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Virginia Tech memorial grows on Facebook

by Kaitlin | April 16, 2007 at 12:02 pm

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UPDATE: A NowPublic member has made us aware of a charity accepting donations in Emily's name. Rawldogs.org, a no-kill dog shelter in Emily's hometown of Rappahannock is accepting monetary donations in lieu of flowers. The member who alerted us of the charity said, "So [that's] why Emily is cooler than I am--because of all the organizations they could have picked for her memory they picked the coolest possible one."

Those people who wish to make free donations can do so by searching for Rawldogs.org through Goodsearch.com.

For the rest of NowPublic's Virginia Tech coverage, click here.

UPDATE: Emily Hilscher has been confirmed as the first victim in the Virginia Tech shooting. She and Robert "Stack" Clark were shot in the dorms at West Ambler Johnson Hall.

A Facebook group dedicated to the memory of a Virginia Tech shooting victim has been posted. The name of the student as given is Emily Hilscher. We have spoken to two students who know an Emily Hilscher, but we have had no independent confirmation from police or family. Please see comment below.

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Group InfoName: Why Emily Hilscher was cooler than me

Type: Common Interest - Friends

Description: a group for the goddess named Emily Hilscher.

i want everybody that joins to post one or more things that made Emily cooler than you.

Contact InfoState: VA

Recent News: 4/16/07 Emily Hilscher passed away during the Virginia Tech shooting.

Here are some comments people have been posting on the wall of "Why Emily Hilscher was cooler than me":

she had a bigger smile than me.

Emily was always nice to everyone :-)

emily was the sweetest person to everyone... it didn't matter who you
were or even if she knew you... she would be your friend in a
heartbeat....

I'll never forget our Spice Girls music video and all the amazing birthday parties and dress up memories!!
I love you and will always miss you♥♥♥<3

miss emily hilscher was the most beautiful person with the most wonderful personality...
her passion for her friends and family was always shown on her face...
emily could light up a room with the blink of an eye...
emily
you will remain in the hearts of the hundreds of people that you graced
with your presence, you touched my heart and will continue to do so for
the rest of my life...
much love and prayers

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at 12:05 on April 16th, 2007

WE are still trying to reach Emily Hilscher...PLEASE if anybody can confirm any information about Emily call us at 866-225-9530 or email me through my member page.

Dunn707

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at 13:33 on April 16th, 2007

Kaitlin, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Jordan Yerman

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at 23:07 on April 16th, 2007

The NP team's creativity in finding the many faces to the story of this tragedy is
amazing. Meanwhile, I was out in the middle of BC's interior and didn't
even hear about this until the early evening. Upon my return, I opened NP and, within moments, saw beyond the normal news crawl and into the real human costs, at least to the extent that a remote viewer may. Excellent, excellent work.

jimmurray

at 06:14 on April 18th, 2007

i didnt know emily im from ireland but the story has caused sadness to the world her picture was released in the national newpaper today and she was a beatiful you women our taught go out to all the victims,there was 3 student from ireland over for as exchange students and the day of the shootings where there first day,