Tragedy at Columbine
APRIL 20, 1999 - LITTLETON, COLO.

'Perfect son' among school fatalities

By Berny Morson
Scripps Howard News Service



John Tomlin
John Tomlin, 16, liked his weightlifting class at Columbine High School and driving his four-wheel-drive Chevy truck.

The sophomore attended Foothills Bible Church and was a member of the Youth group at Riverside Baptist Church South in Parker.

Last year, he and his dad, also John, went to Juarez, Mexico, with Missions Ministries to build a house for poor people.

"He was a perfect son," the father said. "He was just good. You'd ask him to wash a car, and he'd wash both cars."

The 16-year-old was among the 13 people killed Tuesday by two gunmen who had attended Columbine.

"There's no sense to it," his father said, "no sense at all."


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  BACKGROUND
The Columbine report full text
Floorplan

  THE VICTIMS
Cassie Bernall
Steven Curnow
Corey DePooter
Kelly Fleming
Matthew Kechter
Daniel Mauser
Daniel Rohrbough
William "Dave" Sanders
Rachel Scott
Isaiah Shoels
John Tomlin
Lauren Townsend
Kyle Velasquez