Kirsten takes comfort in riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on mountain highways, and still goes to the VA hospital weekly for therapy. In her newly released book, A Mothers Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, she writes about trying to instill a moral code in her son. GREAT NEWS! Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. Yet the Rev. memorial page for Dylan Bennet Klebold (11 Sep 1981-20 Apr 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10972; Cremated, Ashes given to family or . Marxhausen now lives south of Littleton in Highlands Ranch with his wife, and he ministers to a tiny, rural congregation in mountainous Idaho Springs. Dylan Klebold and Ryan Harris killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. "God, who knows about suffering and pain and loss, wants to reach out to you," he told the grieving parents, according to news accounts. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Sue Klebolds son Dylan Klebold was one of the two teenagers behind the school shooting at Columbine High School, Colorado, in 1999. His family and few friends shared memories, the happy ones about Dylan the Boy Scout, Dylan the Little Leaguer, Dylan the wrestler. Sue Klebold thought her message had gotten through. 'I got home and before long a SWAT team got there and a detective and it was just craziness', said Sue. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Harriss family never revealed thesite of their sons burial. Although by Orthodox standards Susan wouldnt be considered Jewish because her mother wasnt Jewish, she was active in the Reform congregation during her youth. Sometimes families go from funeral home to funeral home, cemetery to cemetery searching for a placewilling to offer a gravesite. '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.'. Please reset your password. Milton and his wife, Charlotte, who was not Jewish, raised their daughter Susan Dylan Klebolds mother as a Jew. He and his fellow gunman, Eric Harris, committed suicide at the end of their shooting spree. Obviously, this fight can never end. 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. His hands were folded on his chest, and stuffed animals surrounded him. "Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept," as the Bible tells it. So to have the entire credibility of it washed away, that hurt.". Kirsten, 65, arrived in Littleton as a Denver Seminary student in 1974. Search above to list available cemeteries. Upon arrival at the funeral home I met Tom Klebold and his other son Byron. In Klebolds attempt to come to terms with her sons actions, she portrays him as a suicidal depressive instead of the monster depicted in the media. "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. (It was shown at her funeral.) Three guns used in the massacre at Columbine High School were bought last year by Dylan Klebold's girlfriend shortly after her 18th birthday, investigators said Monday. Thats not what a Florida doctor took out, state says, Huge avalanche engulfs snowboarder on New Hampshire mountain, dramatic video shows, Footprints in freshly-fallen snow lead cops to shooting suspect, Connecticut cops say, Ghislaine Maxwell appeals verdict and 20-year sex-trafficking sentence, DNA links man to slaying of woman found in cornfield 43 years ago, California cops say, Sacrificing a slower friend isnt the way to escape bears, NPS says. When he came back in September, "it was clear this wasn't my church anymore," he says. The slain innocents, appropriately, are interred with honor, tears and candlelight ceremonies. As he preached, Marxhausen could see Dylan, laid out before him in an open coffin. By Monica Greep For Mailonline [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. Each funeral was special in its own way, just like the person who was buried. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. We will remember him forever. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He and his friend Eric Harris . ", "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. Those few mourners who camearrived by circuitous routes, to avoid drawingattention to the ceremony. 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. For months Sue was in denial about what her her son had done: 'They said the boys did all these terrible things. His father claimed his body but the burial site is unknown. This can be a wonderful, heartwarming experience for all. It was Saturday, four days after the shootings. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. This account has been disabled. The basics of personal finance, like How to save for a house. Figure out your next step toward financial freedom. "We rely heavily on scripture," says Kirsten, "and on the premise that Christ is the ultimate forgiver, the ultimate lover, and that only through him can we know the Lord.". His father was very enraged that day, asking who would give his son a gun. 'Because you think, "how can I possibly feel happy when this terrible thing has happened? Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Cemetaries are often reluctant to accept the burial of a mass killer, fearing an outcry, and once a burial sites found, it frequently must be kept secret. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Dylan Bennet Klebold I found on Findagrave.com. Dylan was in an open coffin, with beanie babies lining his head (this helped to cover trauma caused by the gunshot wound). At one point in the book, he objects, out of embarrassment, to reciting the four questions at a Seder. Then came the body cavity search, Massive Arctic creature spotted for first time in 25 years along coast of Scotland, Florida man gets 6 years for bilking millions in PPP loans. 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 uncleRuslan Tsarni had hoped to bury Tsarnaevin Massachusetts, where he lived, but no cemetery would let him, according to the Los Angeles Times. On the Sunday between Dylans funeral and Cassies, 70,000 mourners gathered in a parking lot to listen to Franklin Graham, among others, proclaim the gospel. I turned it off., Still, Marxhausen might have survived the Columbine tragedy with his job intact were it not for his continued relationship with the Kleboldsand his very public support of them. 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. 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. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10972/dylan-bennet-klebold. Failed to report flower. And why didn't they know more? Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Memorials are rich with content, including dates, photos and bios. You do your job, he said. Nothing made sense. As the months passed, new evidence began to show that it had not, in fact, been Cassie who "said yes." Ten years later, these two men of Godradically different in personality and theological approachare still struggling to deal with the damage done to them by two boys bent on murder and mayhem. Littleton was ground zero for the kind of white, evangelical Christianity that was sweeping the country at the time. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. She told me she remembered Foster suffering a backlash after saying Kaddish for her son, but Foster doesnt remember that. He was a teenage boy and a lot of things got him angry, but he was angry in a very appropriate teenage boy sort of way, she said. ", Marxhausen said the Klebolds have remained in seclusion because they fear "all the anger and scapegoating and blame-pointing.". At the service, Marxhausen told the Old Testament story of Absalom, King Davids rebel son who took part in a revolt and was killed. While the myth that they had been bullied and ostracized by the proverbial jocks and popular kids quickly filled the airwaves, that was an entirely unfounded narrative. The problem of what to do with the body can be particularly acute when the perpetrator is Muslim, because Islam prohibits cremation. On the way out I asked the lawyer how should I respond to the media. 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. Telephone calls from the Jewish News to Marxhausen were not returned this week. No. Families dont want the attention because theyre oftenblamed for their relatives crimes, and they leave their relatives graves unmarked because the family is afraid the grave will be defaced.. Harris' family did not. But authorities also fear that graves could become a place of worship for those who supported the individuals actions. This memorial website was created in memory of Dylan B Klebold, 17, born on September 11, 1981 and passed away on April 20, 1999. The West Bowles congregation filled the Bernall's living room the week after April 20, praying and crying and praying some more. You have to be prepared to hurt when you go into the ministry. Try again later. 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. "This is Cassie's graduation day," he began. 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. Klebolds body was cremated and his family held a small memorial service. 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. Is Bob Dylans Judaism blowin in the wind? George Kirsten was in Israel on the day of the shootings; immediately, he turned around to come home. This memorial website was created in memory of Dylan B Klebold, 17, born on September11, 1981 and passed away on April20, 1999. Which leaves the Klebold and Harris parents: What insights might they have to offer this traumatized community? Rather than bury theirDylansremains, the Klebolds had him cremated a grave that doesnt exist cant offend. Klebold, along with classmate Eric Harris, killed 12 fellow students and one teacher on April 20 before they committed suicide. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 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. Another said what great parents the Klebolds were. Marxhausen hated the whole thing. There was his mother Susans favorite story: One afternoon, Dylan, age 10, came running back from the creek with a pile of leeches. Appearing in BBC Four documentaryRaising a School Shooter, the 72-year-old said that her son was laid to rest in a cardboard box, and that she was terrified to leave the premise in case someone 'hurt him' or stole his body. When she was a child, this mixed religious household confused her, and she grappled with her relationship to God and to heaven and hell. On Saturday, the Denver Rocky Mountain News carried an interview with her hairdresser, Dee Grantz, who said that Susan had spoken to her about her shock at her sons deed. As he preached, Marxhausen could see Dylan, laid out before him in an open coffin. There were students who feared them, who despised them, who snickered at them, who taunted them. Those who were there watched as the bodies ofSyed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the attackers whoshot and killed14 peopleata holiday party in California last month, were cleansed, wrapped in white cloth and lowered into the ground in accordance with Muslimtradition. After Columbine, local evangelicalswho said the shootings were the devils work and who used the tragedy as an opportunity to bring people to Jesusinfuriated him. and our 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. Signals about the familys religious practice grew even more mixed when it was reported that Dylan Klebold was buried Saturday in a Lutheran funeral. Harris family did not make his burial site public. Littleton,Colorado. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? All we have in the house is a BB gun to shoot the woodpeckers. This decision has haunted him ever since. Susan Klebold, former director of disability services at Arapahoe Community College, also works as assistant director of Access to Employment Projects for the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System in Denver. The answer is blowin in the wind, Synagogue, Lutheran church heal wounds of history, Crowds throng funeral of Israeli-American man killed in West Bank, 80 years later, Thessalonikis documentary film festival to pay tribute to deported Jews, Why we at Shaar Zahav support reparations for slavery, A queer Purim musical that jabs at antisemitism through song, Wikipedia tackles alleged conspiracy to distort Holocaust history. This is a carousel with slides. The search has turned up remnants of at least 13 of the men responsible, according to the New York Times. Later that afternoon the mother discovered that her son was dead, and remembered 'groaning' with emotional pain out loud while watching the news. In 2003, Kirsten relinquished his pulpit, though he remains the senior pastor at West Bowles. which Sues friend talks about having worked with Dylans mother for a couple of years prior to helping her arrange her son Dylans cremation. I dont see anyone making a big deal about the fact that Harris was Catholic. 'They had got so much information wrong about Dylan and our family, that I settled into the belief system that they were wrong about what Dylan did.'. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. According to Klebold, he reveals this frustration on The Basement Tapes. Then, she said, Eric Harris stops and says, I didnt know you were Jewish, after which Dylan Klebold seems to turn fearful that Harris might target him. Marxhausen, now nearly 70, is a burly, plain-spoken man who arrived in Littleton in 1990, and built St. Philip Lutheran Church into a thriving, mainline congregation with more than 1,000 members. Don Marxhausen, has told Denver area reporters that he has been consoling the Klebolds since last weeks tragedy. I was very unstructured about it, she said of religion. Join a discussion and talk to others in the Sysoon community. The families and survivors grieve, and the nation grieves with them. Klebold says that she used to believe God was watching over her family. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Dylan Klebold helped perpetrate one of the bloodiest school shootings in history, indelibly etching the name Columbine into our collective memories. Her private school had a chapel, which she visited every day. Every Memorial Website celebrates the legacy of a life. That wasnt the young man Susan Klebold raised. She tried to instill them in him as far back, in some instances, as his early childhood, but they never really got through to him. The Social Security Death Index includes over 200 million citizen death records. We have set your language to Don Marxhausen believed that. Sometimes graves are not marked for the opposite reason: Authorities fear they might become a place of worship. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Review. Tsarnaevs wife refused to claim his body, and his parents would not return to the United States to arrange his funeral. Dylan Bennett Klebold. Sysoon enables anyone to create a free online tribute for a much loved relative or friend who has passed away. 'I was exposed to all the horrible things people believed to be true about us,' she said. Booths funeral was heldin the dead of night, the New York Times reported in 1911, and his grave was unmarked just a mound of dirt among the tombstones. 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. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds to their heads in the library a little after noon. Funerals, if they are even held, are expedited affairs. ", Still, Marxhausen might have survived the Columbine tragedy with his job intact were it not for his continued relationship with the Kleboldsand his very public support of them. 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. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. Nothing about this kid sticks out like the easy cases, where there's abuse or neglect or spoiling. He was asked to start a nondenominational evangelical church in the 1980s, just as the megachurch movement was beginning to take off. In this difficult, jarring talk, Klebold explores the intersection between mental health and violence . Dylan Bennet Klebold was born on September 11, 1981, in Lakewood, Colorado, to Thomas and Sue Klebold. But he didn't feel like he fit in at Columbine High School in Colorado. Susan Klebold grew up in Ohio with a Jewish father and a Christian mother. 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. I smoothed Dylan's hair and kissed his forehead, searching his face for clues and finding none. '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. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Another girl, sitting under another library table, had said she believed in God when prompted by Klebold, who let her live, according to Dave Cullen's new book "Columbine." Yes, the Ever-lasting contrast. They are buried at a California cemetery far from their home because a closer graveyard would not take the bodies. Ultimately, [his parents] were also victims, he said. Image by Courtesy of the Klebold Family, By Britta Lokting 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. Until recently, Sue was on the Mortuary Science Program Advisory Committee and made certain that the program functioned under the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Eric Harris, along with Dylan Klebold, shot and killed 13 people and injured 20 at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. 17:21 09 Jul 2021, updated 00:59 10 Jul 2021. It was all very normal. Looking back, Klebold realizes Dylans behavior might have suggested a larger problem. The notion that she hadnt raised her son to be a moral human became a prevalent theory that followed her for years. The elder Yassenoff and his son, Milton Yassenoff, were members of the Columbus Reform congregation, Temple Israel, the Dispatch reported. He killed himself in his Anchorage, Alaska, jail cell after confessing to murdering eight people. 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. He was too late, however, to be useful as a mediator. Image by Courtesy of the Klebold Family. Weve updated the security on the site. Click on the address to view a map. How do you preside over the funeral of a 17-year-old boy who went to school one Tuesday morning and, with his good buddy Eric Harris, massacred 13 people just for fun? "I was becoming somewhat toxic with my visibility and extrovertedness.". Thats where I think I started getting in trouble with my church, says Marxhausen. Thats what we do.. I would give anything to have him come to me and put his arms around me and say "it's okay".'. 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. It was horrifying to see him in that mode. On Tuesday, as the Columbine massacre was already under way, the father apparently contacted authorities, suspecting his son was involved in the shootings. Twitter @brittalokting. "She Said Yes" became an instant bestseller. After Dylan's funeral, he described the killer's parents as "the loneliest people on the planet" to The Denver Post. 'Not only killed and hurt people, but that they would say awful racist things and sadistic things and I just shut that out of my mind. He wasnt raised Jewish. Then Dylans father Tom said, Who the hell gave a gun to my son? I think we have more confidence in what didnt happen than what did.. 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. After the shootings, Klebold sought solace from the now retired rabbi Steven Foster at Temple Emanuel, in Denver. Im Jewish., Similarly, Susan Klebolds cousin, Skip Yassenoff, indicated to the Denver Post last week that Dylan Klebolds act must have been very difficult for [Susan], for any average American parent but particularly for someone brought up Jewish.. It's going to take some very good shrinks to work this out for them.". Where did we miss the sign?' Skip Yassenoff also noted last week that Susan and Thomas Klebold had been members of Littletons St. Philip Lutheran Church. What did they know about their sons? 246 Dylan Klebold Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE Collections Project #ShowUs Creative Insights EDITORIAL VIDEO BBC Motion Gallery NBC News Archives MUSIC BLOG BROWSE PRICING ENTERPRISE VisualGPS INSIGHTS BOARDS CART SIGN IN Editorial Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Klebold's body was cremated and his family held a small memorial service. For yearsafterward, forensics experts have toiled in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania, hoping to salvage and identify the remains of those killed. There was an error deleting this problem. 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