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Lynne
December 22, 2021
Thinking of you Leah - I was an intern at SLCD back then and you would bring your class into the art room. I hope you got the rose I placed into the ocean at Jones Beach for you - I'm thinking of your parents and brother and praying they have found peace in some way over these years.
Leah and I at college senior year.
L B
September 23, 2019
Miss you Leah.
Stephen Markarian
January 10, 2019
Thinking of you on this cold winter day. Thank you for warming my heart with fond memories , mostly of your laugh, your accent, and your kind demeanor. I'll see you on the other side ❤
Sue Scherdel
August 28, 2018
Always in my heart....
November 6, 2015
Just thinking of you from UMass. God Bless you.
Luke Bean
July 10, 2014
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Christopher John
June 18, 2014
miss you princess
Sue Scherdel
October 25, 2010
It is now that time of year again. The sadness that I feel, Leah's family and friends feel is still there. A senseless tragedy, so many lives changed forever.
My prayers continue to be with the Hirschel family, that they will strive to celebrate Leah's life and all the good she did and to know that they still have people who love them and think of them and pray for them.
I will continue to keep them in my daily prayers.
I love you Mattie, Howard and Josh....
Reagan Merrill
July 29, 2009
Happy Birthday my sweet friend. I hope you know just how much you are loved.
FRIEND
January 6, 2009
I MISS YOU LEAH.. MAY U REST IN PEACE... GOD LOOK OVER THIS SPECIAL WOMAN AND TAKE HER IN YOUR ARMS WITH LOVE AND PROTECTION.. YOU WILL BE MISSED..
LLOYD PAULSEN
November 21, 2008
I NO EVERY ONE WILL MISS THIS WONDERFULL TEACHER.REST IN PEACE LEAH WALSH ( HIRSCHEL)
November 20, 2008
Dear Hirschel Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you constantly. Weeks later, I still cannot believe this has happened. Leah brought such light to this world, and was kind in every way. I miss her dearly and always said that she had an angelic presence to her. Leah will live on through all the positive impressions she left behind with us.
Don & Pat Cadoret
November 18, 2008
Dearest Hirschel Family, Our deepest love and prayers go out for your family. May you find peace in God's grace for this senseless tradgedy. We are the in-laws of Carolyn Levy.
Robyn
November 13, 2008
I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathy to your family. I did not know Leah personally but my heart goes out to you.
Paula Fisher
November 11, 2008
I extend to you my deepest sympathy. To think she was a teacher to the children that needed her the most. my prayers and thoughts are with you. I grew up on LI and I cannot get Leah out of my thoughts.
Reagan "BOO"
November 11, 2008
Oh my God. My sweet Leah. I got the call today, weeks after the fact. I'm in complete shock, My heart is aching, and i haven't stopped crying. I would give anything to have the chance to tell you how special you were to me. I've been reading the letter you wrote to me before i left over and over again, and staring at pictures of you till my eyes go numb. I hear your voice as we sat there watching the Lacy Peterson story and talking in length about it. And i keep replaying our last conversation over and over in my head. I am so sorry baby girl. I love you and I hope you know that! My deepest sympathies go out to your family.
MIA BILACH
November 7, 2008
MY DEEPEST CONDOLINSIES TO LEAHS FAMILY AND CLOSEST FRIENDS, MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU. PRAYERS FROM THE HEART D.B. IN QUEENS N.Y. DONNA B.
Gina &Mike
November 6, 2008
To the Hirschel family.
Our deepest sympathy to your family..Nothing can bring Leah back to you. All you have are the happy memories you've once had. Her beautiful smile looks down upon you...Death is never easy to accept especially when it's so unexpted...Now she is in God's hand where she will be forever protected.
Rosanne Catalano
November 6, 2008
My heartfelt condolences go out to both the Hirschel and Walsh families. Although one family -- the Hirschel family -- is mourning the loss of their loved one Leah, the other family is mourning the loss of their happiness and joy because life will never be the same for the Walsh family. RIP Leah knowing justice will be done and that your family's loss is God's gain... another angel by His side :)
Karin Razzano
November 6, 2008
No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve.
Bill
November 6, 2008
May she rest in peace and her family find the strength necessary to carry on, especially through the trial. I can't even imagine the pain of losing a child, particularly in such a horrible way. God Bless them all!
