| Location | Colorado |
| Age | 47 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 22/10/1951 |
| Date of Death | 20/04/1999 |
| Visitors | 311 since 25/10/2009 |
| Creator |
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in
Columbine, an unincorporated area in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and
Littleton. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students
and one teacher. An additional 21 students and other persons were injured while attempting to
escape. The pair then committed suicide. In addition, it is the fourth-deadliest school massacre in
United States history, after the 1927 Bath School disaster, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre and the 1966
University of Texas massacre, and the deadliest for an American high school.
(Sasha Cohen has had the nerve to create a memorial for these killers on THIS site. Please tell her
that we want to remember the victims we love, not their killers. They get enough publicity already.
This site is for angels, let's keep it that way.)
William "Dave" Sanders was a computer and business teacher at Columbine for 25 years, and coach of
the girls' basketball and softball teams. He left behind his wife, four children and five
grandchildren.
His students said he was a teacher, a friend, a mentor and an inspiration. When the gunmen started
firing outside the school he ran to the cafeteria and sounded the alarm. He, along with two of the
school's janitors, helped get more than 100 students out of the path of danger by herding them away
from the shooters. He saved untold numbers of lives that day.
By the time the gunmen arrived, the cafeteria was nearly empty thanks to him. He was in the upstairs
hall trying to get students safely hidden in classrooms when he was shot from behind by Eric Harris.
He was hit in the torso, head and neck. He managed to get himself into a science lab (listed as UA24
in the Columbine Report, and SCI-3 on blueprint maps of the school) where he bled to death waiting
for help that 911 dispatchers told students who were helping him was coming, but never arrived.
Trying to get help up to Coach Sanders, student Deidra Kucera posted a sign in the window: "1
BLEEDING TO DEATH". The sign was ignored. Despite their attempts to save him, Dave Sanders died
nearly three hours later from blood loss. His last words were reported to be: "Tell my family I love
them."
Dave's daughter Angela said at his funeral: "What you did in that school on Tuesday was an amazing
act of heroism. Even after you were hurt, you continued to be the brave, selfless man we all know
you are."
Dave was buried in Littleton's Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Since his death, Coach Dave Sanders has
had a softball field at Columbine and a scholarship named after him to honor his memory and
posthumously received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
.•**•.. ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.*• ♥
See through the window,
Look at the light,
Smell the sweet flowers,
See the sky bright,
Shed not the tears,
As you feel I have gone,
Love never leaves,
And my spirit lives on.
♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.*• ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.*• ♥
...{`--..-.'_,}
.{;..\,__...-'/}
.{..'-`.._;..-';
....`'--.._..-'
........,--\\..,-"-.
........`-..\(..'-...\
...............\.;---,/
..........,-""-;\
......../....-'.)..\
........\,---'`
♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.*• ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.. ♥ .•**•.*•
x
I PROMISE I WILL HEAR…..
Don't think of me as dead and gone
Please understand I have just moved on
God took my hand
When you thought I had died
And led me over to the other side.
There's a better life
Than the one we know
And to it one day we all must go
No more pain, hardship,
Or times of misery
Instead there's all our loved ones
As happy as can be.
You may not see me for a little while
Hear me laugh or see me smile
But I promise you with all my heart
From the ones I love I will never part.
I will always be with you,
However far you walk
I will always listen,
When you feel you need to talk
So when you are saddened
Or driven to despair
Take comfort from the knowledge
That I am always there.
One day soon I will share with you
The happiness I have found
And you will see life doesn't end
Six feet beneath the ground
Forget about graveside visits
And fresh flowers every day
A yearly verse in the papers
Is surely not the way
When there is something you want to say
Or you wish that I was near
Just talk to me like you always did
I promise I will hear.
Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
For You Coach William xxx
︽☆︽ TIME TO FOLD YOUR ANGEL WINGS ︽☆︽
..............)............
.............((............ A ray of sunshine came & went
.............) \........... A beautiful treasure only lent
............( , ).......... A prayer
.........._ `|'_......... A tear
...........| () ||........ A memory so dear
...........|.....||....... Each day of our lives
...........|.....||........We wish you were here
...........|.....|..........
...........|.....|..........
...........|.....|..........
...........|.....|..........
..____|----|____.....
.(____________)...
︽☆︽ SWEET ANGEL ︽☆︽ SWEET DREAMS ︽☆︽
Friends of Mine
Columbine, flower bloom, tenderly I sing to you.
Columbine, roseblood red, heartbreak overflow my head.
Columbine, flower bloom.
Columbine there's hope for you.
Columbine, friend of mine.
To your gain, on the mark.
With your love, love again.
Comfort peace and sweet release come from you.
Where, it's true, I hide myself in you.
Can you still hear raging guns ending dreams of precious ones.
In God' son, hope will come, his red stain will take our pain.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Peace will come to you in time.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Turn a page, to your gain.
Keep your heart on the mark.
Comfort us with your love.
Love again.
Christ of grace attend this place we look to you.
Honor you.
Fix you in our view.
Columbine, flower bloom.
Tenderly I sing to you.
Columbine, roseblood red, heartbreak overflows my head.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Peace will come to you in time.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Performed by Jonathan and Stephen Cohen
Coach William doesn't have any gifts yet. Why not be the first to add one?
Click here to leave Coach William a gift
All proceeds from gifts go to the upkeep of GoneTooSoon and help keep this site free.
Create an ever lasting memorial for your loved ones.
Start here »
Using the options below you can add this memorial to your personal garden.
| I am Coach William's ... | |
| Add to Garden: | |
| Notifications: | Text Message |
There have been 49 candles lit for Coach William.
