[Rhodes22-list] ROB LOWE!??

[Brad Haslett]

Rob,

Here is the obit from the JP.

Brad


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Israeli who saved Virginia students buried as hero
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Haviv Rettig, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 20, 2007
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"I'm proud of you. I walk today with head held high," slain Virginia Tech
Professor Liviu Librescu's son Joe said Friday at the funeral of his father,
who sacrificed himself to save his students during the brutal massacre at
the US school Monday.

Speaking at the ceremony in Ra'anana's Kfar Nahman cemetery, attended by
some 200 friends, family members, foreign diplomats and others who came to
pay their respects, Joe Librescu lamented the questions he had never asked
his father. "They're asking me today about your past, and I don't know what
to tell them," he said. "Sometimes I didn't hear you, but my ears are now
wide open to your legacy," he added. "I'm doing my best, reaching to the
moon - I know I can reach it because of you."

Librescu's wife, Marlena, mourned the loss of "not just a husband, but my
best friend." "I was blessed to be with him each day for 42 years - to learn
from his wisdom, to receive his advice - and I thank you for giving me our
two children. I'm now blessed to be with them," she said.

"I ask forgiveness from you for every time I upset you. I hope you will
protect your family from where you reside now," she said, adding, "I have
only the good left from you.... May it go easy for you, my sweetheart."

The professor's other son, Arie, said his father had "always said to be
strong."

"Father, I believe that at this moment you're looking down on us from above
and saying: 'What is all this crowding around? I only did what I had to do.'
>From our childhood, you taught us to care for people, to work hard, to
succeed, but you never taught us to be heroes. It is more theoretical a
lesson than aerodynamics. A hero must have the right combination of certain
attributes, and you had them."

Arie added that his father "used every spare minute to do what he loved."
Speaking of his father's teaching, he said that "the courses in aerodynamics
have ended. On the 16th of the month, you started a new career, teaching a
new subject - heroism - [which] millions of students are learning."

He thanked family, friends and neighbors in Israel and around the world for
all they had done for the family - and particularly for his mother - in
their time of loss.

He added special thanks for "a righteous man, an organization, Chabad,
someone who drove five hours to mother [the day of the shooting] and made
sure the body would come to Israel as soon as possible."

Rabbi Danny Cohen, a Chabad representative in Hebron and a close friend of
Arie's, said at the funeral that "[Librescu's] last act lit a fire of unity
throughout the world. This evening, tens of thousands of Jewish women will
light Shabbat candles at the special request of [Marlena]." According to
Librescu's wife, lighting Shabbat candles was his favorite mitzva.

Arie said his mother would now move to back Israel once she has completed
the arrangements in the US.

At the funeral, Gheorghe Angelescu, adviser to the president of Romania,
presented Marlena Librescu with the Grand Cross of Romania - the country's
highest civilian honor - which was previously granted to the prime ministers
of France and Italy. Librescu was given the award for his scientific
achievements and the heroism surrounding his death.

According to Angelescu, Librescu "was a very important scientist
- not just for Israel or Romania, but for the world."
Some funeral goers were critical of the absence of any government
representative at the funeral. Despite repeated attempts, no government
response could be obtained by press time.•
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On 4/18/07, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> Brad,
> Quite a wonderful gentleman.  It has now been reported that this gentleman
> blocked the door to his classroom and instructed his students to jump out
> of
> the second floor window.  Many escaped and he was killed in the process. -
> rob
>
> http://www.vt.edu/
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] ROB LOWE!??
>
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > The nation weeps with you.  This is but one of the many stories that
> will
> be
> > told of heroism and hope.
> >
> > http://www.claremont.org/blogs/blogid.5193/blog_detail.asp
> >
> > Now is a time for mourning and healing.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 4/17/07, rlowe at vt.edu <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ed,
> > > I and my wife are here.  thanks for asking.  we were on campus during
> the
> > > incident.  my office is no where near that area but my wifes is.  for
> > > those of
> > > you how may not have made the connection, I work at Virginia Tech,
> which
> > > I,m
> > > sure you have heard about by now.  Not much I can say about it accept
> how
> > > senseless this is.  One of those killed (preliminary info) was a
> former
> > > professor of mine.  I can't add much to what is on the news except to
> > > question
> > > the motives of those who are questioning the decisions and actions
> takenby
> > > our
> > > police department Wendell Flitchem (police chief) is a very fine
> officer
> > > and a
> > > very competent police chief.  Sure, things could have been done
> > > differently,
> > > but that doesn't make what decisions were made wrong.
> > > Quoting ekroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>:
> > >
> > > > Rob:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Check in Please!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ed K
> > > >
> > > > Greenville, SC, USA
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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