Abraham Valentin
November 6, 2008
Blessed are those who mourn for your reward is great in heaven. May God give solace to the Hirschel Family.
Sharon Feliciano
November 6, 2008
May God give you the healing you need for acceptance & the strength to endure. Never forget, He will never close a chapter without opening many, many more. Leah will live on through all the many lives she touched & the world is a better place because of her! SMILE & REMEMBER, it's what most would want. :)
November 6, 2008
A Reminiscence
YES, thou art gone! and never more
Thy sunny smile shall gladden me;
But I may pass the old church door,
And pace the floor that covers thee.
May stand upon the cold, damp stone,
And think that, frozen, lies below
The lightest heart that I have known,
The kindest I shall ever know.
Yet, though I cannot see thee more,
'Tis still a comfort to have seen;
And though thy transient life is o'er,
'Tis sweet to think that thou hast been;
To think a soul so near divine,
Within a form so angel fair,
United to a heart like thine,
Has gladdened once our humble sphere.
By Anne Bronte
The Poetry Foundation
Rick, Leticia,and Diana Lopez
November 6, 2008
In everyone's eyes an angel was taken away from us way too soon. May you rest in peace, and I pray the Hirschel family finds the strength to carry on. God Bless.
Peter Devine
November 5, 2008
My deepest sympathy to Leah's family. She left you way too early,but is now in a better place,with God. Stay strong,as I'm sure she would want you to do.
November 5, 2008
Dear Hirschel Family,
I worked with Leah at SLCD. She had the patience of a saint with the kids in her class. I'm sorry I didn't have the time to get to know her better. May she rest peacefully.
Brian Edward Clark 9/20/90-6/21/08 I think of you daily - I'll miss you always
Denise Shea
November 5, 2008
Your heart can never be lifted after the death of your child. I am sorry for your loss.
Michelle & Jim Riccobono
November 5, 2008
We would like to offer our most deepest and heartfelt condolences to the Hirschel family. Leah touched the lives of many people around her and shared many gifts with her special needs students. She will now be a guardian angel looking down from heaven. You're in our thoughts and prayers.
Sheryl K
November 5, 2008
My heart goes out to your family. May your memories of Leah give you the strength to go on.
Edgar Robledo
November 5, 2008
My deepest and most heartfelt sympathies go out to the Hirschel family. Leah, we are here to comfort your loved ones as we try to make sense of your untimely passing. In everyone's eyes an angel was taken away from us way too soon. May you rest in peace, and I pray the Hirschel family finds the strength to carry on. God Bless
Abbie Rippey
November 5, 2008
our prayers are with all of you.we are so sorry to hear about your loss.God Bless your family
Rocco Mirro
November 5, 2008
Prayers for your family and the children that Leah taught. May they grow and come to understand this tragedy, and that it may help these young minds make the world a better place.
GOD BLESS YOU AND WATCH OVER YOU>
Megan Goldblatt
November 5, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jen
November 5, 2008
I want to express my sympathy and my sorrows for Leah and your entire family. May god give you the strength and support that you all need during this hardship. Leah was a beautiful girl who was very gifted and you all should be so proud of her for everything that she brought to this world and to those children. Each day will get better for you, Keep your heads up for her, she will always be with you all each and every day. She is now your angel. God bless you all.
John
November 5, 2008
Very sorry to hear this happening. My sympathy to the family and friends during this terrible time. I hope the memories of Leah and all the wonderful things she did remain strong in your memories forever.
Donna & Ray Leski
November 4, 2008
Peace be with your family and know that she'll be in our prayers.
Tom Borowski
November 4, 2008
Hirschel Family:
I am sorry for your loss.Leah is now a guardian angel watching over you now.God Bless you always.
KATHLEEN C.
November 4, 2008
GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY.
Pat Calaci
November 4, 2008
My deepest sympathy for the loss of your daughter Leah. Being a parent I can only imagine the pain and suffering you must all be going through. Sometimes life doesn't seem fair. What a terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to all of you.
Jayme Beamer
November 4, 2008
I grew up in Rockville Centre, Leah and I played on the same youth soccer team. I have been watching the news closely out here in CO, and just could not believe that is was real.
