But a key change in her life occurred in March 1997 after a friend from the Christian school she was then attending invited her to a mountain retreat. Considered a martyr to the cause of Christianity, Cassie continues to inspire people across the world. and you'll be alerted when others do the same. It persisted for decades, representing Cassie as a Christian martyr and inspiring the creation of songs such as This Is Your Time by Grammy Award-winning American musician Michael W Smith and Cassie by American rock band Flyleaf.. She was placed in a white coffin so that her funeral attendees could sign on it. The Globe noted, Accounts of the final moments of Cassies life echo with the history of early Christendom, when a profession of faith could be a fatal act.. Klebold reloaded but did not shoot her again, and Schnurr ultimately survived the massacre. Sanders, 47, who had taught at Columbine 24 years, then went upstairs to aid other students, dragging one who had been wounded in the leg to safety, before being shot twice in the chest. Eric poked his shotgun under the table rim as he came down. The pain is no less, Bernall writes in her book, released Sept. 10 by Plough Publishing. Share highlights of Cassie's life. Unlock the mysteries of your family history and explore the rich tapestry of your past with AncientFaces. She died because she knew, and was not afraid to witness to, the absolute truth.). According to witness Emily Wyant, who was hiding under the same table as Bernall, Harris slammed his hand twice down on the table above them and said "peek-a-boo" before fatally shooting Bernall in the head. A member of the estimated 70,000 person crowd raises a sign with the message 'There Are Angles Among US' during the Memorial Service for the victims of the Columbine High School shooting, April 25, 1999, at the Mann Theatre on Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Article content. In September 1911, Angus McAulay and Harry Suters opened what eventually became McAulay and Wallace Mortuary. Her mother also remembers sitting with her in the kitchen, likely nagging her for not doing her chores. According to her parents, she rebelled as a young teenager and began using drugs and alcohol, and that at one point she became suicidal. Members of the news media prepare for a press briefing from Steve Davis of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at Clement Park, April 22, 1999, in Littleton. The book by Cassie's mother, Misty Bernall "She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall" was . Funeral services also were planned for students Cassie Bernall, Lauren Townsend and Daniel Rohrbough. Youll never believe what happened, she said of her new faith in Christ. Students are bused away from Columbine High School after they escaped from the school with police assistance. Her character was transformed, the girl said, even though Cassie didnt understand religious terms like being saved or born again. She Said Yes is the story of Cassie Bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the Columbine High School shooting. IT'S HARD AND SCARY,BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT." Updated: April 24, 2020. The massacre that made national and international headlines and triggered a moral panic in high schools in the US marked the deadliest high-school shooting in the history of the US at that time. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Cassie Ren Bernall I found on Findagrave.com. Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis at the Littleton Public Library Friday afternoon, April 23, 1999. Here she is placing a flower at Rachel Scott's cross. Emily Wyant, the little girl under the table with Cassie when it happened, came forward. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, visited the makeshift memorial in Clement Park on April 27, 1999, which has grown to at least a city block in size after the shooting rampage at Columbine High School that left 15 dead. CASSIE BERNALL APRIL 19, 1999I WILL DIE FOR MY GOD. Between tears and hugs of comfort, friends remembered Lauren as a perfect student and fun-loving young woman. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Cassie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior that weekend. She died because of one little word, "yes.". We saw her as a hero.. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Cassie Ren Bernall was an American student who was shot to death during the 'Columbine High School' massacre. She said, "Oh, my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." BY ANCESTRY.COM, Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado 80401, United States. The Biography piece is collaborative, where we work together to present the facts. The person asking the question was one of the two troubled classmates who entered Columbine with . I have chosen this song, because it makes me feel very moody and it just perfectly fits the pain, that I personally feel, when thinking about Cassie and about the life she had ahead of her and which sadly has been taken so violently from her, just as it has been taken from all of the other victims.May Columbine and its 13 victims never be forgotten, so that we, as a society, finally start to learn that we have to deal with all the shootings, not just but especially at schools, which have even worsened and have become more frequent since Columbine. And she had promised her prom date, Nick Baumgartner, to give up her occasional smoking. It will always remain deep and raw. There was no time for words between them. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Her parents state that at one point Cassie became suicidal. Your Premier Provider for Low Cost Cremations Cremations as low as $ Low-cost cremations Low price guaranteed Call Us Today 844-550-7897 About Accu-Care Cremation & Funerals Accu-Care was launched in 1992 and has provided over 27 years of Virtually every major media organization followed. