Marxhausen believes firmly in a loving, forgiving God and a nuanced approach to questions of salvation. We take an oath to do this, Stefan told WBUR. Also known as an outstanding football player for the Ohio State Buckeyes in his youth, Yassenoff had such lasting influence in Columbus that the citys Jewish community center still bears his name. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. As a mother, she sometimes recited the Ten Commandments as a moral code, and at other times, she recited, Now I lay me down to sleep before bedtime, along with other prayers. Her son was Dylan Klebold, one of two studentswho killed 13 people in the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. 'From what I saw he was on the right track, there were times he was quiet and sullen and spent a lot of time in his room, but I have never met a 17-year-old boy for whom that is not true.'. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. After Dylans funeral, he described the killers parents as the loneliest people on the planet to The Denver Post. In this difficult, jarring talk, Klebold explores the intersection between mental health and violence . It remained unclear at press time what forms of Judaism or Christianity, or what combination of the two, were practiced in the Klebold home. Denver area Jews, meanwhile, have expressed discomfort at the emphasis being paid to Klebolds alleged Jewishness. I called John Horan of Horan & McConaty Funeral Service, Denver, Colorado, and together we made funeral arrangements for Dylan Klebold. "She Said Yes" became an instant bestseller. Family members linked to this person will appear here. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Marxhausen probably speaks for both men when he says the toll Columbine has taken on his life is incalculable. But Tom [her now ex-husband] and I knew exactly what had happened in our home all those years we parented Dylan, and we were equally sure the answer wasnt there, she wrote in the book. I held her, but could feel nothing, as I was numb with overload. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In youth-group meetings, kids mourned that they could not be in heaven with her, says Craig Nason, who was a friend of Cassie's and is now the West Bowles young-adult pastor. He was misguided and all of that. As he preached, Marxhausen could see Dylan, laid out before him in an open coffin. Exhausted by the tragedy, Marxhausen took a three-month sabbatical. ", But at West Bowles, the Cassie legend was not thenand is not nowa matter of debate. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Her private school had a chapel, which she visited every day. I thought, Dylan would not say anything like that. 9-11-1981 -- 17 year old son of Mr. Thomas Klebold (then 52) and Mrs. Susan (Yassenoff) Klebold (then 50), younger brother to Byron (21 at the time). His hands were folded on his chest, and stuffed animals surrounded him. ", The two couples, declining to speak publicly, have issued statements expressing sorrow for the school attack and asking to be left alone by reporters. It was very important to me that I immediately tell Sue that I was there to love her and comfort her, and that I was not sitting in judgment of her. Dylan Bennett Klebold. . Dylan recited the Four Questions at a Passover seder recently held at his family home, yet he was buried in a Lutheran service on Saturday. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. We never taught any prejudice in our home. ", "Instead of 'Absalom,'" Marxhausen said, "I substituted 'Dylan.'". And I can feel her love for him. Then Dylans father Tom said, Who the hell gave a gun to my son? "American Tragedy" premieres at the Boston Film Festival on Thursday at 7 p.m. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. His long, skinny body fit awkwardly into the cardboard casket where it would lie until cremation. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Please, Login or Sign-up to post your comments. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name Columbine into our collective memories. According to Muslim tradition, remains cannot be cremated. A small mountain of beanie babies was piled around the boy's head, covering the self-administered wound that killed him. Those few mourners who camearrived by circuitous routes, to avoid drawingattention to the ceremony. Now theres even more undeniable proof that he was cremated. Pin. It was all very normal. Looking back, Klebold realizes Dylans behavior might have suggested a larger problem. Learn more about merges. LITTLETON, Colo., April 24 The parents of Dylan Klebold, one of the teenage shooters in the Columbine High School massacre, said goodbye to their dead son today at a private memorial service, joined by 11 other mourners and a minister who later described the Klebold family as being "in terrible shape.". Brian Rohrbough, whose son, Danny, was among the first to die that day, continues to believe that propagating the Cassie legend despite contradictory evidence exploits the grief of all the families in Littleton. A family lawyer came. This was emphasized both by the congregations former spiritual leader, Rabbi Judith Beiner, now of Overland Park, Kan., and its current president, Daniel Rothschild, in comments to the Intermountain Jewish News. I was not aware that a change in behavior might be indicative of a mental health issue getting started, she said. Dylan Bennet Klebold. i have always wondered that as well considering that dylan had atleast a very small family gathering for a funeral.maybe erics parents possibly did have some sort of private funeral or memorial service for family that wanted to attend.if so,they probably made it private for obvious reasons.this is just speculation though.even though he did a DENVER Dylan Klebold, one of two suspects in last weeks bloodbath at Columbine High School, led a life of contradictions. I dont care., The communitys belief that Dylan Klebolds upbringing played a role in his actions frightened his mother. 