Look at this wonderful young person who died at VA Tech. So many sad stories.

Look at this wonderful young man who lost his life at VA Tech. His parents were in Boston, to watch his sister run the Boston Marathon (for a local charity that helps underinsured families), when they learned their son was killed.

(BTW: At the annual Penn State football spring scrimmage, the Blue-White Game, many students are going to wear Orange and Maroon and try to spell out a giant "VT" in the stands, to honor VA Tech's students)

Bellefonte grad one of 32 slain
Centre Daily Times

http://www.centredaily.com/116/story/71905.html

A young man from Bellefonte who loved school and made others feel "a little happier and a little richer" was among the 32 people slain in the Virginia Tech shooting rampage, officials said Tuesday. Jeremy Herbstritt, 27, a Bellefonte Area High School and Penn State graduate, was a graduate student in civil engineering at Virginia Tech.

... "He did such a great job for me in high school," (his high school teacher David) Provan said. "He was on task big time. He was always on top of things. He'd jump right in and get to it. ... He was the type of person that you could talk to." Bob Sutherland, Herbstritt's high school track coach, said Herbstritt developed a lifelong passion for running by preparing himself to compete in marathons. Herbstritt had two undergraduate degrees from Penn State, one in biochemistry and molecular biology in 2003, and another in civil engineering in 2006.

... "He will be remembered for his good behavior -- he didn't drink or swear, he was a good kid," Thomas Herbstritt said. "He'll also be remembered for his wisdom, his love of life, his aggressiveness -- always going after what he wanted; he wanted to do everything -- and his laughter." His grandmother, Mary, said he loved teaching. "He loved that place (Virginia Tech) down there," where he could go for a walk or a jog in the mountains and hills, she said.

... He also enjoyed farming with his dad, Thomas Herbstritt remembered. He said Jeremy was a hard worker, helped his dad split wood, plowed his grandfather's garden and planted apple trees for him. ...