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littleton's Columbine High School. Cassie Bernall died a martyr. [9], The deaths of Bernall and fellow student and Christian Rachel Scott during the Columbine massacre led both to be subsequently depicted and remembered by groups of evangelical Christians as Christian martyrs. She was rebellious, involving herself with witchcraft, drugs, drinking, and cutting herself. Did Cassie finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters? Bree was a bit farther from Cassie than Emilythe next closest personbut she had a wider view. Something good, that I am sure of, just has to come out of it, even now, more than 20 years after Columbine. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. The story was reported virtually everywhere, by every legitimate outlet. One gunmen asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She paused, then uttered her last word, "Yes." "Why?", the gunman said as shot her in the head without waiting for an answer. She was among the first to be rescued. The biggest occurred at the Silverdome in Michigan, where Weekly Standard writer Josesph Bottum described how "73,000 teenagers wept along with sermon after sermon on her death. Cassie's mother Misty Bernall wrote a bestseller: She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Do you believe in God?, She wavered. I just want to go home., I know, Emily answered. Please try again later. Fifteen died in the violence, including the killers. CASSIE REN BERNALLNOV. Michael and Vonda Shoels, parents of slain student Isaiah Shoels, weep at their son's funeral Thursday, April 29, 1999, in Aurora, Colo. Shoels was killed in the shooting rampage at Columbine High School last week and was the last of the victims to be buried. Maybe she should keep her mouth shut. Nielson eventually dropped the phone to take cover, but it continued recording, and the FBI lab enhanced the tape. Add to your scrapbook. If we do not start to act in any way, then these 13 sacrifices, including the sacrifice of Cassie Bernall, will have been wasted. Columbine High School seniors toss their hats up in the air after graduation in Greenwood Village, Colo. on Saturday, May 22, 1999. Experiences, organizations, & how she spent her time. Failed to report flower. One of the first students to escape from Columbine High School is questioned by police. Participants in memorial for Cassie Bernall carrying 13 crosses in memory of Cassie & 12 other victims of last April's massacre at Columbine High. We had gotten our daughter back. Photo by Craig F. Walker / THE DENVER POST/Getty Images. Anderson is best friends with Josh Townsend, the brother of the deceased. A vast array of websites sprang up to defend the erroneous story. Cassie Bernall: A tribute service was held for the extended community at West Bowles Community Church in her hometown. GREAT NEWS! Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. Cassie Bernall was buried on April 24, 1999 at Golden Cemetery 755 Ulysses St, in Golden, Jefferson County. This was the first time, emotionally, she has been able to come to Clement Park. Rachel, a fun-loving participant in drama and forensics, had told friends she was considering graduating early to travel with a Christian drama team and perhaps later to become a missionary or to work with troubled youth, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reported. So, whatever it takesI will be one who lives in the freshnewness of life of those who are alive from the dead., Cassie had planned to cut her corn silk-colored hair that hung halfway down her back and give it to someone who makes wigs for kids who are going through chemo, her aunt, Kayleen Bernall, told The Denver Post. Her parents, Mark and Shari, were waiting for her when she came to. According to the Internet site ReligionToday, Rachel Joy Scott, 17, who was also killed in the library, had led a weekly prayer and Bible study group of fellow teens the past year and a half at Orchard Road Christian Center, an Assemblies of God congregation. Val was riddled with shotgun pellets up and down her arms and torso. Roy Miller, Jefferson County School Security Patrol Officer, stands guard outside the still sealed off library. Cassie had wanted to go to medical school, become a doctor and do medical work in England and Scotland, her aunt said. The beating had been videotaped. She was near the cafeteria when the shooting began. Another witness, Joshua Lapp, said the question was asked to many and the answer probably did not dictate the fates of the victims. Cassie spoke of her faith in a youth group video just two days before her death. Everyone believed it. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Eric stopped at their table, at Cassies end. Swat team members move towards Columbine High School near Littleton Colorado on April 20, 1999. Jared Anderson, a 1995 Columbine Alumni, grieves after giving a speech and prayer in memory of Lauren Townsend who was shot and killed in the Columbine High School shooting. Cassie Ren Bernall (November 6, 1981 - April 20, 1999) was a student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. Columbine Sophomore Megan Coxey is comforted by junior Ara Maranian. i will Coxey was in class when shooting broke out at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, but managed to escape. [Emily] saw a kid near the counter jump or go down. While there, she broke down and asked God for forgiveness. Dylan walked away. CALL TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE 844-550-7897. This memorial has 