Eve was a wonderful person. She touched the hearts of every student at UNC. She had a passion for academics and service to her community and to her peers.
And I say all this without ever having met her.
Such was the nature of Eve, her actions and voice resonated throughout the campus of this university. It is sad to lose such a wonderful person to a terrible act; but her hard work, her passion, her love of life will never be forgotten here.
I will keep Eve and her family and friends in my prayers.
To Theresa, Bob, & Andrew Carson,
You are in my prayers and I send you all my deepest condolences. I will never forget Eve, Aliyah, Kalindi, Giordana, Liz, the rest — and all of us parents raising terrific girls. I hope you find comfort in knowing you did a great job with yours.
Sincerely,
Erin Richman
(co-parent to Aliyah Phillips)
i was never fortunate enough to know eve. however, i feel a great sense of sadness surrounding her death. she was the kind of person that all carolina students aspire to be–a person that leaves an undoubtedly positive impact on the community. my sincerest condolences to her family during this tragic time, and i hope that all tar heels will remember to live each day to the fullest, just as eve did.
I didn’t know you very well, but I do know that you were a great person. You will be sorely missed. I’m still not sure how to respond to this, but I do know that I am deeply saddened for all who knew you well. Rest in peace.
I am deeply saddened by this terrible news regarding Eve Carson. As a faithful Tarheel alum, it shocks me to hear a story like this that hits so close to home. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, and the entire UNC community.
A bright shining light was diminished. A woman with the world in her hands taken well before her time. She will be missed by those of us that knew her from ASG.
Eve was one of the kindest, sweetest person I knew. She always had something nice to say and kept a smile on her face. She was never too busy to give a hug or just listen. She poured her heart out into Carolina. My heart and prayers are with her family and friends
From another student body president across the country – this is truly a numbing tragedy. My deepest sympathies to all members of the campus community -you are in our thoughts in Nevada and across the country.
Sarah Ragsdale
Student Body President
University of Nevada
I did not know Eve personally, but I know people who did and I just want to send my thoughts and prayers to her family and friends and to the community at UNC.
The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight….Rest In Peace Eve.
To the family of Eve Carson,
I never had the privilege of meeting or knowing your daughter, but was deeply moved by the outpouring of support from all corners of the university community at the ceremony this afternoon. We all send our deepest condolences at this tragic loss and celebrate the life she lived.
In the Tar Heel Spirit the Student Government Board of The University of Pittsburgh extends our deepest sympathy and concern for the community that Eve Carson loved and served.
There are no words that can ease the pain of your loss, and though words can never say enough at times like this, please know that the Tar Heel community is not alone.
The thoughts and prayers of our Student Government Board and the student body of the University of Pittsburgh are with you.
Sumter Link
President – Student Government Board
University of Pittsburgh
Our family did not know Eva, but have a close friendship with UNC through a son who works in the Counseling Center. Our hearts are broken to see the loss of a beautiful and talented person. We know some of the pain of this loss having lost a son tragically. Our prayers are with the family, friends and the campus community.
Dear Everyone,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I am a junior at Treasure Coast High School in Port St. Lucie, Florida. I have had high hopes since I was a sophomre to attend UNC. I cant imagine the pain you are all going through. I am truly sorry!
xoxo megan johnson
Eve, was a greatest person on campus who wanted to change the world. My condolence to her parents. My prayer’s are with Eve’s family an friends.
Stay strong!
My family did not know Eve, but we have a close friendship at UNC through a son who works in the counseling center. Our hearts are broken to see the loss of such a beautiful and talented person. Our prayers are with the family, friends, and the campus community.
A mother softly softly weeping
the love of her life outlived,
a father sadly screaming screaming WHY?
why forever sleeping?
Beloved face in
paper’s smiling,
departed victim
of God’s good grace.
The Hallowed Heel Ground
was once sacred,
now innocent death a
new meaning found.
Senseless, heartless,
lifeless monster
stealing, shooting, loving none,
and leaving us no faithless.
A watchful eye on all does keep,
a loving heart for those that weep.
As Eve today and day to Evening
silently will shift,
a heavy weight will surely lift
a mourning burden from our souls.
