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"If I can forgive..."

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 own life.  Full Story

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