A Mother & Uncle’s Heartbreaking Eulogy For 6-Year-Old Noah Pozner: ‘The Sky Is Crying’
Dec. 18 2012, Published 6:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Funerals will be held Tuesday for two more children who were killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, while a wake will be held for one of the slain teachers. On Monday, the first funerals were held for two victims -- Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, two first-graders who were both 6 years old.
Noah’s mother and uncle delivered messages at his funeral Monday reflecting on his short life and lessons to draw from his loss. While people identifying themselves as reporters were not allowed into the service, the family made transcripts available to The Associated Press. Here they are, in full:
From mother, Veronique Pozner:
The sky is crying, and the flags are at half-mast. It is a sad, sad day. But it is also your day, Noah, my little man. I will miss your forceful and purposeful little steps stomping through our house. I will miss your perpetual smile, the twinkle in your dark blue eyes, framed by eyelashes that would be the envy of any lady in this room.
Most of all, I will miss your visions of your future. You wanted to be a doctor, a soldier, a taco factory manager. It was your favorite food, and no doubt you wanted to ensure that the world kept producing tacos.
You were a little boy whose life force had all the gravitational pull of a celestial body. You were light and love, mischief and pranks. You adored your family with every fiber of your 6-year-old being. We are all of us elevated in our humanity by having known you. A little maverick, who didn't always want to do his schoolwork or clean up his toys, when practicing his ninja moves or Super Mario on the Wii seemed far more important.
Noah, you will not pass through this way again. I c