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V irg in ia T echa n di t se x te n d e d u n iv e rs ityc o m m u n ity w illb ef o r e v e rc h a n g e d
b yth e
tra g ica n d e te rn a llym o u rn fu le v e n tso f A p ril1 6 . W hilew ec o n tin u e
toh u rt,w ek n o w
th a ty o uh a v es u f f e r e dm ore th a na n y o n e . Y ouh a v e lo s t th a t
w h ic hi s m ost p re c io u s- a
lo v e do n e-am em bero fy o u row n fam ily .
P le a s ea g a ina c c e p tm ym osts in c e re c o n d o le n c e sa n d so rro wfo ry o u r
lo s s ,alo s s th a ti s
h a rdfo ra n y o n et oim a g in eo ru n d e rsta n d .C ounselorste llu s th a t
re c o v e ryd i f f e r s fo r
e v e ry o n e .Ik n o wn o ty o u rc u rre n ts ta te ,b u tIw ishfo r
y o u w is d o ma n d G odspeed fo r
y o u rp e rs o n a l s itu a tio n .
T o d a y ,w ed is trib u te th ep r o c e e d so fth e m em orialc o n trib u tio n s .Ik n o w
th a tn oam ount
o fm o n ie s w ill b rimb a c kalo v e do n ea n d th a tn o
d o lla rsc a n re lie v ey o u r lo s s .B u t,
p le a s ek n o wth a tth e s e fu n d sw ere g iv e nt oV irg in ia T echb y
a ~ u m n i,~ frie n d s ,
a n de v e n
s tra n g e rsw hoc a r e d e e p lyfo r a llo fu s.
P e o p leh a v e e n tru s te dt ou st od ow hati s rig h t
a n d a p p ro p ria te .
W hile th e rea re m anyn e e d sb y m any p e o p le ,a n d w illc o n tin u et ob e
fo r som e tim e,w e
f e ltth a t th eb e s tw ayt oh e lpth eh e a lin gp r o c e s s ,t o
c o n tin u e dow n th er o a do fre c o v e ry ,
i st od is trib u teth e s e m o n ie st oy o u .W ele a v et oy o u
h o wb e s tu se th e mfo ry o u rn e e d s.
W eth a n ky o u fo rs h a rin g w ithu sy o u r th o u g h tsa n d id e a s
w h iley o u s tru g g le dt oc o p e .
W etrustth ep r o c e s si s b e tte rb e c a u s eo f th a t.O nb e h a lf
o fth eV irg in ia T ech c o m m u n ity ,
Ie x te n dt oy o uo u rp ra y e rsa n dv e r yb e s tw ishes.
V erys i n c e r e l yy o u rs,
C h a rle sW .S te g e r
P re s id e n t
O c to b e r 2 9 ,2 0 0 7
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D ear N ik o la s :
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b y
th etra g ice v e n tso fA p ril1 6 . W h ilew e c o n tin u et oh u rt,
w ek n o w th a ty o uh a v e
s u ffe re d m ore th a na n y o n e .
Itru s ta n dh o p e th a ty o u r re c o v e rya n d tra n s itio nb a c k ton o rm a li sp ro g re s s in g
s m o o th ly .A sy o u know ,w eh a v e c o u n s e lo rsa n d p ro fe s s io n a ls u p p o rt h e re
fo r
y o u s h o u ldy o un e e di t .Y ouc a n a lw a y sc a llo n th e
O ffic eo f R e c o v e rya n d
S u p p o rt,5 4 0 .2 3 1 .0 0 6 2 ,t ota lko r fo rre fe rra ls .
T o d a y ,w e d is trib u teth ep ro c e e d so fth em e m o ria l c o n trib u tio n s .Ik n o w
th a t
m oney w illn o td im in is hy o u r h a rd s h ip .B u t, p le a s ek n o w th a t th e s efu n d sw e re
g iv e nt oV ir g in iaT e c hb y a lu m n i, frie n d s ,a n de v e n s tra n g e rs w ho
c a red e e p lyfo r
a llo fu s .P e o p leh a v e e n tru s te du st od ow hati s
rig h ta n d a p p ro p ria te .
W h ileth e rea rem a n yn e e d sb y m any p e o p le ,a n d w ill c o n tin u et ob e fo r som e
tim e ,w e fe lt th a t th eb e s tw ayt oh e lpth eh e a lin g
p ro c e s s ,t oc o n tin u edow n th e
ro a do f re c o v e ry ,i st od is trib u teth e s em o n ie st oy o u .W e
le a v et oy o uh o wb e s t
tou s e th e mfo ry o u rn e e d s .
W eth a n ky o u fo rs h a rin g w ithu sy o u r th o u g h tsa n d id e a s
a b o u tth eH o k ieS p irit
M e m o ria lF u n d w h iley o uc o p e d w ithin ju r ie sa n d tra u m a .W etru s t
th ep ro c e s si s
b e tte rb e c a u s eo fth a t.O n b e h a lfo fth eV ir g in iaT e c h c o m m u n ity ,
Ie x te n dt oy o u
o u rv e ryb e s tw is h e sfo rab rig h t fu tu re .
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c h a n g e db y th etra g ice v e n tso fA p ril1 6 . W h ilew e c o n tin u e
toh u rt,w e
k n o w th a t y o uh a v e s u ffe re d m ore th a na n y o n e .Y ouh a v e lo s t th a t w h ic h
is m ostp re c io u s-alo v e do n e- am em bero fy o u row n fa m ily .
P le a s ea g a ina c c e p tm ym osts in c e rec o n d o le n c e sa n d s o rro wfo ry o u r
lo s s ,alo s sth a ti sh a rd fo ra n y o n et oim a g in eo r
u n d e rs ta n d . C o u n s e lo rs
te llu s th a t re c o v e ry d iffe rs fo re v e ry o n e .Ik n o wn o ty o u rc u rre n t
s ta te ,b u t
Iw is hfo ry o u w is d o ma n dp e a c e fo ry o u r p e rs o n a l s itu a tio n .
T o d a y ,w e d is trib u teth ep ro c e e d so f th em e m o ria l c o n trib u tio n s .Ik n o w
th a tn oam ounto f m o n ie s w ill b rin gb a c kalo v e do n e
a n d th a tn o d o lla r s
c a n r e lie v ey o u r lo s s .B u t, p le a s ek n o wth a t th e s efu n d s w e re
g iv e nt o
V irg in iaT e c hb y a lu m n i,frie n d s ,a n de v e n s tra n g e rs w ho c a red e e p ly fo r
a llo fu s .
P e o p leh a v e e n tru s te du st od ow hati srig h ta n d a p p ro p ria te .
W h ileth e rea re m anyn e e d sb ym any p e o p le ,a n d w ill c o n tin u e
tob efo r
som e tim e ,w e fe lt th a t th eb e s tw ayt oh e lpth e
h e a lin gp ro c e s s ,t o
c o n tin u e dow n th ero a do fre c o v e ry ,i st od is trib u teth e s em o n ie s t oy o u .
W e le a v et oy o uh o wb e s ttou s e th e mfo ry o u r
n e e d s .
W eth a n ky o u fo r s h a rin g w ithu sy o u r th o u g h tsa n d id e a s
a b o u tth eH o k ie
S p irit M e m o ria lF u n d w h iley o us tru g g le dt oc o p e .W etru s t th e
p ro c e s si s
b e tte rb e c a u s eo f th a t.O n b e h a lf o f th eV ir g in iaT e c h c o m m u n ity ,I
e x te n d
toy o uo u r v e ryb e s tw is h e s .
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