Columbine shooting survivor loses battle with cancer

A Colorado pistillate who survived the Columbine High School shooting much than 25 years agone has died, pursuing a conflict with cancer. 

Karissa Rund, 40, who was known for "her resiliency, bravery, dedication and abiding work to God," succumbed to colorectal crab connected March 3, according to a GoFundMe leafage and her obituary. 

"Karissa was a Columbine shooting survivor, warfare widow, battled signifier 4 crab for 10 years, and the biggest encourager astir of america person ever known. Her ngo of work to people, proclaiming the anticipation of God contempt symptom and suffering, and being a airy contempt acheronian – this bequest has changed her country of the world. Her beingness successful this satellite was a gift," work a connection connected a GoFundMe leafage acceptable up for her husband, Doug Rund. 

"Doug, day-in and day-out, selflessly and unwaveringly served Karissa successful her sickness," the connection added. "He tenderly and attentively cared for her each need, noticing the small details, knowing conscionable however she wanted/liked things." 

COLUMBINE VICTIM’S 2025 DEATH RULED A HOMICIDE AFTER INJURIES FROM SCHOOL SHOOTING CONTRIBUTED TO SEPSIS 

Karissa Rund, right, who was a Columbine High School shooting survivor, passed distant connected March 3. (GoFundMe)

Karissa Rund, of Westminster, said connected her website she was 11 years aged when her parent died of bosom crab and that she survived the Columbine High School shooting astatine property 14. 

"When I was 20, I became a warfare widow erstwhile my hubby and precocious schoolhouse sweetheart was killed successful enactment successful Iraq," she added. 

Rund past became engaged to Doug Rund, the member of her precocious hubby Greg Rund, who died successful Fallujah from tiny arms fire, according to media reports. 

Rund said she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon crab astatine the property of 31. 

"I’ve endured 9 surgeries, an incalculable magnitude of suffering and pain, arsenic good arsenic 2 years of chemo… and that portion of my travel isn’t done," she wrote connected her website. 

COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING SURVIVOR DIES NEARLY 26 YEARS AFTER MASSACRE 

A visitant places a candle among flowers astatine the Columbine Memorial astatine Clement Park successful Littleton, Colorado, during a assemblage vigil for the 20th day of the precocious schoolhouse wide shooting, connected April 19, 2019. (Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images)

Rund’s obituary describes her arsenic having a "storied vocation successful civilian work moving arsenic a speechwriter and nationalist affairs specializer for the Department of Energy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and yet the Department of Homeland Security." 

"She medically retired erstwhile she was nary longer capable to support up with the rigors of vocation civilian work and started a nonprofit ministry to aid, inspire, and doula each suffering people. Her ministry touched galore radical crossed the state and was a task she pursued until she was physically unable," the obituary continued. 

Police officers beryllium successful the parking batch adjacent to Columbine High School connected April 20, 2021, successful Littleton, Colorado. Twelve students and a teacher were killed successful the Columbine High School shooting, which astatine the clip was the deadliest schoolhouse shooting successful U.S. history. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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"Karissa was an abiding servant to God," the obituary added. "She was a unit of relationship successful this world, a person of adventure, and a delighter successful the victories of each those astir her."