Originally posted at: http://www.nicolenowlen.com/letters.htm
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Dear Nicole,

Please accept our heartfelt wishes for a full and speedy recovery from your injuries. There are no words to express how much we regret the tragic events of that day. We would have given our lives to prevent them. May you have the strength and support to continue your healing process.

Sincerely,
Wayne, Kathy, and Kevin Harris






Dear Nicole,

We read that you have been hospitalized and released following the Columbine shootings. We have been unable to find additional reports on your progress, and we don’t know the nature of your injuries or the extent of the trauma you have experienced. As the parents of Dylan Klebold, we are writing with the deepest humility to off our love, support and service, and to express our sincere wishes for your full recovery. We are so grateful that you survived this ordeal. We hope that God will give you the strength and courage during your rehabilitation, and bring comport and peace to you and your family.

The reality that our son shared in the responsibility for this senseless tragedy is still impossible for us to comprehend, and we will never understand why it happened or what we might have to prevent it. We apologize for the role our son had in causing all that you and your family have had to endure. We never saw violence or hatred in Dylan until the last moments of his life when we watched in helpless horror with the rest of the world.

We hope that you can regain the balance your life once had, and continue to pursue your dreams. We are thankful that you have been returned to the loving arms of your family. May God protect and comfort you and your loved ones. May he bring the healing peace of understanding to us all.

Sincerely,
Sue and Tom Klebold





Nearly a year has passed since tragedy changed the Columbine community forever. A day that began innocently ended catastrophically. The healing process has moved slowly as we all attempt to cope, not only with our own despair, but also with the distractions and intrusions that result from world attention.

There are no words to convey how sorry we are for the pain that has been brought upon the community as a result of our son's actions. The pain of others compounds our own as we struggle to live a life without the son we cherished. In the reality of the Columbine tragedy and its aftermath, we look with the rest of the world to understand how such a thing could happen.

We are convinced that the only way to truly honor all of the victims of this and other related tragedies is to move clearly and methodically toward an understanding of why they occur, so that we may try to prevent this kind of madness from ever happening again. It is our intention to work for this end, believing that answers are probably within reach, but that they will not be simple. We envision a time when circumstances will allow us to join with those who share our desire to understand. In the meantime, we again express our profound condolences to those whose lives have been so tragically altered. We look forward to a day when all of our pain is replaced by peace and acceptance.

Finally, we wish to thank those who have sent their kind thoughts, prayers and expressions of support to our family. We are constantly surprised and heartened by the gestures of understanding and compassion that have been extended to us. The support has been both humbling and inspiring, and we are truly indebted to those who have offered it.

The Klebold family




We continue to be profoundly saddened by the suffering of so many that has resulted from the acts of our son. We loved our son dearly, and search our souls daily for some glimmer of a reason why he would have done such a horrible thing. What he did was unforgivable and beyond our capacity to understand. The passage of time has yet to lessen the pain.

We are thankful to those who have kept us in their thoughts and prayers.

Wayne and Kathy Harris

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