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96. 10th grade biology class

chem class next door had a radio on and the teacher came in our room and told our teacher about the shooting. I remember my teacher saying before he told us the news: "If this is another of Crafton's sick jokes I will hit him with my crutches!" (polio victim) Mr Crafton was back in about 30 minutes with the news of the president's death.

We were sent home early, which involved a lot of school bus logistics.

I cried all weekend. The John John image of course is forever engraved in my memory; another image is that of the dignitaries, most of whom walked in the procession to Arlington. I was most moved by DeGaulle, Haile Selassi, King Hussein, Willy Brandt, Prince Phillip, all of whom were participants in WW 2, just like JFK I found this list on WIKI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dignitaries_at_the_state_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedy

Thanksgiving Day I walked into my grandfather's house and my grandmother had draped their framed picture of JFK with a black silk scarf.