£Ç§©'s Tribute to Our Heartache

There has been alot of articles and pictures from that horrible day when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was maliciously targeted and that is not my intentions, but to pay honor to our fallen. Being an *OKIE*, I could not do this homepage without a small tribute. The explosion left 168 people dead, 19 were children and 3 unborn babies not included in the total count. In addition, a nurse was killed trying to help with the rescue. My *OKIE* land was broken at exactly 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995. As the days and the weeks that have followed, I truly believe our sorrow has mended in some ways but not all ways. I believe our grief was shared by most of the world. Never before have I seen the out pour of love and the generous giving of supplies, food, and things far too numerous to mention, that was given to us from all parts of the world. Most important was the giving of ones own time and even putting themselves in extreme danger. Americans worked day and night, side by side, hand to hand and it didn't matter the color of our skin, what our names were or what we looked like to each other. I ask myself why did it take such a tradegy to show that as Americans, we can overcome our bias, our prejudices and our attitudes to become one in the same.

The following is a list of our fallen brothers and sisters. Not to say any less of the hundreds that were hurt, but due to privacy laws, I cannot access that information.

Lucio Aleman, Jr., 33 husband and father	Teresa Alexander, 33 wife and mother	Richard Allen, 46 father	Ted Allen, 48 father	Baylee Almon, 1 year 1 day just begining	Diane Althouse, 45	Rebecca Anderson, 37 she came to help
Pamela Argo, 36	Sandy Avery, 34	Peter Avillanoza, 56	Calvin Battle, 62 he only had an appointment	Peola Y. Battle, 51 drove her husband to his appointment	Danielle N. Bell, 15 months a baby	Oleta Biddy, 54
Shelly Turner Bland, 25 mother	Andrea Blanton, 33 wife	Olen Bloomer, 61 grandfather	Lola Bolden, 40 mother	James Boles, 50 father	Mark Bolte, 28 Boy Scout leader	Cassandra Booker, 25 mother
Carol Bowers, 53	Peachlyn Bradley, 3 so very young	Woody Brady, 41	Cynthia Brown, 26 a new bride	Paul Broxterman, 43	Gabreon Bruce, 3 months the youngest	Kimberly Burgess, 29
David Burkett, 47	Donald Burns, Sr., 63 teacher of our young	Karen G. Carr, 32	Michael J. Carrillo, 44	Rona L. Chafey, 35	Zackary Chavez, 3 just beginning life	Robert Chipman, 51
Kimberly Clark, 39 soon to be bride	Dr. Peggy Clark wife and mother	Anthony C. Cooper II, 2 1/2 so very young	Antonio A. Cooper Jr., 6 months another baby	Dana Cooper, 24 wife and mother	Harley Cottingham, 46	Kim Cousins, 33
Aaron Coverdale, 5 1/2 brother of Elijah	Elijah Coverdale, 2 1/2 brother of Aaron	Jaci R. Coyne, 14 months so very young	Kathy Cregan, 60 grandmother	Richard Cummins, 55	Steven Curry, 44	Sgt. Benjamin Davis, 29 father
Diana Day, 36	Peter DeMaster, 44	Castine Deveroux, 49	Sheila Driver, 28 expectant mom	Tylor Eaves, 8 months such a short life	Ashley M. Eckles, 4 1/2 innocent	Susan J. Ferrell, 37 advocate for Indians
Chip Fields, 48	Katherine A. Finley, 44	Judy Fisher, 45	Linda Florence, 43 wife and mother	Donald Fritzler, 64	Mary A. Fritzler, 57	Tevin Garrett, 1 1/2 a baby
Laura Garrison, 65 mother	Jamie Lee Genzer, 32	Margaret Goodson, 54	Kevin Gottshall II, 6 months a baby in arms	Ethel Griffin, 55 wife	Colleen Juretta Guiles, 59	Capt. Randy Guzman, 28
Cheryl B. Hammons, 44	Ronald Harding, 55	Thomas Hawthorne Sr., 52 husband	Adele Higginbottom, 44	Anita Hightower, 27	Gene Hodges Jr., 54	Peggy Holland, 37
Linda C. Housley, 53	George Howard, 46	Wanda L. Howell, 34	Robbin Huff, 37 expectant mom	Dr. charles Hurlburt, 73 husband of Jean	Jean Hurlburt, 67 wife of 42 years	Paul Ice, 43
Christi Jenkins, 33 mother	Norma J. Johnson, 62	Raymond Johnson, 59 volunteer for older Indians	Larry Jones, 46 husband and father	Alvin Justes, 54	Blake R. Kennedy, 18 months just a toddler	Carole S. Khalil, 50
Valerie J. Koelsch, 33	Carolyn Kreymborg, 57 mom to Michelle A. Reeder	Teresa L. Lauderdale, 41 widowed and mother	Kathy Leinen, 47 wife	Carrie A. Lenz, 26 expectant mom	Donald Leonard, 50 husband and father	AFC Lakesha Levy, 21
Dominique London, 2 1/2 so young	Rheta Long, 60	Michael Loudenslager, 48	Donna Luster, 43 mother of 6	Robert L. Luster, Jr., 45 husband of Donna	Mickey Maroney, 50	Brenda D. Marsh, 42
J. K. Martin, 34 husband	Rev. Gilberto Martinez, 45 father	James McCarthy, 53	Kenneth McCullough, 36 father	Betsy McGonnell, 47 mother	Linda McKinney, 47 wife	AFC Cartney J. McRaven, 19
Claude Medearis, 42	Claudette Meek, 43	Frankie A. Merrell, 23 mother	Derwin Miller, 27	Leigh Mitchell, 64 wife	John C. Moss III, 45	Trish Nix, 47
Jerry L. Parker, 45	Jill Randolph, 27	Michelle A. Reeder daughter of Carolyn Kreymborg	Terry S. Rees, 41	Mary Rentie, 39	Antonio Reyes, 55	Kathryn Ridley, 24
Trudy Rigney, 32	Claudine Ritter, 48	Chrity Rosas, 22 wife	Sonja Sanders, 27	Lanny Scroggins, 46 father	Kathy L. Seidl, 39 wife and mother	Leora L. Seels, 57
Karan Shepherd, 27	Chase Smith, 3 brother to Colton	Colton Smith, 2 brother to Chase	MSgt. Victoria Sohn, 36 mother	John T. Stewart, 51 father	Delores Stratton, 52 wife	Emilio Tapia, 49 father
Victoria Texter, 37	Charlotte Thomas, 43	Michael Thompson, 47	Virginia Thompson, 56 mother	Kayla M. Titsworth a new beginner in life	Rick Tomlin, 46	LaRue Treanor, 55 wife of Luther
Luther Treanor, 61 husband of 35 years	Larry Turner, 42	Jules Valdez, 51	John K. VanEss III, 67	Johnny Wade, 45 husband	Bob Walker Jr., 52 husband	David Walker, 54 husband
Wanda Watkins, 49	Michael Weaver, 45	Julie M. Welch, 23	Robert Westberry, 57 father	Alan Whicher, 40	JoAnn Whittenberg, 35	Frances Williams, 48
Scott Williams, 24 soon to be father	W. Stephen Williams, 42	Clarence Wilson, 49	Sharon Wood-Chesnut, 47	Ronota Woodbridge, 31	Tresia J. Worton, 28	Buddy Youngblood, 62 husband