'But at this stage in my life, I guess I would say, yes, I am. Police said the parents of both teenagers "are being interviewed" in detail by investigators. Obviously, this fight can never end. ", Marxhausen said the Klebolds have remained in seclusion because they fear "all the anger and scapegoating and blame-pointing.". There were students who feared them, who despised them, who snickered at them, who taunted them. Resend Activation Email. ", "Our sadness and grief over his death and this tragedy are indescribable," the statement said, and the Klebolds again apologized "to all those who have also suffered a loss of their loved one, and we continue to pray for the recovery of those who were injured. While hundreds of mourners crowded today's televised funeral for 17-year-old Rachel Scott, a victim of the attack, Klebold's low-key service at a mortuary 20 miles northeast of Littleton was attended by his parents, his older brother and 10 others, Marxhausen said. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He had performed the marriage of Misty and Brad Bernall in 1980; more recently, he had helped guide their teenage daughter Cassie through a dark and rebellious time. For more information, please see our At the service, Marxhausen told the Old Testament story of Absalom, King Davids rebel son who took part in a revolt and was killed. It took the mother six months to fully acknowledge the extent of her son's crimes, with police having to show Sue evidence that proved the massacre was premeditated. Klebold says that she used to believe God was watching over her family. For a half-century barely anyone knew that Booth was buried there,which likely didnt do much to tamp down the century and a half of speculation that Booth was never really captured. Recalling the day her son was buried, Ms Klebold said he was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and broke down into floods of tears as she said she wanted to 'crawl in that casket with him' and was desperate to understand what drove her son to commit such an atrocious crime. Sometimes graves are not marked for the opposite reason: Authorities fear they might become a place of worship. Can I pick and choose? While hundreds of mourners crowded today's televised funeral for 17-year-old Rachel Scott, a victim of the attack, Klebold's low-key service at a mortuary 20 miles northeast of Littleton was. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Dylan Klebold (10972)? You can even leave virtual flowers on the memorials you visit to complete the online cemetery experience. Tombstonesare left unmarkedby the names inextricably linked to violence. Toms sister and brother-in-law were the only other family members. But he didn't feel like he fit in at Columbine High School in Colorado. Marxhausens role later lost him his job, but he told the Associated Press in 2012 thathe didntregret it. Klebold's body was cremated and his family held a small memorial service. My heart broke for Sue because I knew she was a good person and a good mother, and that her life would never again be the same. "I learned how fear can take hold of a community. In his sermon, Marxhausen spoke of God's love. Verify and try again. There was an assumption from the tragedy that Dylan had not been taught right from wrong, she told me recently in a phone interview. These ideas of morality and religion simmer underneath Klebolds recounting of her sons life in the years before the shootings. Whether Dylan Klebold was on equal footing with Harris or simply a follower in openly admiring Hitler and white supremacy is also still unclear. Try again later. But in 14 years, none have been claimed, and they remain inthe custody of the FBI and New York medical examiners office. Failed to delete memorial. Religion doesnt play a prominent role in the book, but when I spoke with Klebold, she touched on Columbine High Schools ignorance of Judaism, describing Columbine as upper middle class, Caucasian and Christian. The body of Leon Czolgosz, who shot and killedPresident William McKinley, was doused in sulfuric acid until it disintegrated. Try again later. She also used the words toxic and judgmental. She said she doesnt know a single Jewish person in town, and one December, when she tried to buy Hanukkah candles at the grocery store, the clerks looked at her blankly. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Eric was the stronger personality, student Dan Holsey told the Denver Post. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. In his sermon, Marxhausen spoke of Gods love. Recent confessed serial killer Israel Keyes' family held a funeral for him earlier this month in the small Washington town of Deer Park, according to the Associated Press. "That's where I think I started getting in trouble with my church," says Marxhausen. Franklin Graham was beating me up through my TV, he says. After Dylan's funeral, he described the killer's parents as "the loneliest people on the planet" to The Denver Post. Memorials are rich with content, including dates, photos and bios. On the front lines, though, Littleton's pastors did not have the luxury of interpretation. When he came back in September, it was clear this wasnt my church anymore, he says. Dylan Klebold and Ryan Harris killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. In the days after Dylan Klebold along with Eric Harris shot and killed 12 students and one teacher and then himself at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, his mother, Sue Klebold, remembered . You can even leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials you visit to complete the online cemetery experience. Thirty of the 36 families whose relatives were either killed or injured by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in the April 20, 1999, school shooting agreed to participate in a settlement for a total of . He wrestles with those memories to this day. She reportedly told Grantz: Its so hard to see my son portrayed as a monster when that isnt the boy I know. Police have identified neo-Nazism and a fascination with Adolf Hitler as among several hate-oriented themes that influenced the pair. "You absorb everyone else's pain, and after a while that catches up to you, big time." It took a week to track downa cemetery that would agree to be the final resting place for the terrorists. For months Sue was in denial about what her her son had done: 'They said the boys did all these terrible things. There is a July 1999 article in a magazine called "The Director which is a publication for professionals in the mortuary biz. He and his fellow gunman, Eric Harris, committed suicide at the end of their shooting spree. Don Marxhausen believed that Dylan's parents deserved to hear the message of God's grace. The expression on Dylan's face was unfamiliar, which Byron later confessed made it easier for him. "Cassie Bernall deserved to have a book written about her, but if there was reason to believe that it wasn't truthful, then it's a disservice to her memory and to the community. Despite his son's murderous behavior and treachery, David mourns his death. