Dining Center sign

These signs appeared on the entrances to all dining centers on the day before and the Day of Remembrance.

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Commemoration

A view of the Commemoration ceremony on the drillfield on 4/16/08.

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Firetruck

An orange and maroon ribbon with the words "In Loving Memory" adorns the front of a Blacksburg firetruck that was at the commemoration ceremony on 4/16/08.

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Commemoration

View of the drillfield at the start of the Commemoration ceremony on 4/16/08.

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LSU quilt

This memorial quilt was presented by the State of Louisiana to the Alumni Association at the LSU-Virginia Tech football game on September 8, 2007. It hangs on the second floor of the Alumni Center. Each victim's name is stiched in the blue border. The yellow border is stiched with the words,
"April 16 2007 Stich by Stich LSU Tigers Mend the Hokies Hearts."

Photo taken 4/16/08.

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Elementary school poster

One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16, 2007. This is one of over 60,000 items that will eventually go to Special Collections at Newman Library.

A poster sent from Martin Luther King Elementary School. Pictures of the students surround a message that says,

"The students of Martin Luther King Elementary School wish to express our sympathy, and encourage you to keep the dream alive!"

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Memorial Items

Some of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16, 2007. This is one of over 60,000 items that will eventually go to Special Collections at Newman Library.

These items were left at the temporary memorial site on the drillfield in the days following April 16, 2007.

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Orange and Maroon doll

One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16, 2007. This is one of over 60,000 items that will eventually go to Special Collections at Newman Library.

A letter accompanying this doll said:

"Dear Sir,
My name is Linda Woodward and I have been making dolls for a while. I heard about the tragedy that happen last week. I am so deeply sorry about it. So I would like to send you a VT doll that I made with tears and sadness. There is a bow for every soul that died. Thirty three in all, all little bows.

I am sorry again,
Linda Woodward"

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Remember Me

One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16, 2007. This is one of over 60,000 items that will eventually go to Special Collections at Newman Library.

This quilt with each victim's picture on it is entitled "Remember Me." It was designed and made by Kresha L. Saklewicz and Sandra A. Jones. The fabric was provided by Quilters Corner. Quilted by A Needle Runs Through It in Midlothian, Virginia in April 2007.

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Tufts gift

One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16, 2007. This is one of over 60,000 items that will eventually go to Special Collections at Newman Library.

This photo was a gift from Tufts University. It says "Today we are all Hokies" and shows a field at Tufts with people standing in the shape of the VT logo.

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