Liviu Librescu laid to rest in Israel
posted at 10:27 am on April 20, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Heartbreaking photos at Yahoo News. I won’t make you wait ’til tonight for the quote of the day:
“I walked through the streets today with my head held high because I have such a father.”
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Godspeed, Professor.
KelliD on April 20, 2007 at 10:32 AM
May he now be at peace.
StephC on April 20, 2007 at 10:33 AM
Ooorah!
Greatest generation, indeed.
Lonevoice on April 20, 2007 at 10:37 AM
the gravesite (4th picture on the yahoo link); is that where the other holocaust victims are buried as well?
lorien1973 on April 20, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Good man.
Enrique on April 20, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Greater love hath no man……
CurtZHP on April 20, 2007 at 10:42 AM
His name we will remember.
locomotivebreath1901 on April 20, 2007 at 10:44 AM
What an amazing story and legacy.
vcferlita on April 20, 2007 at 10:45 AM
God Speed Professor.
Am Yisrael Chai.
annoyinglittletwerp on April 20, 2007 at 10:47 AM
RIP.
Ian on April 20, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Rest in Peace Professor Librescu.
TheBigOldDog on April 20, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Echoing his son, we can hold our heads high that such a man as Liviu Librescu came to America.
God bless him for his courage.
Retread on April 20, 2007 at 10:54 AM
May God bless Professor Librescu for his heroism and self-sacrifice. May God comfort and bless his loved ones, who are rightly proud of his strong character and inherent goodness in the face of evil. Rest in peace.
aero on April 20, 2007 at 10:54 AM
I doubt that in all of history there has ever been a better epitaph. There is literally no better way to have lived than to have done it in a way that leaves your children saying words like these when you pass into the next world.
No greater honor.
If my children feel the tiniest shred of that for me someday, I will have done something very right.
Librescu was the story that mattered this week.
Peace, hero. You’ve earned it.
Professor Blather on April 20, 2007 at 10:55 AM
All honor to you sir. Rest in Peace.
wytammic on April 20, 2007 at 10:56 AM
He showed the nation, and more importantly the young students at Va Tech and across the country what true courage and sacrifice means. God has welcomed him with open arms.
darwin on April 20, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Rest in peace.
And may God continually comfort his family in their loss.
sarahk on April 20, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Agreed. That quote is a beautiful statement of love and respect.
Slublog on April 20, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Want to do something for his memory?
Ropera on April 20, 2007 at 11:10 AM
The King Who rules over kings, in His compassion may He sustain them and protect them
from every trouble, woe and injury.
May he rescue them and put into their heart and into the heart of all their counsellors
compassion to do good with us and with all Israel, our brothers.
In their days and our days, may Judah be saved and may Israel dwell securely,
and may the Redeemer come to Zion. So may it be his will.
And let us say, Amen.
………………………….
God bless you sir!
Limerick on April 20, 2007 at 11:14 AM
If I were one of the students Prof. Librescu saved that day, I would cherish every breath I take from now until the end of my days as a gift from that great man. I would work to honor his memory and his sacrifice in every way I could. I hope his students honor him through the lives they live.
aero on April 20, 2007 at 11:16 AM
I am reminded of “Saving Private Ryan” and how the Tom Hanks character tells Private Ryan to make something out of his life in payment for the sacrifice the soldiers made for him. Similarly, I hope the Professor’s students are inspired to do exceptional things with their lives to honor this great man.
Mallard T. Drake on April 20, 2007 at 11:19 AM
As well you should. God bless him.
Pablo on April 20, 2007 at 11:22 AM
I said it before and I’ll say it again: how many times do you think he asked why his life was spared during the Holocaust? I think we now know the answer.
Thank you, Professor Librescu. Thank you, good and faithful servant.
JinxMcHue on April 20, 2007 at 11:22 AM
It truly makes you wonder, doesn’t it? I’m not particularly religious … but you have to have a pretty stale imagination not to wonder.
