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IN MEMORIAM

JUSTIN DAVID GIRD

Please keep the Gird family in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn the loss of their son, Justin Gird. 

If you would like to send a card to the family, please e-mail me and I will give you the information. 

Memorial Funds

Sedgwick County Zoo

Attn: Lynn Duncan

5555 W. Zoo Blvd

Wichita, KS 67204

 

Please Specify "Justin Gird Memorial Fund"

More information about the fund to follow.

Northeast Magnet High School

Robotics, MCJROTC or Drama Club

1847 N. Chautauqua

Wichita, KS 67214

 

 

 

 

 

Some comments sent in to me, and also taken from comments posted one the KAKE.com website.

I personally talked with Justin at a previous event, and really enjoyed the conversation.  He was a bright young man, and I really got a sense that he was caring and level-headed.
I used to hang out with Justin last school year, like during the JROTC Lock-in and when we were training for the Raider Challenge. He was the best PT partner I ever had and it was fun playing on his Xbox 360 with him. I regret not hanging out with him at all this school year, unfortunately it's too late now. God bless you Justin and your family, Semper Fi.
Justin was in my calculus class and always helped people. Smartest guy i ever knew. I pray for him and his family. May peace be upon you.
I remember being in Justin's jrotc class i still remember that smile he always had.
I can only give condolences to the Girds. Dave, I hope you can find strength in this time of trial - I work with you and I feel I know you and your perspective in life.. Please know that my family is praying for you for strength and wisdom to surround you with all that He has and is. May the God of peace truly be the created being of true comfort for you and your wife. Jesus loves you.....Jesus loved you. From the cradle to cradle and dust to dust, but someday that cradle will roll over the grave, but ah what would you do with your last breath of freedom, for death seldom sleeps long at all these days. God Bless you and yours. A Friend.
I loved him like a brother, he was one of the best friends I'll ever have the honor of having. I'll miss him for the rest of my life.
Never will I forget the times I got to hang out with you, Justin. You were defiantly one of the best people to know and be around, and to be close friends with. School wont be the same with out you. You will be greatly missed.
Justin sat two seats away from me in the last class of the day, english, and I sat at a table by myself. Everyday he would help me by putting the empty chair next to me on the table when the bell would ring...that is a memory i will always cherish of Justin. He was one of the sweetest guys in the senior class and I will be praying for his family!! God bless.
My prayers go out to all NEM students, faculty, staff, and especially to the Gird family. I only recently met Justin at the musical, in which he did an amazing job, and in that brief moment I learned what a light he was to his fellow cast members. Justin lit up every thing he touched in that show, and everyone around him was greater because he was there. I encourage all of you that knew him intimately to remember the great times you had with him, and celebrate the life he had. To the Gird family, God is with you, and he will guide you through this rough time. And to my the NEM students....my heart, my prayers, will be for you. Have hope everyone, and rest in peace Justin.
Justin was always there for anyone. I had the privilege to know him and work with him in many projects. He will be missed a lot, it's hard to find people like Him. He was Great!
Justin was a true light in the eyes of many. He will be greatly missed and always cherished as a truly honorable young man. Love and prayers to all who loved him.
My daughter, Kaitlyn is a student at NE Magnet and involved in MCJROTC with Justin. Her loss and confusion are so tremendous as she has nothing but great things to say of Justin and the night they just recently spent together with a group of cadets at the marine Corps Ball. I know there is a large group of great kids from NE that will miss Justin and stand ready to show their respects to him and his family. Our thoughts and Prayers are with his family at this time.
I had calculus with Justin and sat one seat away from him. He would always help someone out and when it was me, he had to always throw in a joke of how I was not getting the math. The whole class went silent when we were told of the sad news. He was one of the smartest guy I have ever met and will be deeply missed, Rest in Peace "Wonderbread", you will be missed
Words alone cannot express how much I, and all of our friends, will miss you Justin. You were one of the brightest people I have met and you were one of the most fun to hang out with. I will keep remembering all the good times me and Justin shared together. Rest in peace Gird, you will be missed greatly.
He was a good student and always nice to anybody he met, I can't think of a time when he wasn't smiling. God Bless
My husband Andy and I are friend's of Justin's parents. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the Girds. May God Be With You All.
I went to school with Justin. He was a great student, a role model and a good friend. He will indeed be missed. My condolences are to Justin's family and friends. My God be with you.
Our prayers are with the Gird family during this difficult time. My son was a close friend of Justin's. The news was devastating to those friends of Justin's. He was a great kid, and will always live within the memories that they carry of him and their friendships together.
Justin was an amazing young man. He had applied for a position at the Air Force Academy and had recently interviewed with Kansas congressional staff in hopes of receiving an appointment. We are all heart broken and appreciate your prayers.
My daughter went to school with and knew Justin. To his family you are in our prayers and my God be with you all.

If you have any personal thoughts that you would like to share about Justin, please send them to me, and I will post them here.

Justin (in the green shirt) hanging out with us old folks after the June 24, 2007 event at Hawker.

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