I am a former teacher at William Fleming High School and was in charge of the student government there. I worked with Henh on several projects that the SGA was involved in and always thought of Henh as a great student! He was the best of what we had to offer. I will miss knowing he is around.

Henh Ly (Henry Lee) was a student in my class during the Summer Scholars program -- in the summer of 1998 in Roanoke. I had 15 kids in my base group, he was one of them. Our coordinator said, "Oh, you're going to love Henh, he is hilarious." He was. I guess he was 11 years old. He arrived and departed each day with a cheerful "Good morning Miss Vance!" and "See you tomorrow Miss Vance!" He was a bright spot - as I look at the picture I took of him with a classmate, I see his quirky sense of humor behind his smile. Henh loved origami. LOVED IT! He taught everyone and anyone who wanted to learn how to make different figures. He could make a paper crane faster than anyone I've ever seen. He made at least one (sometimes 20) paper cranes for me everyday. His smile and laugh were enough to brighten anyone's day.

I didn't get to see him grow up but I am glad to be able to see the pictures of him all grown up. I am proud to have known him.

I wanted to send this to celebrate a precious human being. Please continue to pray for those that were left behind to wonder how these individuals would have made the world a better place.

Henry Lee was a very bubbly person. He will be missed. My prayers go out to his family & friends.

I just wanted to say that Henry Lee was a very sweet and generous man. I went to school with him for a year or so. He was a very good kid and I know he will be missed.... He loved helping people when he could and I think that he is in a better place. R.I.P. Henry Lee.

I know Henry Lee, who was a close friend of my son, Javed, now a freshman at Virginia Tech. Due to the loss of his friend, my son is in great shock and sadness. From him, we learned about Henry's pleasing manners and lovable character. We want to convey our heartfelt sympathy and condolence to the parents and all family members of dear Henry. May God give them strength to bear this loss.

Henry Lee, a dear friend he proved to be for all those he came in contact with ... Even though its hard for his family as well as my friends and I to deal with the loss of such a great person, I'm convinced that he'll live on in the hearts of those he left behind for generations to come!

Henh Ly will be greatly missed. Because of his ever-present smiles and laughter. He made anyone's day, especially at work. It was a great pleasure to have known you and worked with you, Henh. Rest in peace. You, your family and friends are in our prayers.

R.I.P. Henh Lee. We will really miss you :(

I met Henh at a program called Upward Bound and we attended the same school. I graduate this year and he graduated last year from William Fleming High School. He was one of the cockiest people I knew but he was fun and funny. He had took all of the classes that I was in and he would definitely let me know. He criticized the way I spoke French for French class. He criticized how I done my physics work. And he even criticized my pre-calculus work. But I knew it was all fun and games. That's how our friendship was, all fun and games. One Saturday at Upward Bound, he called me Shanequa. When I asked him why, he said "All black girls are named Shanequa" of course I laughed because I knew he was joking, so I joked back, "Well all Asian people are named Chin." He laughed, but from then on I became Shanequa and he became Chin. Watching him do the "motorcycle" dance was hilarious, but he really tried so hard to learn that dance. He was having fun.

When I learned of his death Monday night, I was in a state of shock. I just couldn't believe it. And horribly coincidentally, our last conversation on Facebook was about him going to Tech. I told him that a lot's been going on at Tech lately. And he said that he's still there and the only time I'll see him in the newspaper is when he gets an award! Sadly, on Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, I looked in the newspaper and there was a whole page dedicated to Henh. No award was given. No honor was made. He was a sad story about the death of a friend of mine. I didn't want that to get to me that day because I had an internship to go to, but it did put a damper on my day. Everything that's been going on is just so unbelievable. I never thought anything like this could happen, but I guess that's how everything is. No one thinks it could happen to you and anyone you know, until it does, until it hits home. This surely hit home. I'll never forget this terrible incident and most importantly, I'll never forget Henh Ly, aka Chin.