I wish Leah's family my deepest sympathy.
Doreen K
November 4, 2008
May your memories of your beautiful daughter comfort you always.
I am deeply sorry for your loss.
Maryann
November 4, 2008
My deepest sympathy to the Hirschel family, may Leah rest in peace and may Our Lord embrace her. She's now an Angel in heaven.
November 4, 2008
To The Hirshel Family,
My deepest condolences to to your entire family at this difficult time. I did not know Leah, but as a fellow teacher who is the same age as her, this tragedy has affected me. Leah sounded like a beautiful fantsatic woman who deserved only the best in life. She is honored for working with children with autism spectrum disorders, which is a very rewarding yet difficult job. God Bless you all. Leah is at Peace in the hands of God.
Francine
November 4, 2008
May God bless you all in this time of need and may Leah watch over your family always.
E Darvid
November 4, 2008
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Erica C.
November 4, 2008
My deepest thoughts are with the Hirschel Family. I did not know Leah personally, but this is a tradegy that she did not deserve. With this i will remember her in a way she did deserve. Stay strong for her and let yourselves live through her memory and achievements she has made. Your forever in my thoughts.
Anne
November 4, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this extremely difficult and sad time. God Bless you all.
November 4, 2008
Leah's beautiful spirit shines through on the pictures I've seen. I am so sorry for the loss of your daughter. I lost a special needs child and imagine they may cross paths in Heaven. Where she'll be able to continue to spread the love to those children as she did here on earth.
Our deepest regards.
ruth
November 4, 2008
I am so sorry for your loss, i did not
know Leah but i am sure she was a
wonderful, sweet kind and caring
person. I am sure she will be missed
by all, I pray for you to get through this as best as you can.
Karen Hudson
November 4, 2008
To Family of Leah (Hirschel):
I am so sorry for your loss. I didn't know your Leah personally; however I followed the story from day 1. Its sounds like Leah was a wonderful person. I just hope the Hirschel family can stay strong and me and my family's prayers are with you all.
The Hudsons
Heather Young-Kean
November 4, 2008
I want to send my condolences to the Hirshel family. I went to school with Josh and I lived three blocks away from their home in Rockville Centre. When I heard on the news about Leah I couldn't believe it. I remember her as a little girl at Covert school. She was such a sweet girl. She will always be in my thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Heather Young Kean
Kerri
November 4, 2008
I did not know Leah, but I followed the story all last week and I prayed that it would have a happy ending. Please accept my deepest condolences for your great loss. Leah seemed like a very special person, and heaven must have really needed her. Always remember her for the way she lived, and may your memories bring you comfort.
a k
November 4, 2008
God bless you all during this difficult time.
Marie Lee
November 4, 2008
I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to the family. Stay strong for leah. She is in a better place and you will see her again when GOD comes in those clouds of GLORY.
Clara CRAWFORD
November 4, 2008
My prayers goes out to the family. i know you are greiving now. because she was a beautiful girl. Those memories can follow you forever.
I pray for the special children she work with, i know they are going to miss her.
Kate Miller
November 4, 2008
As your friends and family hold you close to their hearts, God will hold you close to his.
Blessings and sympathy to all who loved Leah.
The Ioele Family
November 4, 2008
we are so sorry for your loss. May Leah rest in Peace.
Debbie Zotinis
November 4, 2008
my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies go out to the Hirschel family. this is such a senseless and untimely death. as a parent, i cannot even imagine the level of pain you have to endure. i will pray for you, and your beloved Leah. may she rest in peace, and may you somehow find strength to carry on. so terribly sorry for your loss.
Mary Lou Price
November 3, 2008
to the Hirshcel family, I send my heartfelt sympathy to you for the tragic sensless loss of her life. My daughter is a teacher also, and I can't begin to imagine the pain I would feel if I were in your place. I pray for all of you, that you may find comfort in the wonderful memories she left you with. God bless you and comfort you!
Jennifer Ford
November 3, 2008
My prayers go out to the Hirschel family. I am so sorry about your loss. I hope you can find some peace in the days and years ahead. She will always be with you, taking care of you. She is now an angel guiding your way.
