been wasted. The fire alarm had been unbearably loud, but now she could barely hear it. She had never noticed them beforeshe was a sophomorebut was sure she could pick them out again if she ever saw them again. Part-time art teacher Patti Nielson's famous 911 call from the library allowed to investigators to reconstruct most of the carnage moment by moment. Cassie Bernall died a martyr. An estimated crowd of 70,000 were on hand for the event. 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. There was a problem getting your location. Try again later. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. What is Cassie's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? She looked into Cassies brown eyes. For three generations, the McAulay family owned and operated the funeral homes in Fullerton and Yorba Linda. In September 1999, I broke the news in Salon. Cassie's life was rightly centered on Jesus . According to her parents, who lovingly called her Bunny Rabbit, Cassie liked rock climbing in Breckinridge. BY ANCESTRY.COM, Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado 80401, United States. There is a problem with your email/password. 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. It led the Bernalls to take extraordinary steps to rescue her from the influence of negative friends, including moving to a new neighborhood. Link to family and friends whose lives she impacted. Add Cassie's family friends, and her friends from childhood through adulthood. He joined The Post as a photo editor in 2012. It was for her strong faith in God and His promise of eternal life that she made her stand." Tomlin had traveled to a small town in Mexico last year as part of a ministry that helped build a house for a poor family who had been living in a shack. 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. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. A system error has occurred. Cassie Bernall was buried on April 24, 1999 at Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County. According to her father, Cassie returned from the church retreat as a different person. dissection of the rise and fall of the myth. Matt Kechter's funeral. Learn more about managing a memorial . Bree was a bit farther from Cassie than Emilythe next closest personbut she had a wider view. CASSIE BERNALL APRIL 19, 1999I WILL DIE FOR MY GOD. Her character was transformed, the girl said, even though Cassie didnt understand religious terms like being saved or born again. His lifeless body was among the first TV images broadcast live to the nation the afternoon of the tragedy. 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. Site by Mere. 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. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. Schnurr had shouted "Oh, my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." The church is going to stick to the martyr story. This was the first time, emotionally, she has been able to come to Clement Park. Cassie Bernall was a victim of the Columbine High School shooting. Columbine Sophomore Megan Coxey is comforted by junior Ara Maranian. Her father said "When she came back from that retreat, she was an entirely different person. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? 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. No. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, marched to the school in Colorado around lunch time . He beat incumbent George H.W. Her mother also remembers sitting with her in the kitchen, likely nagging her for not doing her chores. That blast took her instantly. Despite her daughters sudden fame, her mother writes that people are off-track if they think she was a righteous, holy person who read her Bible all the time. A portion of the proceeds from the $17 hardback will be given to a charitable foundation established in the victims name. Call today. 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. In 2015, American politician, political commentator, attorney, and author Rick Santorum recollected the story at a Republican presidential debate. Rachel, a fun-loving participant in drama and forensics, had told friends she was considering graduating early to travel with a Christian drama team and perhaps later to become a missionary or to work with troubled youth, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reported. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. The Globe noted, Accounts of the final moments of Cassies life echo with the history of early Christendom, when a profession of faith could be a fatal act.. Her April 24 funeral was attended by nearly 2,000 people. 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. 0 cemeteries found in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. when she died at the age of 17. She said yes, and he asked why. 978--8499-1645-8. Failed to report flower. Her funeral was held on a later date for close friends and family. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Your Premier Provider for Low Cost Cremations Cremations as low as $ Low-cost cremations Low price guaranteed Call Us Today 844-550-7897 About Accu-Care Cremation & Funerals Accu-Care was launched in 1992 and has provided over 27 years of Because shed want to tell everyone who admires her so much that she wasnt really so different from anybody else. Bernall candidly spells out those flaws. When Klebold had asked the reason for such belief, Schnurr had said it was because she was a believer and her parents had raised her in that manner. In a statement issued at Cassie's funeral, her parents said:"Her life was rightly centered around our Lord Jesus. Her mother found letters in her bedroom discussing her thoughts of killing her parents, and they decided to send her to a new school, Columbine High School, for a new start. based on information from your browser. But a key change in her life occurred in March 1997 after a friend from the Christian school she was then attending invited her to a mountain retreat. Friends and family of the victim of the Columbine High School massacre signed the . He didnt mean just his church; he meant the worldwide evangelical community. This browser does not support getting your location. One of the first students to escape from Columbine High School is questioned by police. Oh my God, oh my God, dont let me die, she prayed. by Misty Bernall Nashville: Word Publishing, 1999, 142 pages. IT'S HARD AND SCARY,BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT." We had gotten our daughter back. She also enjoyed fishing and rock climbing. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Participants in memorial for Cassie Bernall carrying 13 crosses in memory of Cassie & 12 other victims of last April's massacre at Columbine High. I think shes awesome, I cant even explain like the joy that comes from my knowing a person that would die for my Lord, another friend, Erika Dendorfer, told NPR. 