Cho Family Statement
The sister of the Virginia Tech student responsible for the killing rampage on Monday made a public statement through an attorney on behalf of the Cho family. It is heartbreaking to read. Each paragraph expresses such deep compassion for those who have died. In such times as these it is important to remember that they are a grieving family as well.
Here is a portion of her statement:
We pray for their families and loved ones who are experiencing so much excruciating grief. And we pray for those who were injured and for those whose lives are changed forever because of what they witnessed and experienced.Each of these people had so much love, talent and gifts to offer, and their lives were cut short by a horrible and senseless act.
We are humbled by this darkness. We feel hopeless, helpless and lost. This is someone that I grew up with and loved. Now I feel like I didn't know this person.
We have always been a close, peaceful and loving family. My brother was quiet and reserved, yet struggled to fit in. We never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence.
He has made the world weep. We are living a nightmare.
Read the full statement below the fold.
April 20,2007
Statement by Sun-Kyung Cho, sister of Seung-Hui Cho, on behalf of herself and her
family
On behalf of our family, we are so deeply sorry for the devastation my brother has
caused. No words can express our sadness that 32 innocent people lost their lives this
week in such a terrible, senseless tragedy.
We are heartbroken.
We grieve alongside the families, the Virginia Tech community, our State of Virginia,
and the rest of the nation. And, the world.
Every day since April 16, my father, mother and I pray for students Ross Abdallah
Alameddine, Brian Roy Bluhm, Ryan Christopher Clark, Austin Michelle Cloyd,
Matthew Gregory Gwaltney, Caitlin Millar Hammaren, Jeremy Michael Herbstritt,
Rachael Elizabeth Hill, Emily Jane Hilscher, Jarnett Lee Lane, Matthew Joseph La Porte, Henry J. Lee, Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan, Lauren Ashley McCain, Daniel Patrick O'Neil, J. Ortiz-Ortiz, Minal Hiralal Panchal, Daniel Alejandro Perez, Erin Nicole Peterson, Michael Steven Pohle, Jr., Julia Kathleen Pryde, Mary Karen Read, Reema Joseph Samaha, Waleed Mohamed Shaalan, Leslie Geraldine Sherman, Maxine Shelly Turner, Nicole White, Instructor Christopher James Bishop, and Professors Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, Kevin P. Granata, Liviu Librescu and G.V. Loganathan.
We pray for their families and loved ones who are experiencing so much excruciating
grief. And we pray for those who were injured and for those whose lives are changed
forever because of what they witnessed and experienced.
Each of these people had so much love, talent and gifts to offer, and their lives were cut
short by a horrible and senseless act.
We are humbled by this darkness. We feel hopeless, helpless and lost. This is someone
that I grew up with and loved. Now I feel like I didn't know this person.
We have always been a close, peaceful and loving family. My brother was quiet and
reserved, yet struggled to fit in. We never could have envisioned that he was capable of
so much violence.
He has made the world weep. We are living a nightmare.
There is much justified anger and disbelief at what my brother did, and a lot of questions are left unanswered. Our family will continue to cooperate fully and do whatever we can to help authorities understand why these senseless acts happened. We have many unanswered questions as well.
Our family is so very sorry for my brother's unspeakable actions. It is a terrible tragedy
for all of us.