15 crosses, one each for the 13 victims and two more for the shooters, Harris and Klebold. Cassie Ren Bernall was born on November 6, 1981, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Early in the Republican presidential undercard debate tonight, Rick Santorum dredged up a powerful old Columbine myth to defend Kim Davis, Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, and to illustrate the steepness of America's moral decline. The transformation of Cassie Bernall represents, perhaps, the best these churches have to offer teens. I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT You really cant live without Christ. She was interred in the Golden Cemetery in Golden, Colorado. She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall is a memoir by Misty Bernall about the life of her daughter Cassie Bernall who was killed during the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. Columbine shooting victim Richard Castaldo shows fatigue as he reclines in his wheelchair at Craig Hospital, June 17, 1999. There is a problem with your email/password. Link to family and friends whose lives she impacted. However, when investigators accompanied Scott to the crime spot (the library) later and told him to recollect at which particular spot he had heard the conversation, Scott showed them the spot where another student, Valeen Schnurr, had been lying injured with a gunshot wound and not the spot where Cassie had been hiding and was later killed. Sanders, whose April 26 funeral was at Littletons Trinity Christian Center, herded students to safety when gunshots broke out in the school cafeteria, The Denver Post recounted. Two of the victims, teacher William Dave Sanders and student Danny Rohrbough, were shot while helping others escape from the gunmen. A few weeks later, however, Bernall hurried up to him after a Sunday service. [1] [2] [3] It includes a foreword by . Although investigators and Cassie's friend Emily Wyant, who was hiding along with her under the same table in the library when she was killed, told Cassie's family that the question was not asked to Cassie, her mother, Misty Bernall, included the story in the memoir She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Cassie's family stood by its accuracy. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Cassie was one of the students who were killed on that fateful day. When you share, or just show that you care, the heart The casket for Cassie Bernall is carried out of West Bowles Community Church after the funeral on April 26, 1999. John Tomlin, 16, another victim, attended a Baptist church twice a week to participate in a youth ministry, Boyd Evens, his pastor, said, according to ReligionToday. In 1992, Cassie was just 11 years old when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. Cassie Ren Bernall was an American student who was shot to death during the Columbine High School massacre. LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)Cassie Bernalls mother believes her daughters life proclaims it is better to die for what you believe in than to live a lie. Verify and try again. Natasha Cordova, 17, of Montbello High School, who holds balloons, and Vernon Jones, 18, of East High School, pray for Columbine High School victims during the vigil at Civic Center Park on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in downtown Denver. 20, 1999BUNNY RABBIT,WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THE ARMS OF OURLOVING LORD AND YES, CASSIE, WE'RE HAPPY FOR YOU.ALL OUR LOVE NOW AND FOREVERMOM, DAD AND CHRIS"P.S. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5742897/cassie-ren%C3%A9-bernall. 1 birth record, View The church is going to stick to the martyr story. Peekaboo, he said. For example, the last night of her life Cassie stayed up late to get homework done after playing all weekend. Val crawled for shelter. Eric shot Cassie in the head. Plough Publishing is also marketing a 25-minute video about Cassies life. The story persisted even decades later. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. However, Santorum did not attach a name to the story, and may have been referencing Valeen Schnurr. by Misty Bernall Nashville: Word Publishing, 1999, 142 pages. Cassie was born to Misty and Brad Bernall on November 6, 1981. LITTLETON, Colo. As Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, Cassie fed the world with one word, Yes,' said Dave McPherson, youth minister at West Bowles Community Church, Littleton, Colo., the Sunday after Cassie Bernall was slain at Columbine High School. She looked into Cassies brown eyes. Klebold had then asked Schnurr whether she believed in God, to which she had replied in the affirmative. Emily didnt have toshe was facing perpendicular to Erics stance, so she could look straight at Cassie and see Eric just to her left at the same time. In living as a Christian, she said, I just try to not contradict myself, to get rid of all the hypocrisy and just live for Christ.. Cassie Ren Bernall was born on November 6, 1981, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US, into the Christian family of Misty and Brad Bernall. Cassie was still praying. Her funeral was held on a later date for close friends and family. 