Through time our memories will fade,
you guiding light will never drift,
from love and heart, truth and care,
sometimes leaning towards unfair,
to take a life so premature,
will someday serve to show God’s love for sure.
Our prayers and condolences to all of Eve’s family, friends, and loved ones. May she be received into God’s own heart, and the aching hearts of all those who knew her be comforted.
As an Athens, Ga resident and former student of Clarke Central High School, I want to express my deep sympathies to Eve’s family and friends. You are all in my prayers. She was an extraordinary person who has already made a huge impact on the her state, her country and around the world. Her spirit of compassion will be missed.
An angel was taken from us far too soon. Eve will be sorely missed, and the world is already a darker place without her. Her loss was felt by all at UNC.
Monica Hunter, Associate Director of Student Activities, Virginia Tech said
I send my condolences to Eve’s Family,Friends and the entire Tarheel community. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Hokie Love always!
I did not know Eve personally, but I do remember seeing this beatiful, vivacious young lady from time to time, when she was tutoring at Githens Middle School, where I teach.
My heart is deeply grieved for her family and the loss of their precious gift from God .
May you find comfort in the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he wrote:
“Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! for the soul is dead that slumbers and things are not what they seem. LIFE is real! LIFE is earnest! And the grave IS NOT the GOAL; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, WAS NOT spoken of the SOUL.
It was not spoken of the SOUL!
You will be rememberd in my prayers.
I am deeply saddened by the loss of Eva, someone who was a leader. Someone who could’ve been a promising future leader, and as a fellow Phi Betta Kappa member. Eva, her family and our UNC Family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope and pray for answers to this senseless tragedy. As I know from first hand experience, not knowing the full truth of this type of loss and tragedy leaves a never ending hole in an already broken heart.
I am so saddened by what happened! It sounds like Eve was a beacon of light on your campus and just a great student leader. This is an awful tragedy. I am praying for all you guys. Lean on each other and encourage each other through this. Jesus loves you guys!
How can something like this happen to such a promising young woman, so full of love and life? My heart, along with everyone else’s who learns of this horrible tragedy is with Eve, her parents, family and friends. How I wish things like this did not happen to anyone on this earth.
May you cherish the life you shared with your daughter and all she gave this world.
As an alumnus of UNC, I wanted to send a note to Eve’s family and friends. All of my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. God bless you and Eve. I am so sorry for your loss.
Though not knowing Eve personally, I am a fellow tarheel. May God be with her family in their time of need and grievance. Truly gone before her time, I know her soul lays at rest physically on this earth however lives a life of eternity and eternal joy with our lord and savior. She will forever be missed and I’m proud to say she was the epitome of a tarheel student.
To the Carson and UNC family,
Please know that there are families all over the country praying for all of you during this time.
Please allow your strength to represent Eve’s noticeably amazing spirit.
I am half a world away, in Chicago. I did not know Eve. I have no ties whatsoever to the UNC community, but I stumbled upon this memorial website for Eve Carson. I am deeply saddened to hear of this tragedy and my heart goes out to her family.
Eve was my classmate in conservation biology this semester. Without ever having talked to her it was easy for me to tell that she was someone with incredible energy and enthusiasm. She had such potential, and she was using it to better the world for all of us. It is tragic that such a bright and joyful person was lost in such an horrible way. Eve had so much more to give. My deepest sympathies go out to Eve’s family and friends. Please take solace in knowing that Eve was cherished by all of us at UNC, whether or not we knew her personally.
I did not know Eve personally, but as a representative in the Graduate and Professonal Student Federation Senate, I was familiar with her unfailing commitment to making UNC a better, more engaging place to learn and to grow. Carolina is a better place now thanks to Eve’s many accomplishments, and she will not be soon forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go to her family and her friends.
I am without words to express my anger. Some days when I read news like this, I don’t even know what the point is. What are we doing? Senseless doesn’t begin to cover what happened. I am not numb with grief; I am numb with anger and frustration that parents have to suffer this indignity, not to mention what society has lost by Ms. Carson’s murder.
I have no connection with UNC, except for my many friends who have attended.
I have no words of advice, but I would recommend a book that I have recommended to clients since the day I heard about it, THE GIFT OF FEAR by Gavin Debecker. This may sound out of place, but you will want anyone you care about to read it after you look at it.