What are the odds of this kind of man, who’d been through all that he survived, being right there at that moment?
Professor Blather on April 20, 2007 at 11:30 AM
The Islamofascists will never have a Professor Librescu.
Hilts on April 20, 2007 at 11:34 AM
I cried when I read this. All this week this standard of duty, humanity and sacrifice should have been the main topic, along with honoring the lives of the victims.
Marlena is a beautiful name. All true Romanian female names end in ‘a’. My heart breakes for this beautiful lady. I cry for you and I cry for us.
Entelechy on April 20, 2007 at 11:38 AM
I’m crying now because I just found out that Monday was Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel. I can’t help but think that Professor Librescu had that on his mind. Kind of fitting in a way.
JinxMcHue on April 20, 2007 at 11:38 AM
“I walked through the streets today with my head held high because I have such a father.”
May you walk through the streets with your head held high every day of your life.
Jaibones on April 20, 2007 at 11:45 AM
ha-Makom yenahem. What an amazing soul. Do not pass go–let it go straight on to Paradise.
smellthecoffee on April 20, 2007 at 11:54 AM
I only hope, we can ALL walk a little taller, a little stronger, and a little more determined, in remembrance of this man.
franksalterego on April 20, 2007 at 12:09 PM
I never thought of that. Thank you.
Tim Burton on April 20, 2007 at 12:17 PM
Latest Score in war of Evil vs Good
Nazi’s, Communists, Dictators, Terrorists, Murdering Thugs 0,
One brave, loving and courageous man 1
EricPWJohnson on April 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM
true martyr, died sanctfying a commandment of G-d, under Jewish law
Defector01 on April 20, 2007 at 12:50 PM
May God Bless and Keep Him. A truly good and courageous man.
im4eagles on April 20, 2007 at 1:12 PM
Wouldn’t it make for a healthier future for us all, if we only had a media eager to “get a window into the mind” of a man like Librescu, instead of being so intent on inspecting the minds of the most depraved?
NellE on April 20, 2007 at 1:21 PM
Rest In Peace, you wonderful man!
Vanceone on April 20, 2007 at 1:44 PM
The 76 year old holocaust survivor who gave his life so others could live.
White House should
consideraward this hero for The Presidential Medal of Freedom.comments@whitehouse.gov
Texyank on April 20, 2007 at 2:06 PM
I really love this thread.
I wish this one had 500 comments in it.
Professor Blather on April 20, 2007 at 4:21 PM
;(
Wade on April 20, 2007 at 5:05 PM
Gosh, I’m in tears now. What an incredible sacrifice…
and the fact that he died WHEN he did… That was a life of purpose.
God bless you, Liviu. We honor your memory with heads held as high as your son’s!
tickleddragon on April 20, 2007 at 5:09 PM
En la vida se presentant dos o tres ocasiones de ser heroe,
Pero casi todos los dias se presenta la ocasión de no ser cobarde.
“In life you are given two or three occasions to be a hero, but every day of your life you are given the occasion to not be a coward.”
This man was both. He was no coward, and when it really counted, he was a hero.
Vaya con dios profesor.
lawman2 on April 20, 2007 at 5:19 PM
This man was a hero every day of his life. Having endured all the hardships and come through with such an impecable character is outstanding. I hope his students will emulate and honor him in the way they conduct their lives.
sonnyspats1 on April 20, 2007 at 7:26 PM
Just when I was wondering where all the heroes had gone, one man reminds me that they live quietly among us, ready to take up the challenge of standing between evil and our children.
Texan on April 20, 2007 at 8:57 PM
May God Embrace Him Home, and Reunite Him with His Family…..
It is my hope, before this brave soul died, he was able to see the last student jump to safety, and while surely he was thinking of his family and loved one’s, he may also thought of the shooter, “… take that, you son of a bit”h”…
PinkyBigglesworth on April 20, 2007 at 9:13 PM
Blessed be his memory.
georgej on April 21, 2007 at 2:54 AM