Thursday, July 26, 2012

Northern Illinois Mourns the Loss of Local Soldier to Aurora, Colorado Shooting

The shooting in Aurora, Colorado shook this great nation, and the quake is being felt everywhere, including Northern Illinois. This tragic event took the life of Twenty-seven year old John Thomas Larimer this past Friday. John was a life long resident of Crystal Lake, Illinois who had left only to serve his country in the Navy as his family has for four generations. John was a Petty Officer 3rd Class and worked as a cryptologic technician at Buckley Airforce Base in Aurora. John went to the University of Wisconsin Whitewater for college after graduating from Crystal Lake South High School in 2003. John will be remembered by Northern Illinois as a hero and a true American. John’s girlfriend Julia Vojtsek from Algonquin, Illinois was with John during the shooting and has released a statement saying that he shielded her when the shooting broke out, and that she feels strongly that his last act of kindness saved her life.
The visitation will be Tomorrow July 27, 2012 from 3-9 p.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home on 419 E. Terra Cotta Avenue in Crystal Lake, IL.

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