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. The story of Cassies martyrdom was publicized by the media. The letters were addressed to her friend Mona and mentioned Cassies idea of killing her parents and committing suicide. place of death: Columbine, Colorado, United States. She had recently visited Great Britain and her favorite movie was 'Braveheart'. 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Cassies family was informed about her death after a couple of days of the massacre. Do you believe in God?, She wavered. 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. Cassie was born to Misty and Brad Bernall on November 6, 1981. Cassie didnt turn. Did Cassie serve in the military or did a war or conflict interfere with her life? Her parents resolved to enrol her at a new school, the Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, to help her start afresh. In 1981, in the year that Cassie R Bernall was born, on January 20th, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. 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. Rachel Scott's funeral Rachel's mother, Beth Nimmo, signed her daughter's coffin. A group of students embrace as they say a prayer during the conclusion of the Memorial Service for Columbine High School on April 25, 1999, in Littleton. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, visited the makeshift memorial in Clement Park on April 27, 1999, which has grown to at least a city block in size after the shooting rampage at Columbine High School that left 15 dead. Dedicated to a student of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Schnurr also verified the fact that while she lay on the floor of the library after being shot, Dylan Klebold, the other perpetrator who did not kill Cassie, had approached Schnurr. And to a large extent, he was right: this widespread debunking was met with widespread denial. Early in the Republican presidential undercard debate tonight, Rick Santorum dredged up a powerful old Columbine myth to defend Kim Davis, Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, and to illustrate the steepness of America's moral decline. While there are conflicting reports regarding the incident, Cassies presentation as a Christian martyr continues to inspire people across the globe. Cassie became known worldwide for courageously affirming her faith as she faced death. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [19] The video for "This Is Your Time" includes a short clip at its beginning of Bernall talking about her beliefs. Yes. AncientFaces is a place where our memories live. Cassie was killed in the April 20 massacre at Columbine High School after one of the gunman asked her if she believed in God. Nearly 2,500 people attended Cassies funeral April 26 at West Bowles Community Church. People talk about her smile, ability to listen, selflessness and caring character, but Bernall also points out her stubborn daughter was equally capable of selfishness and behaving like a spoiled 2-year-old. Bree Pasquale was sitting there, right out in the open a few steps away, beside the next table over. 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. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Not a word. Her pastor called her funeral a marriage to Jesus Christ. Victim of the Columbine High School Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Sanders, whose April 26 funeral was at Littletons Trinity Christian Center, herded students to safety when gunshots broke out in the school cafeteria, The Denver Post recounted. Columbine High School teacher Sue Caruthers placed carnations at each cross. It will always remain deep and raw. A friend said he could see the change immediately in her face. Low price guaranteed. Nielson eventually dropped the phone to take cover, but it continued recording, and the FBI lab enhanced the tape. This is a photo of Cassie R Bernall added by Andrew Dolan on April 23, 2020. Try again. A few weeks later, however, Bernall hurried up to him after a Sunday service. A few years before she passed away, Cassie had experimented with drugs, alcohol, and Satanism at the age of 14. Both Klebold' s and Harris's cross have been covered with black plastic. It took her a long time for Cassie to fit in, and she was still adapting at her death, her youth pastor Dave McPherson recounted. Try again later. Produced by her church, it can be ordered by calling 1-800-521-8011. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. We all want to get out of here.. [1] [2] [3] It includes a foreword by . It was reported that Bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in God, and she said "Yes", before being shot during the massacre. 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The media was allowed inside Columbine High School on Tuesday, June 15, 1999 for the first time since the massacre on April 20. Between exchanges, Cassie prayed very quietly. Briefly. Updated: April 24, 2020. Even so, I know that her death was not a waste, but a triumph of honesty and courage. Cassie Bernall is the 17-year-old student who died at Columbine High School last April 20 when two young men ignited a wave of shootings and bombings. At Leawood Elementary School worried parents Marcel and Cathy Savoi wait for word of their son, Justin, 15. Cassie R Bernall lived You can always change this later in your Account settings. 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. Members of the news media prepare for a press briefing from Steve Davis of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at Clement Park, April 22, 1999, in Littleton. Bernall entered the Columbine High School library to study during lunch. When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, Val started blurting out what had happened almost immediately. He said that he and his wife had got their daughter back. In 2015, Rick Santorum used the scenario during a Republican presidential debate, saying "16 years ago this country was tremendously inspired by a young woman who faced a gunman in Columbine and was challenged about her faith, and refused to deny God." Cassie had wanted to go to medical school, become a doctor and do medical work in England and Scotland, her aunt said. She said, "Oh, my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." Learn more about merges. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/cassie-bernall-43398.php. She was shot in the right side of her head, resulting in her immediate death. [9][17] However, the book ultimately leaves it up to the audience to make up their own mind about what happened. Columbine High School students grieve together at Clement Park Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 1999, just up the street from the school. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. Cassie later opted to visit a weekend church retreat. He didnt pause long, or even stoop down far enough for Emily to see his face. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. God? The average age of 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. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Cassie Ren Bernall I found on Findagrave.com. I don't begrudge anyone telling the myth in 1999. GREAT NEWS! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Daniel Bateman, pictured at far left, viewing the crosses is a former Lakewood resident that had many friends that attended Columbine High. A young girl did profess her faith in God at gunpoint, but she lived to tell about it. We consider her [Scott] to be a Christian American martyr, the churchs youth minister, Barry Palser, told The Washington Post. In 1992, Cassie was just 11 years old when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. All the while, detectives and FBI agents leading the massive police investigation fretted over how to break it to the public that it was all a huge misunderstanding. Cassie Bernall, a 17-year-old killed in the massacre, was an international sensation for about five months. Here she is placing a flower at Rachel Scott's cross. A direct cremation with Tulip starts at $1,195, compared to an average of $1,900 in California. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Like most of the Columbine myths, the martyr story gained traction because it was based on a kernel of truth. It was strong. 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On April 20, 1999, two students, cloaked in black trench coats and armed with guns and pipe bombs, opened fire at Columbine High School, killing 15 people, including themselves, and wounding 28 others in the worst school shooting in U.S. history at the time. Dylan reloaded, but something distracted him. Bush who was seeking his second term. 15 crosses honoring those that died in the Columbine High School shooting rest on a hill at Clement Park, April 30, 1999. 1 birth record, View We're dedicated to helping you through this stressful time with a simple, easy process that takes the burden off of you. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of Cassie's life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude. cassie ren bernall nov. 6, 1981 apr. And my parents brought me up that way.. Friends can be as close as family. She saw the sawed-off gun barrel. [4][5][6][7], In September 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty, released She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Easy-to-arrange cremation & funeral services. Dylan turned around. Natasha Cordova, 17, of Montbello High School, who holds balloons, and Vernon Jones, 18, of East High School, pray for Columbine High School victims during the vigil at Civic Center Park on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in downtown Denver. She must have been scared, but her voice didnt sound shaky. Cassie also wanted to become better at the nature photographs she loved to take. See What AncientFaces Does to discover more about the community. Blackstock noted that Rohrboughs heroic act, in the last few moments of his life on this earth, was the kind of thing Jesus holds up as an example to us all. Emily didnt have toshe was facing perpendicular to Erics stance, so she could look straight at Cassie and see Eric just to her left at the same time. 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. She paused, like she didnt know what she was going to answer, and then she said yes. They just blew her away. A sheriffs department investigator who attends the Bernalls church later found Cassie lying under a table. The book reached No. For her funeral yesterday morning, friends of Cassie Bernall had stitched together a video, interspersing their remembrances of the Columbine High School junior with photographs of the young. She made a full recovery, and her story never varied. Her parents state that at one point Cassie became suicidal. Biography ID: 80209726. Columbine shooting victim Richard Castaldo shows fatigue as he reclines in his wheelchair at Craig Hospital, June 17, 1999. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Cassie Bernall is the 17-year-old student who died at Columbine High School last April 20 when two young men ignited a wave of shootings and bombings. Cassie was as real as anybody else. Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado 80127. Bill Owens to call special session during a rally on the East Steps of the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, June 29, 1999. The girls whispered back and forth. He made it out of the library, told friends, and the story took off. She was rebellious, involving herself with witchcraft, drugs, drinking, and cutting herself. If I think about it, the thing that showed it most was her smile. Although investigators and Cassie's friend Emily Wyant, who was hiding along with her under the same table in the library when she was killed, told Cassie's family that the question was not asked to Cassie, her mother, Misty Bernall, included the story in the memoir She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Cassie's family stood by its accuracy. Some days they make headway, and on others they get tangled or fall down, she writes. They had wisely chosen to face each other, so they could stay in contact, but look past each other to get a 360-degree view of the room, at least at floor height. In September 1911, Angus McAulay and Harry Suters opened what eventually became McAulay and Wallace Mortuary. The bed was donated by American Furniture Warehouse in order to provide a more comfortable sleeping surface for Mark who has had trouble sleeping. And there was a wealth of additional information. He had said "peek-a-boo," following which he had shot Cassie. She Said Yes includes two chapters about that rebellion. But something interesting happened once the truth came to light. Klebold asked her if she believed in God. [7], Valeen Schnurr had been shot and was on the floor of the library when one of the shooters, Dylan Klebold approached her. She may have put a hand up to protect herself, because the tip of one finger was blown away, he said, but she couldnt have had time to do more. She Said Yes is the story of Cassie Bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the Columbine High School shooting. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Eric and Dylan passed by several times, but Emily never expected one of them to come under the table and shoot. Roy Miller, Jefferson County School Security Patrol Officer, stands guard outside the still sealed off library. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. A cross for Isaiah Shoels is one of 15 honoring all that died in the Columbine shooting, on a hill at Cement Park, April 30, 1999. Moment by moment Cassies funeral April 26 at West Bowles community church at figuring things out loved to extraordinary. Bernall April 19, 1999I will die for my God, oh, my God, oh my God dont. 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