Sophia & Randy
November 3, 2008
Deepest Sympathy To The Hirschel Family. I am so sorry for you loss of your beautiful daughter. You & your family are in my prayers. I watched the news everyday from the first day til the last. I was hoping she would return home. I cried when i found out wat had happen to her. God Bless you & your family
Dennis Sadlo
November 3, 2008
It's so sad and tragic at the same time to lose someone who is so close to your heart.I personally do not know Leah Walsh,But I will always remember her name and how incredible she was.My heart goes out to you.
Jennifer & Vinny Gerard
November 3, 2008
To Leah's Parents, Brother and The Hirschel Family:
My husband and I would like to offer to you our heartfelt condolences, thoughts and prayers. We are so sorry that Leah was taken from you all, much, much too soon.
We prayed and hoped along with you all for Leah's safe return home.
Even though we never had the pleasure to know Leah, please know that we sincerely care and that we are heartbroken for you all.
Your daugther sounds like she was an amazing, warm young woman. Leah is now teaching from above.
In loving memory of Leah we would like to share the following poem with you all.
AFTER GLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways.
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave behind when day is done.
May your family and friends be a source of strength.
With heartfelt sympathy and love
Amanda bruno
November 3, 2008
I cried every night while watching about her disappearance and then tragic death every night as i watched the news last week, not really understanding why...i never had a pleasure of meeting her and i didnt know her...i think what struck me is learning of the kind of soul she was and that she lived one town away from me and she was my age...my heart goes out to her family and friends but know she is watching over them and those wonderful children who she touched in such a beautiful way.....she and her family are always in my prayers and i do light a candle for them every night.
amanda bruno/ Levittown, ny
Claire Ballantyne
November 3, 2008
I am very sorry for your loss. You hope this would never happen to your own childhood friends. Can't believe this has happened. My heart goes out to everyone involved and grieving.
Nancy O'Leary
November 3, 2008
I am very sorry for your loss, as a mother and a women I can relate to all the dreams that Leah had and were lost to soon. I wish you peace and calm hearts. I will keep you all in my prayers,
Nancy O Bayshore NY
Linda Meltzer
November 3, 2008
I am so saddend for your loss. It's such a trajedy that a human being could do something like this. May you all get strengh to strength and remember Leah for all the good she has done in all your lives.
Deepest sympathy Linda Flushing New York
Diane
November 3, 2008
I am so saddened by this tragedy Thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends throughout this rough time. God is great and justice will be served!!!
Peggy
November 3, 2008
I am deeply saddened by what happened to Leah and am so sorry for the pain and heartache the Hirschel family and Leah's friends are going through--I have not been able to stop thinking of Leah - I did not know her, but have been so affected by this tragedy. My prayers for the Hirschel's -- Leah's Mother, Father and brother - may God look over all of you and fill you with strength - God bless your soul Leah, rest in peace knowing that so many, even strangers, are praying for you..
CAROL HART
November 3, 2008
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY REST IN PEACE
RONALD LEVINE
November 3, 2008
Im so sorry to here about your lose. I myself have a daughter that has special needs. It takes a special person to work with these children and i know Leah will be missed by your family,and the children as well.
May God help you through these difficult times and bring you no more sorrow. Leah rest in peace and look down on thse children as they need more people like yourself.
The LEVINE FAMILY
Francine Pilgrim
November 3, 2008
I am so sorry for your family. this loss is so unfair. may you all find inner strength
Claudia & Fred Plaza
November 3, 2008
Your whole family is in our prayers. This is the hardest thing parents have to do in life and is not a role they should have in cases like this. Leah is looking down and will help you with the pain. She will never be forgotten. Only the best things about Leah should be remembered to ease the pain.
God Bless you all!
EDEE BERG
November 3, 2008
TO THE PARENTS AND SIBLINGS OF LEAH
I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE TRAGIC LOSS OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL VIBRANT CARING AND GIVING DAUGHTHER AND SISTER. .IT DOES TAKES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO WORK WITH AND TRY TO HELP THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS SHE WAS WORKING WITH...MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU AT THIS MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN YOUR LIVES...I HOPE THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES YOU HAVE OF YOUR BELOVED LEAH WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN YOU AT THIS TIME...
