Service for Harrington
Jenny Anzelmo, Editor-In-Chief
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: National
The family of Morgan Harrington announced plans on Tuesday for a Mass to honor the Virginia Tech student whose remains were found last week near Charlottesville, Va.
The service will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Saint Andrews Catholic Church in Roanoke, Va. Following the service the family is hosting a reception at the Hotel Roanoke to celebrate her life.
"We are grief stricken by her death but also lifted by the knowledge that Morgan Dana Harrington was precious to so many and will not be forgotten. She mattered, to us all," her parents said in a statement released Tuesday.
Harrignton went missing in October of 2009 after leaving a Metallica Concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Her remains were found Tuesday, Jan. 23 on a 750-acre farm owned by David Bass approximately 10 miles away from the concert venue. Police say Harrington was last seen on the Copeley Road Bridge while hitchhiking for a ride.
Harrington's family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine or to Orphan Medial Network International (OMNI), an organization providing medical care in Africa. Scholarship donations should be mailed to: Virginia Tech, Attn: Gift Accounting, University Development, Blacksburg, VA 24061, and OMNI donations to 6930 Empire Lane, Roanoke, VA 24018
The service will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Saint Andrews Catholic Church in Roanoke, Va. Following the service the family is hosting a reception at the Hotel Roanoke to celebrate her life.
"We are grief stricken by her death but also lifted by the knowledge that Morgan Dana Harrington was precious to so many and will not be forgotten. She mattered, to us all," her parents said in a statement released Tuesday.
Harrignton went missing in October of 2009 after leaving a Metallica Concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Her remains were found Tuesday, Jan. 23 on a 750-acre farm owned by David Bass approximately 10 miles away from the concert venue. Police say Harrington was last seen on the Copeley Road Bridge while hitchhiking for a ride.
Harrington's family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine or to Orphan Medial Network International (OMNI), an organization providing medical care in Africa. Scholarship donations should be mailed to: Virginia Tech, Attn: Gift Accounting, University Development, Blacksburg, VA 24061, and OMNI donations to 6930 Empire Lane, Roanoke, VA 24018
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