Virginia Western community plants lilies of remembrance

12 noon: Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke

A moment of silence followed a brief ceremony to remember the lives of the 32 Virginia Tech students who died on April 16, 2007. Afterward 32 individuals, including Virginia Western students, faculty and staff, will plant a bed of perennial flowers—one for each student who lost their lives.

The Virginia Tech remembrance garden is located in the Court of Four Seasons (in front of Fishburn Hall). The participants will plant 32 ‘Stella D Oro’ daylilies and Coral Bells (produce burgundy leaves with white flowers in the summer).


Submitted by Margaret Boyes | Virginia Western Community College