Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Heroes Among Us

We weep for the slain, and the heroes. 

Israeli professor of Romanian origin Liviu Librescu numbers among those killed in the Virginia Tech University massacre on Monday. According to the International Herald Tribune, Librescu sacrificed his life to save his students. He had blocked the access to the his class so that students can run from the attacker.

Librescu, 77, was teaching at the Virginia Tech University for 20 years.

Israeli media also announce the death of Liviu Librescu. The online edition of the Jerusalem Post reports that he was shot to death, while ynetnews.com writes that he was killed during his attempt to block the access to the class.

Alec Calhoun, a student who witnessed his death, told the Associated Press that he saw his teacher blocking the door to the class while some of her colleagues were hiding, while others were jumping out of the window.

The professor had been driven to school by his wife less than an hour before he was shot.

Hat tip Charlie Sykes.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2034 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. In the midst of tragedy -

    In stark contrast to the self-centered and self-serving maniac who caused this horrendous loss of life, and those whose sole reaction was to cower and try to save their own skins -

    I am reminded that there still exist men of noble character -

    Those with a sense of purpose who do not hesitate to make a sacrifice for the sake of others.

    There is hope yet for humanity.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 17, 2007 at 2218 hrs


  2. Bob, you are right, but there are a lot of heroes out there- fire and police men,and women, EMT’s soldiers and so many more.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 18, 2007 at 0126 hrs


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