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September 29, 2006

Station Fire: 'A smile that could light up a room.'

Richard Lapierre says his son Keith Lapierre "had a smile that could light up a room."

He was "a person that could make you laugh when he opened up his mouth."

Keith Lapierre, 29, gave up a lucrative career in finance to teach inner city kids, according to his father.

He had a son of his own who will never get to see his father's big smile and hear him roar, "Where's my tiger," when he comes home. The boy doesn't understand where his father went.

His daughter was born 4 days after his funeral.

Lapierre said it would be hypocritical of him to wish for the Derderians to "burn in hell" because he tried to instill forgiveness and understanding in all of his children.

But, he said, everyone will someday face an ultimate judgment.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 10:47 AM | Permalink

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