>> did they put pictures of some of the victims up on a projection screen at the front of the room? >> uh-huh. >> do you remember seeing whitney cerak's photo go up? >> oh, yeah. you know, we saw all of them. >> did anything register with you when you looked at her picture? >> no. >> not at all. >> it was at the memorial service that the two families met for the first time. >> i felt a tap on my shoulder, and i turned around and it was don van ryn. >> i introduced myself as laura's father and just let him know how we felt. how much compassion we had for his family and how we were praying for them. >> i said, don, i want you to know i'm praying for your daughter. i'm very thankful for the progress she was making. because we were constantly reading the blog, as well. >> did you keep up with that? >> i did. i read it pretty much every day. i would get on. at one point, i said, i wonder colleen, how we would handle it if that was our daughter.