Tornado, a very special Bearded Dragon Lizard, died this week. Bearded Dragon Lizards live 3-5 years in the wild, and 7-10 years in captivity. We are fortunate that Tornado lived twelve long years. He touched the lives of hundreds of students and became a great friend to many. We will always remember his gentle and kind ways. One student, Chase, formed a special bond with Tornado. He decided to honor him with the memorial video below. Tornado was given a proud and respectful funeral. Former friends from sixth grade came to play taps for him, and students dropped handfuls of dirt on his grave. A concrete block and a stick cross mark his grave. Students left kind messages and mementos in the holes of the block. A video Tornado starred in a couple of years ago:
Just wanted to take a moment to tell you all how wonderful your memorial to tornado is. It is truly sad to lose a special companion as tornado. You will always have your videos, pictures and memories.
ReplyDeletewhen tornado deid i was sad he was a great freind i ever had tornado and me would have great times together my family loved tornado he was the best pet i have ever took care of.
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I really miss tornado because when we fed a insect it was fun to watch.
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Josh
I really miss tornado, when i watched him take his last breath i was so sad.
ReplyDeleteby River
Tornado was a good pet Tornado will be dearly missed forever everyone loved him he had a good life and a good owner.
ReplyDeletedesiree
I LOVED Tornado. Tornado was a great friend to all and will be dearly missed. Tornado will always be in our hearts. He will never be forgotten. He will be loved forever. Tornado was a great pet and as I said before will be loved forever.
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Ellie
i relly hated that day it was my first day back an it was sad i didn't even get to see him the day before
ReplyDeleteI love this blog post because it shows how much Tornado was loved by many including chase.
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Justin Sm.
I really really really really liked this project because we all loved Tornado including his amazing care taker Chase.
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Maya
I loved these videos and wording of Tornado. They remind me about his life. When I watched the video of Tornado getting burried, It made me very sad. I also loved the video about him with the other students. In most of the pictures the students were smiling. And I knew that Chase whas very close to Tornado. There was nobody as close to Tornado this year as Chase. I really miss Tornado, and I bet a lot of people do, too.
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