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Mary Karen Read, a 19-year-old freshman at Virginia Tech, tragically lost her life on April 16, 2007, during the Virginia Tech mass shooting, one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Born on January 30, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea, Mary was the daughter of an Air Force family and had lived in various places, including Texas and California, before settling in Annandale, Virginia. She was a dedicated student majoring in interdisciplinary studies and had aspirations of becoming an ele ...Read More
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Mary Karen Read
Female
Blacksburg
VA
2007-04-16
19
Mary
Karen Read
11/06/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Mary Karen Read’s impact on those around her. Even in her short l... ...Read More
10/21/2024
10/21/2024
I was reading about Mary's beautiful spirit and dedication to helping others, and it got me thinking... ...Read More
02/19/2023
02/19/2023
