gabe is survived by his parents, ross and emily, his brother ben, his fiancee kelly who he planned to marry next year. [ applause ] and then there is 9-year-old christina-taylor green. christina was an a student. she was a dancer. she was a gymnast. she was a swimmer. she decided that she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues. and as the only girl on her little league team, no one put it past her. [ applause ] she showed an appreciation for life uncommon for a girl her
good evening. on behalf of the faculty, the staff, and students of the university of arizona here in tucson, arizona, i am privileged to welcome you to together we thrive, tucson and america. our thanks to dr. carlos gonzalez, a member of the pasqua yaqui nation, for offering tonight s blessing. we shall now be led in the national anthem by the tucson symphony orchestra, conducted by george hanson and sung by dennis tamblen, a doctoral student in music here at the university of arizona.
president of the university of arizona. good evening. on behalf of the faculty, the staff, and students of the university of arizona here in tucson, arizona, i am privileged to welcome you to together we thrive, tucson and america. our thanks to dr. carlos gonzalez, a member of the pasqua yaqui nation, for offering tonight s blessing. we shall now be led in the national anthem by the tucson symphony orchestra, conducted by george hanson and sung by dennis tamblen, a doctoral student in music here at the university of arizona.
good evening. i would like to start by expressing my sincere gratitude to our guests and to everyone in the tucson and university community for coming tonight to show your support for the families and friends affected by the heartbreaking events of this weekend. as a student, and a young member of this city, it is uplifting to see everyone tonight. and to witness the outpouring of support from all of you. i think it is important to take a moment and recognize that the victims on saturday were attending congresswoman gabby giffords event in order to participate in the democratic process. it is this process which gabby loved so dearly and has spent the better part of her life serving. like many students at the university of arizona and other young people, i have had the opportunity to interact with gabby and her staff as an
i would like to start by expressing my sincere gratitude to our guests and to everyone in the tucson and university community for coming tonight to show your support for the families and friends affected by the heartbreaking events of this weekend. as a student, and a young member of this city, it is uplifting to see everyone tonight. and to witness the outpouring of support from all of you. i think it is important to take a moment and recognize that the victims on saturday were attending congresswoman gabby giffords event in order to participate in the democratic process. it is this process which gabby loved so dearly and has spent the better part of her life serving. like many students at the university of arizona and other young people, i have had the opportunity to interact with gabby and her staff as an intern. and to gain a sense of