Friends Eulogize UVM College Student Michelle Gardner-Quinn

Friends, family and fellow UVM college students packed UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel in Burlington, VT to eulogize 21 year old Michelle Gardner-Quinn. A sad conclusion to yet another crime in a college campus setting.

With her parents, sister and brother sitting in the front row Sunday, the Rev. Sue Marie Baskette, a campus minister, spoke of Gardner-Quinn’s love of nature.

“We are angry and wanting to shout and scream at the top of our lungs. Why? Why, God, why? Yet there is no answer, only the stinging reminder of our frail existence here on earth,” Baskette said. (WCBS-TV)

Michelle Gardner-Quinn Remembered

Hundreds gathered at UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel Sunday night to share their memories of Michelle Gardner-Quinn, and to celebrate the life of the student who loved music, nature, and yoga. 

UVM’s Campus Minister, Rev. Sue Marie Baskette, presided over the memorial service. “In the time Michelle was in Burlington, she made many, many friends,” said Rev. Baskette. (WCAX News 3)