Emily Hilscher, 18, Cho’s first victim and the object of his envious
rage. She was studying animal science.
Ryan Clark, 22, a student adviser who lived in West Ambler Johnston
Hall, the campus’s largest residence. Mr Clark, known as Stack, is reported
to have been shot in the neck as he came to Ms Hilscher’s aid.
Jamie Bishop, 35, an adjunct professor of German.
Kevin Granata, one of the leading biomechanics researchers in the
United States.
Professor Give Loganathan, from Madras, India, had been teaching at
Virginia Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since
1982.
Professor Liviu Librescu, 75, the oldest victim. A Holocaust survivor,
born in Romania he was an expert in aeronautical engineering who moved to
Virginia in 1985 after becoming an Israeli citizen. Reports described him
shielding his students when the gunman attacked.
Maxine Turner, 22, a senior chemical engineering student from Vienna,
Virginia. A web tribute described Ms Turner as “just an absolutely amazing,
intelligent woman”.
Reema Samaha, 18 from Centreville, Virginia, a freshman and member of
the university's contemporary dance ensemble. Internet dedications said that
she was recognised in the 2004 Critics and Awards Program for High School
Theatre.
Julia Pryde, 23, a master’s student from Middletown, New Jersey,
examining pollution and soil erosion.
Mary Read 19, like Cho was born in Korea but lived in Annandale,
Virginia. Her uncle, Ted Kuppinger, described her as “a beautiful girl, very
caring and loving”.
Matt La Porte, 20 a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey, was on a military
scholarship and intended to join the US Air Force. A heavy metal fan who
kept a Myspace page in the name of Mottull Oakenhawk.
Ross Alameddine, 20, a second-year student from Saugus, Massachusetts,
who died in the French lesson. His mother, Lynnette, said “I thought I saw
my son injured on TV. I thought I recognised his legs. I talked to him
Monday and he was so happy. I’m such a wreck.”
Brian Bluhm, 25, was weeks away from finishing his master's degree in
civil Engineering and planning a career in water resources.
Caitlin Hammaren, 19, a member of the university's Resident Assistant
staff and a second-year student majoring in international studies and
French. “She was just one of the most outstanding young individuals that
I’ve had the privilege of working with,” said John P. Latini, principal of
Minisink Valley High School, where she graduated in 2005.
Daniel Peréz Cueva, 21 born in Peru and studying international
relations.
Jarrett Lane, 22, a final-year civil engineering student who grew up in
Narrows, Virginia, just 30 miles from Virginia Tech. He played the trombone,
American football and basketball at high school in Narrows. Daniel Farrell,
Mr Lane’s brother-in-law, said: “He had a caring heart and was a friend to
everyone he met.”
Henry Lee, 20, also known as Henh Ly, the ninth of ten children of a
Vietnamese immigrant to Roanoke, Virginia. Arrived in the US aged 5 in 1994
speaking no English but by the time he graduated from high school was an
academic star.
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French instructor at Virginia Tech, her death
was announced in the Canadian parliament. Her husband, Jerzy Nowak, is the
head of the university's horticulture department.
Juan Ortiz, 26, a married, final-year civil engineering student. From
Bayamon, Puerto Rico. His father Juan Ramon Ortiz, said: “He was an
extraordinary son, what any father would have wanted.”
Daniel O’Neil 22, a graduate student in engineering. Played the
guitar, posting his songs on the internet. He grew up in Rhode Island. Steve
Craveiro, a friend, said: “He loved his family. He was pretty much destined
to be extremely successful.”
Erin Peterson, 18 a talented basketball player who joined the Virginia
Tech team as a freshman. Like Ms Samaha, she went to the same high school in
Chantilly, Virginia, as her eventual killer. “Erin had an insatiable desire
to drink-in life,” Patrick Deegan, her history teacher and basketball coach
told the Roanoke Times.
Austin Cloyd, 18, her father, Bryan, is a professor of accounting at
Virginia Tech and did not hear the gunfire two buildings away from where he
was teaching. His daughter, a first-year student of international relations,
was brought up in Champaign, Illinois, She wanted to work for the UN. A
Christian, her church mentor, Martha Harter, recalled “a very tall, striking
young woman . . . the kindest person”.
Lauren McCain, 20, an international studies major from Hampton,
Virginia, who was initially identified as wounded in the shootings. Her
death was announced yesterday. A sci-fi movie fan and a committed Christian,
she wrote on her Myspace page: “The purpose and love of my life is Jesus
Christ. I don’t have to argue religion, philosophy, or historical evidence
because I know Him.”
Leslie Sherman, 20 A passionate second-year history student. Local
newspapers described her winning history awards at high school while fellow
students said she had plans to visit Russia this summer. “She just had a lot
of big dreams,” a friend said, “and she can't do them anymore.”
Rachael Hill, 18, an only child from Glen Allen, Virginia, was an
18-year-old freshman. She lived in the dormitory where the first shootings
took place, but left the building to attend a class in Norris Hall. Her
school superintendent described a young woman who enjoyed playing the piano
and watching romantic films. “It is difficult to capture the beauty,
intelligence, poise, leadership and other wonderful traits that Rachael
possessed,” wrote Clay Fogler.
Mike Pohle, his fiancée, a Virginia Tech freshman, Marcy Crevonis,
walked him to his German class on Monday morning and returned to her
dormitory, where the first shooting took place. They exchanged text messages
and he told her to be careful. When she tried to meet Mr Pohle, 23, after
his class, a police officer turned her away. “We were the same person. We
shared the same thoughts. We finished each other's sentences,” she told the Washington
Post.
Jeremy Herbstritt, 27, a keen long-distance runner. The rest of his
family were in Boston on Monday to watch his sister run in the city's
marathon. He was working on his masters in civil engineering in Norris Hall.
The New York Times reported that Mr Herbstritt, 27, was planning a career in
environmental work. Local newspapers said he grew up on a farm and was voted
“most talkative” graduate from his high school in 1998.
Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34, an Indonesian graduate student, was going to
finish his doctorate in civil engineering next month. Agencies in Indonesia
reported that his family had sold property and a car to finance his masters
after he graduated from Parahygan University in Java.
Minal Panchal, 26, a first-year masters student, from Bombay, was
studying building science and had just brought her mother to live with her
sister in the US. Neighbours in Bombay said she wanted to become an
architect, like her father, who died four years ago.
Matt Gwaltney, a second-year studying for a Masters in environmental
engineering. Also attended Virginia Tech as an undergraduate. At high school
in Chesterfield County, Virginia, he played basketball, winning district and
regional championships.
Nicole White, 20, was majoring in international studies and died in
Jamie Bishop's German class. An honour graduate from her high school in
Smithfield, Virginia, and a lifeguard at the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club, on
the Pagan River. She taught in the Sunday school at her Baptist church.
The identity of the 32nd victim had not been confirmed last night
