Remembering December 14, 2012 - Sandy Hook Elementary School

 I can't even believe that I can possibly be writing this right now. This is the most unreal thing I've ever heard. I've wept at least once a day for the victims of this horrifying tragedy, and I will continue to do so, I'm sure. My heart aches for the families of these victims and it aches for the victims' last moments of terror, pleading and pain. We should never, ever need to worry about something like this happening, especially in our schools. Our teachers love our students far too much, and our students are much too young to die in such a horrible death. This shooting did not happen exceptionally far from me, and never before have I felt quite the wave of shock that ran through my blood when I first heard of this massacre. I am on the road to heading into working in the field of early childhood education, and this put the entire world into perspective in a heartbeat. Among all the places in the world, school should feel like one of the safest places for children, as well as their educators. It disgusts me and saddens me that children who learn about this disaster will more than likely be afraid to return to school, and it disgusts me that I now worry about this possibly happening to my future students and myself.
I choose not to picture the murderer here. Such a heinous crime and murderer needs no more publicity than it has already received, and I will not take part in giving the individual more. This is for the victims and the families. I pray and will pray for the victims and their families daily.

- Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female, 6 years old.

- Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male, 7 years old.

- Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female, 29 years old.

- Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female, 6 years old.

- Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female, 7 years old.

- Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female, 6 years old.

- Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male, 6 years old.

- Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female, 47 years old.

- Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female, 6 years old.

- Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female, 6 years old.

- Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male, 7 years old.

- Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male, 6 years old.

- James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male, 6 years old.

- Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female, 7 years old.

- Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female, 52 years old.

- Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female, 6 years old.

- Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male, 6 years old.

- Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male, 6 years old.

- Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female, 6 years old.

- Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female, 6 years old.

- Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female, 6 years old.

- Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified), 30 years old.

- Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female, 56 years old.

- Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female, 27 years old.

- Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male, 6 years old.

- Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female, 6 years old.