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Ross Abdallah Alameddine, 20, Saugus, Mass.
Jamie Bishop, 35, Pine Mountain, Ga.
Brian Bluhm, 25, Cedar Rapids, IA
Ryan Clark, 22, Martinez, Ga. 
Austin Cloyd, 18, Blacksburg, Va.
Jocelyn Couture-Nowak, 49, Montreal, Canada
Daniel Perez Cueva, 21, Lima, Peru
Kevin Granata, 46, Toledo, OH
Matthew G. Gwaltney, 24, Chester, Va.
Caitlin Hammaren, 19, Westtown, N.Y.
Jeremy Michael Herbstritt, 27, Bellefonte, Pa.
Rachel Hill, 18, Glen Allen, Va.
Emily Hilscher, 19, Woodville, Va.
Jarrett Lee Lane, 22, Narrows, Va.
Matt La Porte, 20, Dumont, N.J.
Henry Lee, 20, Roanoke, Va.
Liviu Librescu, 76, Ploiesti, Romania
G.V. Loganathan, 51, born in Chennai, India
Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34, Indonesia
Lauren Ashley McCain, 20, Hampton, Va.
Daniel O’Neil, 22, Lincoln, R.I.
Juan Ortiz, 26, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 
Minal Panchal, 26, Mumbai, India
Erin Peterson, 18, Chantilly, Va.
Michael Pohle, 23, Flemington, N.J.
Julia Pryde, 23, Middletown, N.J.
Mary Karen Read, 19, Annandale, Va.
Reema Samaha, 18, Centreville, Va.
Waleed Shaalan, 32, Egypt
Leslie Sherman, 20, Springfield, Va.
Maxine Turner, 22, Vienna, Va.
Nicole White, 20, Carrollton, Va.
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Jeremy Michael Herbstritt, 27, Bellefonte, Pa.
April 18, 2007 7:06 PM
Jeremy Herbstritt, a Penn State graduate who was attending graduate school at Virginia Tech, was another victim in the shootings, said Paul Ruskin, spokesman for Penn State's Office of Physical Plant.
When he graduated, Herbstritt, a notorious gadfly, was named “Most Talkative” in the 1998 Bellefonte High School yearbook. According to The Associated Press, Herbstritt grew up on a small farm in central Pennsylvania, where his father, Michael, raised steer and sheep.
"He liked to work on machinery, take a lot of stuff apart and fixed it," his grandfather Thomas Herbstritt told the AP. "He was a studious kid."
Herbstritt was also reportedly an avid runner who liked to kayak. He had been an altar boy, and was involved in research on the West Nile disease while at Penn State. Herbstritt's parents were in Boston Monday to watch their daughter run in the Boston Marathon when the shootings occurred. He was a graduate student studying civil engineering at Virginia Tech, according to the student directory on the college's Web site.
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I didn't know Jeremy, but he is from a town near where I live. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Love and light,
Jen
Posted by: Jennifer | Apr 19, 2007 1:19:08 PM
We as students at Reading Hospital School of Nursing share in your sorrow and our prays and thoughts are with you today and always.
Posted by: Kelly | Apr 19, 2007 6:59:39 PM
May God bless all of Jeremy's family and friends. Such a tragic loss. You will forever be in our thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: fran | Apr 19, 2007 9:27:58 PM
I learned tonight that Jeremy was the nephew of my daughter's high school science teacher. This tragedy touches all of us deeply. Our thoughts are with the Herbstritt family.
Posted by: GJJ | Apr 19, 2007 10:50:37 PM
Celebrate the life of Jeremy with Light, Love and Peace.
Posted by: Wendy | Apr 20, 2007 12:13:57 AM
From all of us at Penn State. Were thinking of you.
Posted by: Pat | Apr 20, 2007 2:20:40 AM
My prayers to you and ur family. May God give u strength during ur moment of pain and despair. I cannot imagine what you're going through but know that my heart and everyone else in America grieves with you. God Bless!
Posted by: Juanita Rios, TX | Apr 20, 2007 9:55:34 AM
May God bless your family at this time of grief. Your family are in my prayers every minute. Pamela Levy.
Posted by: Pamela Levy | Apr 20, 2007 11:46:00 AM
As I read about each and every face that is listed, my heart aches for their families and friends. May Gods peace be bestowed on each person that has been affected by this horrible tragedy! My family will keep you all in our prayers!!!
Sending our Love from the Mountains of North Carolina!
