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April 15, 2008

Friends, family of R.I. man killed at Va. Tech release CD

LINCOLN — Family and friends of a student from Rhode Island who was killed in last year’s Virginia Tech shootings have released an album of his original music.

A student gunman killed 32 people, including Lincoln native Daniel O’Neil, before shooting himself.

O’Neil attended Virginia Tech as an engineering graduate student.

The CD, titled “Resident Hippy,” is available online starting Wednesday -- the one-year anniversary of the shooting. It costs $10, plus shipping and handling.

It includes songs O’Neil, a self-taught musician, recorded as an undergraduate at Lafayette College and at Virginia Tech.

Meanwhile, a memorial fund in O’Neil’s honor is raising money for college scholarships for graduating seniors of Lincoln High School.

-- The Associated Press

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