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chemgear · 06-11-2014, 12:50 PM

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...599/story.html

He stands before more than 4,000 people, his lower lip trembling uncontrollably, but his head held high. As his beloved older brother’s name rings out in the packed Jack Simpson gym at the University of Calgary, Hong — draped in the gown his brother earned through years of sacrifice and hard work — stands proudly while the crowd erupts in cheers, applause and a standing ovation.

Lawrence Martin Hong is by now a familiar name to most Calgarians. On April 15, he was one of five young people whose lives were taken at an end-of-school party by another young man said to be a friend. Matthew de Grood, who had also attended the U of C, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths described as the worst mass slaying in Calgary’s history.

Hong, the recipient of a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies, isn’t the only U of C graduate receiving a posthumous degree this week: on June 13, Brett Wiese, killed in another stabbing in January of 2013, will be granted a bachelor of commerce degree.

06-11-2014, 12:50 PM	#855
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...599/story.html He stands before more than 4,000 people, his lower lip trembling uncontrollably, but his head held high. As his beloved older brother’s name rings out in the packed Jack Simpson gym at the University of Calgary, Hong — draped in the gown his brother earned through years of sacrifice and hard work — stands proudly while the crowd erupts in cheers, applause and a standing ovation. Lawrence Martin Hong is by now a familiar name to most Calgarians. On April 15, he was one of five young people whose lives were taken at an end-of-school party by another young man said to be a friend. Matthew de Grood, who had also attended the U of C, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths described as the worst mass slaying in Calgary’s history. Hong, the recipient of a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies, isn’t the only U of C graduate receiving a posthumous degree this week: on June 13, Brett Wiese, killed in another stabbing in January of 2013, will be granted a bachelor of commerce degree.