7 years on. Please take a moment to remember...

[Tartan Tigger]

It is 7 years ago today since the horrific events at Dunblane Primary School. Please take a moment to remember the innocent children and their teacher who lost their lives and those who were injured.

Back Row - from left to right

Gwenne Mayor (dead) ----- Ryan Liddell (injured) ----- Robbie Hurst (injured)
Kevin Hasell (dead) ----- Stewart Weir (injured) ----- David Kerr (dead)
Coll Austin (injured) ----- Robbie Purves (injured)

Third Row - from left to right

Rachel Halley (unhurt ) ----- Charlotte Dunn (dead) ----- Emily Morton (dead)
Joanna Ross (dead) ----- Emma Crozier (dead) ----- Victoria Porteous (injured)
Last girl moved away

Second Row - from left to right

Abigail McLennan (dead) ----- Sophie North (dead) ----- Hannah Scott (dead)
Megan Turner (dead) ----- Amy Hutchison (injured) ----- Mhairi McBeath (dead)
Amie Adam (injured)

Front Row - from left to right

Andrew O'Donnell (injured) ----- Matthew Birnie (injured) ----- Mark Mullan (injured)
Ben Vallance (injured) ----- Brett McKinnon (dead) ----- John Petrie (dead)
Ross Irvine (dead)

Not in picture-- Victoria Clydesdale (dead) , Melissa Currie (dead)

 

[grinningghost]

Oh my, it's been 7 years already? That was about the saddest thing ever. Thanks for reminding us to remember those lost that day.

 

[Mskanga]

It's been 7 years....and it still hurts. God Bless their little souls.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

It is so sad, beyond words.

 

[justjulie]

I cannot believe it has been seven years - God bless them, one and all.

 

[Serena]

 

[snoopy]

I can't believe its been 7 years either, but now that you mention it, I remember my oldest being a baby when it happened.

So very tragic.

I pray for the families left behind.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

They are remembered. Prayers to their families and friends. Thanks for posting that Tartan Tigger.

 

[Hannosmom]

Tartan Tigger, you've taken me back to a painful place. I wrote this in my journal 5 days after Dunblane, I don't know if it helps but here it is. Its long, so mods, feel free to delete if you please.

When I think of Dunblane, now, I don't think of the horror in the gymnasium. Yes, my heart was broken in the days after. Sixteen children 5 & 6 yreas old and their teacher. I fervently wished I could have taken some of the pain away, to make the horrible suffering of their families a little less. But I can't, they all must go through that pain alone. None of us can help them. We can only try to share it, to understand their suffering.

When I think of Dunblane now, I think of the thousands and thousands of flowers lining the sidewalk around the school. Winding, threading their way through and from the hearts of we humans. Flowers from all over the world. Person to person, wanting to lift the painful burden of the families in Dunblane. All of our hearts were broken by such a loss.

When I think of Dunblane, now, I think not of the lone, insane man and the horror he caused. I think of how wonderful we humans are. How we share so much. The pain of the senseless loss of children, the thrill of watching an athlete, defeating his own emotional and physical pain and winning a gold medal, the joy of finding eight tiny newborn babies alive in the midst of death and destruction of a major earthquake.

Now, when I think of Dunblane, I think of the great love we have for each other. A love that transcends man made boundaries, cultural differences and petty complaints.

So now, when we humans consider taking up arms against each other, annihilating another race, or generally wreaking havoc in each others lives, I hope we will think of Dunblane.

Linda

 

[newmousecateer]

They and their families will be in my prayers.

 

[jamsmom]

I can't belive it has been 7 years. I hope healing continues for the families.

 

[wendym]

Thank you for reminding us. I remember the day well - somebody came into my lab to tell me and my class knew something was up. What made it worse was I knew that one of them came from Dunblane and may have known some of the children - at that stage we had very few details.
Wendy

 

[ColoradoBuffaloMom]

I was thinking about this awful event just the other day. 7 years ago on March 12 (the day after his 5th birthday) my son broke his arm. He was so traumatized by it and I thought it was just awful but then the next day, March 13, the kids in Dunblane were murdered. I realized then that a broken are was not a big deal-it would heal. Those parents had lost their babies forever.

Last year my son broke his arm again-same way, falling off the playground equipment at school-so now we are experts in broken arms.