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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/cruz-feels-special-bond-newtown-victim-article-1.1221800Monday, December 17, 2012
NY Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz has emotional day as he honors fan Jack Pinto, a victim of the Newtown massacre - NY Daily News - “Jack Pinto, My Hero” was written on one of his cleats and “R.I.P Jack Pinto” on the other. On the back of his gloves, Cruz wrote “Jack Pinto This one is 4 U.!” Cruz was paying tribute to 6-year-old Jack Pinto, one of the 20 children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Friday. The wide receiver spoke to the family on Saturday night and discovered that Pinto was such a Cruz fan the family is considering burying the child in a Cruz jersey. - “There are no words that can describe the type of feeling you get when a kid idolizes you so much that they want to, unfortunately, put him in a casket with your jersey on,” Cruz said. “I can’t even explain it.”
PHOTOS: One father to another: Touching moment President Obama set politics aside to comfort grieving dad of Emilie Parker, 6, and share a cuddle with her sisters before addressing Sandy Hook memorial | Mail Online
Sunday, December 16, 2012
‘These Tragedies Must End,’ Obama Says - NYTimes.com - “No single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society,” he said. “But that can’t be an excuse for inaction.” He added that “in the coming weeks I’ll use whatever power this office holds” in an effort “aimed at preventing more tragedies like this.” -- In his 19-minute remarks, Mr. Obama said he had been reflecting on whether “we’re doing enough to keep our children, all of them, safe from harm.” He concluded: “If we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no. We’re not doing enough.”
'Mommy, I'm okay, but all my friends are dead': Harrowing story of how one six-year-old girl became the sole survivor of her class by playing dead | Mail Online
Pres Obama: 'These tragedies must end, and to end them we must change' – CNN.com Blogs -"This job of keeping our children safe and teaching them well is something we can only do together," he told the hushed audience. "This is our first task: taking care of our children. It's our first job. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right." - He then asked whether "we as a nation" are meeting that obligation. "The answer is no, and we will have to change," he said.
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