Posted by: Mindi | Apr 20, 2007 11:57:10 AM
There are no words to leaven the pain of your loss and this tragedy. But the following is a humble offering that hopefully will bring some comfort, when you feel the sun shining again:
In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them.
In the opening of buds and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.
So long as we live they, too, shall live for they are now a part of us as we remember them.
Posted by: Theresa | Apr 20, 2007 12:31:31 PM
I saw the interview of Mr & Mrs. on CNN. What a class act! great family! All 32 individual with a face and family. Don't even know any of these people but still lots of pain and tears. I am so sorry this happened to all of you wonderful people.
Posted by: Joe-California | Apr 20, 2007 12:43:36 PM
TO JEREMY HERBSTRITT FAMILY My most heart felt sympathy. I didn't know Jeremy. I saw his parents on one of the news channels.I know he was a good child listening how they were describing him. It brought tears to my eyes. I pray for your family to heal from this terrible tragic loss. God will continue bless you and keep you during a time such as this. WE ALL ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF THESE FAMILY'S
Posted by: Darlene | Apr 20, 2007 1:22:14 PM
What a beautiful angel we all have looking over us now. Sending love and prayers from New York to the Herbstritt family and all the other families involved in this tragedy. America is grieving with you all. Please find strength in the outpouring of support from the nation. We will pray for you all to find strength and rise up. <3
Posted by: Andrea | Apr 20, 2007 1:47:26 PM
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. I am so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: Janice | Apr 20, 2007 3:34:12 PM
From one Father to another, I feel your pain and mourn his loss.
Posted by: JCJC | Apr 20, 2007 3:37:34 PM
My god bless your family in this time of need.
Posted by: Joe | Apr 20, 2007 5:16:47 PM
In memory of JEREMY HERBSTRITT - Your son's name and picture captured my heart from the moment I saw them. I have a son his age. Jeremy is in my prayers and thoughts daily. I pray that your family will find the peace that has been taken from you and that you will find, once more, the joy that his life brought you. May God bless you, and all the families, in this time of sorrow.
Posted by: Sally | Apr 20, 2007 5:22:53 PM
It is not enough to say the worlds thoughts and prayers are with you. The media blitz overwhelmed us with the constant barrage of images. But it also showed us what a remarkable young man Jeremy was. I keep thinking these young people were our next leaders. Their legacy will live on in the lives of those who were touched by this tragedy.
Posted by: anonymous | Apr 20, 2007 5:56:48 PM
God Bless your family in this time of sorrow...
Posted by: sheila again | Apr 21, 2007 7:58:02 AM
Jeremy's vibrance was apparent to me, even someone who never knew him. You can just tell what a beautiful person he turned out to be. I wanted to let the family and friends of Jeremy Herbstritt know that it wasn't lost on us, the citizens of the U.S., what a horrible loss you have suffered. I also wanted to let you know that his radiance and vitality are apparent still, even to those that never had the blessing of knowing him. May God be with you.
Posted by: Alexis | Apr 21, 2007 1:40:24 PM
Jeremy has an infectious smile! I can see his bubbly personality all over his face! I also have a son. My heart reaches out to all of you. The citizens of the U.S. are heartbroken that our children were taken away from their lives. Know that I think of your son as I do all the victims of this tragedy. Know that you are not alone. My thoughts are with you and may your heart heal in time with strength.
My heartfelt sorrow for your loss.
Shari
Posted by: Shari | Apr 22, 2007 12:39:41 PM
I did not know Jeremy, but the minute I heard his parents talking about his work with West Nile virus - I found I did know him. I knew him by what it takes to work with mosquitoes - intelligence, humor, tenacity, and spirit. Another brilliant mind taken by a senceless act. The hearts of the entire Florida mosquito control community go out to all who knew and loved Jeremy.
Posted by: Kellie Etherson | Apr 22, 2007 7:31:53 PM
I never met Jeremy but he was my 3rd cousin. Our family has suffered greatly with the loss of such a brilliant, kind and handsome young gentleman. His tragic loss is felt by every member of our family, even those who never had the honor of meeting him.
Speaking for all the Herbstritts on the west coast, my, or rather our, condolances to Michael, Peggy, Jennifer, Joseph, Stephanie, Thomas and Mary Herbstritt, and to Alexis Bozzo.
The thoughts and prayers of the entire Herbstritt family are with you in the loss of Jeremy. He will be missed by us all.
God bless,
Chris Herbstritt
Lake Forest, Ca
Posted by: Chris Herbstritt | Apr 25, 2007 6:22:24 PM
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