WITH SINCERE SYMPATHY I SEND THIS CARD TO YOU YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS...MAY LEAH TRULY REST IN PEACE...
EDEE BERG
Sheila Miller
November 3, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this, your time of need. May the peace of God be with you always.
S. S
November 3, 2008
I never met Leah, but it felt like I did. I was immediately emotionally touched… I prayed for her safe return. She is not with us in person, but her spirit, her goodness, and the love she spread that touched the hearts and lives of so many will live on forever. My deepest and sincerest condolences to her family, friends and students…My heart, prayers and thoughts are with you at this most difficult time. We lost a star….but it’s without a doubt heaven gained an angel.
F W
November 3, 2008
I am so sorry for your sadness. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Helaine A.
November 3, 2008
Please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your beautiful, beloved daughter...
Angela
November 3, 2008
Such a sad and tragic end. Rest in peace, Leah.
November 3, 2008
Words can't express how sorry I am for your familys loss. My heart is heavy for you. Your family is in my prayers. Remember the good times with Leah and keep her spirit going. God Bless you
R Smith
November 3, 2008
My thoughts are with you. A parent should never have to bury their child. Sorry for your loss.
Kim
November 3, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Kathi
November 3, 2008
Although we never met, I know what a special person Leah was just from the profession she choose. I have a child with disabilities who could have easily crossed paths with Leah. The dedication and rewards that come with the profession are only for the very special people who choose this path. What a sad loss for all the people whose lives Leah touched. May the knowledge that Leah is watching over all the special children that never got a chance at life help in comforting you. How proud you should be of such a special angel.
Scott Frease
November 3, 2008
I had the pleasure of meeting Leah on several occasions over the course of the last couple of years. She is a person who I could immediately tell was a wonderful person and full of life. In speaking with her, one thing that I remember about her was that she was very, very friendly. I wish I had an opportunity to get to know her better because I can tell what a great person she was and I know that she definitely made a positive impact on everyone who knew and loved her. My condolances and my prayers are with Leah's family, friends, co-workers, the children who she has taught, and everyone else who cared for Leah. I am most certain that Leah will always continue to watch over you.
With deepest sympathy,
Frank and Regina Alongi
November 3, 2008
You are in our prayers and thoughts. The road ahead will be rough. May God provide all you need to travel this hard road. She will never be forgotten and will live on.
Laura Loo
November 3, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Just know that your daughter is now in heaven where she will never know any pain or sorrow.
Jennifer
November 3, 2008
My sincere prayers and thoughts are with you at this terrible time. I am so sorry for your loss.
Ash
November 3, 2008
My heart really went out to the family as my mother was murdered a few years ago and we have been through the shock, pain and sorrow of it all.
My deepest condolences to the family. Sometimes things happen in life which is beyond our control but we just need to find a way to accept in and go on living our lives.
Debra Lowery
November 3, 2008
Leah sounds like she was a wonderful person who contributed much in her too short life. My sincerest sympathy to her family & friends. May she rest in peace.
Ann Ricketts
November 3, 2008
I live around the block from where Leah lived in Bethpage. Leah sounded like a wonderful person. May her soul rest in peace and the memory of her goodness live on forever.
Ed Space
November 3, 2008
A horrible tragedy for a life to be cut short in this manner. May God bless Leah and grant her eternal peace. May justice be served.
Janet Borg
November 3, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May your faith sustain you and provide you some solace.
JOSEPH GUERCIO
November 2, 2008
the guercio family gives ourdeepist condoiences i lived in copiague now in NC
M S
November 2, 2008
May Leah rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Karen Provda
November 2, 2008
I did not know Leah Hirschel.The whole tragedy hit me in my heart...May her family find comfort somehow by remembering her life, and may her soul rest in peace.My hope is for her to be remembered as Leah HIRSCHEL
Michael Patterson
November 2, 2008
To the family, friends and colleagues of Leah: May you gain comfort in the fact that this precious young woman is now with God and is at peace!
God Bless you all at this very sad time!
Lynne & Michael Patterson
Mary Levine
November 2, 2008
May you find peace and comfort from your memories of Leah.
ER
November 2, 2008
May her memory be for a blessing. I'm crying as I write this. I have relatives with autism, and I can tell you nothing--NOTHING--is more important than the work she did.
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