6, 1981APR. Cassie went to a martyrs death, pastor George Kirsten told the mourners, and were going to celebrate that because shes in the martyrs hall of fame., McPherson, the youth minister, said in his message, What the church has talked about for 2,000 years, what every church in this world has talked about on a daily basis, Cassie, you did it., Several years earlier, Cassie had been a troubled middle-school student who, as The Denver Post put it, was enthralled by witchcraft, suicide and a view of life so dark that her desperate parents dragged her to meet with McPherson. Two years ago she was strung out on drugs, deeply involved in witchcraft, and began writing . McPherson told The Post he well remembers meeting with the sullen youth who spoke in monosyllables. Cassie Bernall died a martyr. This happened 1.5 years before she succumbed to a gunshot during the Columbine High School massacre. Yet, as I was at the same time able to create an email contact to Cassies father, Brad Bernall, he allowed me to use the pictures of his beloved daughter, so that I, as a non-family member, can spread the remembrances of Cassie.I do also own a webpage in German language, on which I have used one part of it to upload all of Cassies pictures, that I have ever found in the internet, including the ones shown in this video. She didnt wait determining whether to say yes or no. [12], Craig Scott, the brother of Rachel Scott, was a student also in the library during the massacre who told investigators that he had heard one of the shooters ask a victim whether or not they believed in God during the shooting, and that the victim answered, "Yes." He had said "peek-a-boo," following which he had shot Cassie. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Bernall was killed at Littletons Columbine High School. Produced by her church, it can be ordered by calling 1-800-521-8011. And she definitely doesn't want to be known as the girl who punctured the myth of Cassie Bernall. It was strong. 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. Too many people had found too much valuespiritually or financiallyin the myth to simply let it die. He walked off. The book was published by Plough Publishing and released on September 1, 1999. Cassie's life was rightly centered on Jesus . We all want to get out of here.. Other messages on his cross: 'Hate Breeds Hate' 'May God Bless and Keep Your Family' 'May God Have Mercy On Your SoulSorry We All Failed You'. Briefly. [9], Bernall's presentation as a Christian martyr has led to her serving as the inspiration for several songs, including Flyleaf's "Cassie"[18] and Michael W. Smith's "This Is Your Time". The Life And Death Of Cassie Bernall. The blast was so loud, it temporarily blew out most of Emilys hearing. A parent is reunited with his daughter at a house where more than 25 students had found shelter when shooting broke out at Columbine High School near Littleton. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of Cassie's life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude. We share yesterday, to build meaningful connections today, and preserve for tomorrow. After four long hours, they were reunited. Daniel Bateman, pictured at far left, viewing the crosses is a former Lakewood resident that had many friends that attended Columbine High. 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. Joshua Lapp, another witness of the library shootings, mentioned that the question of whether they believed in God was asked by the perpetrators to many people and the responses received did not seem to have made the perpetrators decide whom to shoot and whom to spare. Eric slammed his hand on table, then squatted halfway down for a look. Ellie Elmore, age 21, a CCU (Denver) student, writes a positive message on Klebold's cross. Anderson gathered 20-30 Columbine alumni at Clement Park on April 22, 1999. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [16], In October 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty Bernall, authored the book She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Call today. Try again later. when she died at the age of 17. LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)-The parents of Cassie Bernall have recounted their efforts to achieve accuracy in a book about their teenage daughter who was internationally called a martyr after being killed at Columbine High School. For her funeral yesterday morning, friends of Cassie Bernall had stitched together a video, interspersing their remembrances of the Columbine High School junior with photographs of the young. Scott said that he recognized the voice as Bernall's, however, he did not see the exchange happen as he was hiding under the table at the time. Columbine survivor Pat Ireland watches from the family car as his father, John, embraces Pat's Physical Therapist, Sarah Gorner, outside Craig Hospital on July 2, 1999. Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. To use this feature, use a newer browser. a 53 years shorter than When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, The book, which incorporates comments from Bernall's . Columbine High School teacher Sue Caruthers placed carnations at each cross. honestly, i want to live completely for god. If you want to take a look on it, feel free to visit my webpage, by using the following link:https://qnqura.wordpress.com/cassie/I do know about the controversy, regarding of Cassies final seconds, if she has been asked by her killer Eric Harris if she believes in God and if he shot her because she has answered his question with Yes. Emily could see his legs and his boots, pointing directly at the right side of Cassies face. The Rocky Mountain News, which had been investigating the story for months, followed the next day, with a much more detailed account. He said that a young woman had greatly inspired the country sixteen years ago by facing a gunman at Columbine and had thus declined to deny God while being challenged about her faith. Sixteen years ago, he said, this country was tremendously inspired by a young woman who faced a gunman in Columbine and was challenged about her faith and she refused to deny God. Cassie rallies with fevered altar calls erupted around the globe. 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