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. We are burying a dead body. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the gunman, had been bullied for several years prior to the massacre. 'He was just there in a cardboard box and they allowed us each to have a few minutes with him,' said Sue. The family from my church related how great it was to have Dylan at their house and how he wrestled with their son. Sysoon is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members and contains listings for thousands of celebrity graves, making it the premier online destination for tombstone tourists. In 1999, however, Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold became the nation's first poster boys for the phenomenon and the first to be widely misunderstood. "She said yes with her life. When he came back in September, "it was clear this wasn't my church anymore," he says. After the shootings, Klebold sought solace from the now retired rabbi Steven Foster at Temple Emanuel, in Denver. 'I said out loud, "Darling help me understand what happened, that's all I want to understand". In the days since the attack, police, parents, students and others here and across the country have wondered what motivated the pair, what toxic mix of influences and experiences left them so enraged and hopeless. A dead person must be buried.. Still, he concedes, he left when his church needed him most. "Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept," as the Bible tells it. Every Memorial Website celebrates the legacy of a life. The next morning, my disbelief and sadness turned to horror as I saw the name "Dylan Klebold flash across my television screen. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). I do understand no one wants to associate their names with such evil events, Tsarni told public radio station WBUR. He was asked to start a nondenominational evangelical church in the 1980s, just as the megachurch movement was beginning to take off. Except for issuing a statement last week expressing sorrow at their sons actions, the Klebolds have refused all media requests for comments or interviews. Harris family did not make his burial site public. "These parents have been tearing their insides out, trying to understand what the heck happened," said Marxhausen, who has been the family's pastor at St. Philip Lutheran Church here since last summer. Since the tragedy at Columbine High, Susan Klebold has given several indications, indirectly to local media, that she considers herself a Jew. Dylan B Klebold was born in unknown place. [74522655-en], A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, respecting, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. His mother on the other hand wondered how he could be anti-Semitic, as he was half Jewish and she being full. Year should not be greater than current year. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Sysoon enables anyone to create a free online tribute for a much loved relative or friend who has passed away. Dylan Bennet Klebold. You absorb everyone elses pain, and after a while that catches up to you, big time. Still, he concedes, he left when his church needed him most. April 24, 1999 Please reset your password. We are currently preparing a system for publishing answers. My fav. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. After the Columbine tragedy, she had a fleeting thought that if her son had had a formal religious upbringing, he might not have killed a dozen people and himself. The media circus had begun, and Tom, on the best of days, is a private person. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Flowers & tokens lad at makeshift memorial in remembrance of 13 victims killed by troubled seniors Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris who went on shooting. Before McVeighs death, Congress passed a law to ensure that the Gulf War veteran couldnt be buried in Arlington National Cemetery; he was later cremated, and his ashes were spread at an undisclosed location. Each funeral was special in its own way, just like the person who was buried. and our He was one of the teens behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999. Skip Yassenoff also noted last week that Susan and Thomas Klebold had been members of Littletons St. Philip Lutheran Church. Funerals, if they are even held, are expedited affairs. Kirsten takes comfort in riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on mountain highways, and still goes to the VA hospital weekly for therapy. This can be a wonderful, heartwarming experience for all. Today, West Bowles is a soaring modern building facing the Rocky Mountains where ministers preach a fundamentalist Christianity. His is one of severalinfamous names thatcant be found in cemeteries, either because families have workedto hide them or becausethere is nothing to marktheirfinal resting place: Adam Lanza, who killed 26 people, including 20 first-graders, in the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012; Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech;Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber who was executed in 2001, are all hidden. 