Saugus mother mourns son, 20 (VA Tech Massacre Victim)

The bloodiest shooting rampage in the nation’s history has claimed the life of a promising young Saugus man, a sophomore gunned down in his morning French class at Virginia Tech.

“I just got word he was of the ones killed in the classroom,” said a sobbing Lynnette Alameddine moments after a chaplain called with word that her 20-year-old son, Ross Alameddine, was among the dead. She was too grief-stricken to speak further.
Earlier last night, the tormented Saugus mother was waiting by her phone. She spent hours calling police and hospitals, which she said were unresponsive to her frantic pleas for information.


“This is torture - complete torture,” Alameddine said of waiting to hear from her son. “I thought I saw my son injured on TV - I thought I recognized his legs. I talked to him (Monday) night and he was so happy. I’m such a wreck.”

Ross Alameddine is a sophomore who had just declared English as his major. A graduate of Austin Preparatory School in Reading, he was in French class yesterday morning in Room 211 of Norris Hall, where many were slain on the campus.

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=195173

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