Grand Island, Nebraska: Every Student, Every Day, A Success!
By Sarah Schulz
sarah.schulz@theindependent.com
The son of a man killed in the Von Maur shooting in Omaha last year spoke to Barr Middle School students Wednesday about bullying and forgiveness.
"Forgiving Robert Hawkins for shooting and killing my father was the most difficult thing I've ever had to do," Steve Scharf said.
Scharf, 19, of Lincoln was the featured speaker at this year's Purple
Hands assembly at Barr. His father, Gary Scharf, 48, was one of eight
people shot and killed on Dec. 5, 2007, by Hawkins, who then took his
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