'Because you think, "how can I possibly feel happy when this terrible thing has happened? Lived: 6430 days = 17 years. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. We were formal with each other, but he was grateful for my presence. Birth date: 11September, I think we have more confidence in what didnt happen than what did.. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The Washington Post Company. Marxhausen hated the whole thing. 'They were saying 25 people were dead and I remember thinking at one point, if Dylan is really hurting people the way they're saying he is - I prayed that he would die.'. Only a handful of people came to say goodbye to Dylan Klebold. His mother considered herself Jewish, yet the family belonged to a Lutheran church. Join a discussion and talk to others in the Sysoon community. Who wants to begin?. Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people in San Bernardino in December 2015. Its little solace for their trauma, their senseless loss. Friday. Dylan lay in the casket surrounded with Beanie Babies. As Sue and her family talked and told stories of their son and brother, I was given the opportunity to hear of the caring, loving side of Dylan that most people will never hear about.. As the months passed, new evidence began to show that it had not, in fact, been Cassie who "said yes." Don Marxhausen, has told Denver area reporters that he has been consoling the Klebolds since last weeks tragedy. I think school shootings bring up good and evil, and people turn to religion because its the ultimate disruption of a moral code, said Solomon. Klebold said her son didnt identify with being Jewish. The images come rushing back: the homemade white crosses that studded the small hill overlooking the school; the memorial services for 12 dead children and a beloved teacher that looped endlessly on television. No. Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the Columbine High School massacre, murdering 12 students and a teacher. Privacy Policy. Yes, the Ever-lasting contrast. His father claimed his body but the burial site is unknown. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. His death certificate lists his final resting place as the only entirely Muslim cemetery in South Florida. I learned how fear can take hold of a community. This is a carousel with slides. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! After Columbine, local evangelicalswho said the shootings were the devil's work and who used the tragedy as an opportunity to bring people to Jesusinfuriated him. She's spent years excavating every detail of her family life, trying to understand what she could have done to prevent her son's violence. "People were missing the big point," says Kirsten. Letizia of Spain looks chic in an all-white ensemble - and matching face mask - as she joins husband King Felipe VI at Madrid art fair, Bea's blooming! "And as he wept, he said thus: 'O my son Absalom my son, my son Absalom if only I had died in your place! On Tuesday, as the Columbine massacre was already under way, the father apparently contacted authorities, suspecting his son was involved in the shootings. "They keep asking themselves, 'What happened? The pair killed themselves at the end of their rampage. Dylan Klebold had been accepted by the University of Arizona and planned to attend this fall. Share Your Memories and Sympathies and Join the Bereaved! [Dylan] never talked that way to me. His friends have said that he was cremated. Don Marxhausen believed that. What kind of a horrible person am I to feel joy?" Note: Do you have a family photo of Dylan B Klebold? But the public's only glimpse into their psyches has been through the blurry lens of their schoolmates whose perceptions of the two varied widely. 'I got home and before long a SWAT team got there and a detective and it was just craziness', said Sue. Finally it was time to do liturgy, read scripture, offer prayers and give a brief sermon about parents love, which is as faithful as Gods love. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. which Sues friend talks about having worked with Dylans mother for a couple of years prior to helping her arrange her son Dylans cremation. George Kirsten was in Israel on the day of the shootings; immediately, he turned around to come home. Telephone calls from the Jewish News to Marxhausen were not returned this week. Which leaves the Klebold and Harris parents: What insights might they have to offer this traumatized community? On the Sunday between Dylan's funeral and Cassie's, 70,000 mourners gathered in a parking lot to listen to Franklin Graham, among others, proclaim the gospel. He admired Hitler, yet his great-great grandfather was a respected Jewish philanthropist in Ohio. And why didn't they know more? His death certificate lists his final resting place, U.S. investigated energy weapon, even aliens, but Havana Syndrome origin still unclear, They were pulled over for tinted windows in Florida. 'What I remember doing was just wanting to crawl in that casket with him, he was so cold I just kept thinking, I've got to get him warm, I just wanted him to be warm. Copyright 1999 Where did we miss the sign?' If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Klebold and Harris were social outcasts in the halls of Columbine, but so are a lot of students in a lot of schools. She still lost her baby. Write a brief biography of the deceased and present it to the world. Anyone from any background can have mental issues, she said. His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. Thats where I think I started getting in trouble with my church, says Marxhausen. On the way out I asked the lawyer how should I respond to the media. And then there are the remains of the worst killers in recent memory: the hijackers behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. [14] On the day after the shooting, Klebold's mother remembered that shortly after Klebold's birth, she described what felt like a shadow had been cast over her, warning her that this child would bring her great sorrow. Thats what we do.. 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