To the Carson family and the UNC community, I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences for the loss of Eve. I am a Blue Devil in Atlanta and check the Herald-Sun website regularly. When I saw this story my heart dropped. To lose anyone at this age to violence is horrible, but when you look at the impact this young woman had on others it makes the loss that much tougher to bear.
My prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
I am a student at Oregon State University and would just like to express our condolence for this aweful tragedy. Please know that Eve will be in our thoughts and prayers and we will pray for your university. Oregon State stands behind you and justice will be served.
As a proud alumnus (Class of ’91) and former employee of UNC, I am deeply shocked, saddened, and astounded by this awful news, and offer my deep condolences. Deadly violence is always so horrifying in this world, wherever it may occur, but I feel this loss even more strongly coming as it has at my alma mater.
And it makes me angry: “Carolina, priceless gem” should never have to endure this kind of inexcusable crime. No one should. And yet it has happened. Worse still, we are not alone: Northern Illinois University; Virginia Tech University; Columbine High School, CO; Platte Canyon High School, CO; the Amish girls school at Nickel Mines, PA…the list goes on. Even our children and young adults fall victim to the endemic violence of our troubled culture.
I did not have the good fortune to know Eve — President Carson — alas. And so I do not know the best way to honor her memory. No doubt her family will give us word on that presently. But I would think that any victim of gun violence cries out for a more serious, sustained, and practical discussion of the size and scope of this tragic problem across the country. Why are so many Americans killed by guns? Why are we the most violent Western democracy? What does this mean? What must we do about it? How many must die before we face this squarely?
If UNC — which the great Carolina alum, Charles Kuralt, rightly called “the university of the people” — is to live up to its potential as a place for free, open, and creative conversation and study, then I call upon the Chancellor and the university community to find a way in the days to come to give such a conversation form and substance, and to include all students, faculty, and staff at UNC. I do not know if this is what Eve or her family would want. I hope so. I think it’s time we turned towards this tragedy, not away from it. It’s time to wrestle with it, talk about it, do something to raise consciousness around gun violence in America. I wish we could bring Eve back. We can’t. Perhaps, though, we can make some kind of contribution — perhaps in partnership with NIU and VTU even? — to halting any more such terrible losses. May it be so.
What an utter tragedy…although I did not know Eve personally, I knew of her. I have friends that know her closely and spoke only the best of her. As a Carolina Alum, I feel just as affected by this loss, and I offer my sincerest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and the students she represented. God Bless…
Eve was the reason I applied to UNC. And I say this as a prospective student who has never even met her. I wanted to be a Tarheel because I would be led by people like her, people with un-relentless determination, softening patience, and vigor for life. That she was named ASB president is truly a testament to who she is, and what she stands for. I hope that next year, at whatever college I end up attending, there will be people like Eve, ready to lead at a moment’s notice. She is truly an inspiration to all, and I will keep Eve, and the entire UNC family, in my prayers. It’s not the days we remember, it’s the moments. And Eve had some pretty good ones. Go Tarheels.
To Eve’s family and friends and my fellow Tarheels, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
I was fortunate enough to know Eve through her work with Nourish International, and it was impossible not to admire her for the enthusiasm, commitment, and joy she brought to everything she did. She was the type of person who truly made you believe that anything was possible.
UNC and the world has lost one of its brightest people. She will be missed.
Appalachian State University mourns the loss of a fellow North Carolina student. The heart of our student body goes out to that of yours in this difficult time.
I did not need to know Eve personally to know she was an incredible person. Meeting her at CTOPS, I could immediately tell she was a bright, talented, genuine person who cared a lot about others and about Carolina. We are blessed to have had her in our community, and there is no way to even express how sad it is to have lost her. My prayers go out to her family and friends in this time of grief.
My prayers are with Eve Carson’s family. She will be missed dearly and there will be a void that cannot possibly filled at UNC. The memory of her great works, her beauty, and her life will be remembered forever.
Although I did not know Eve very well, I am severely distraught by the loss of such a young and talented girl. Eve embodied all of the qualities we strive to attain as students who seek to better the world. It seems unfathomable that a young woman with such potential was unfairly taken from us, far before her time.
I know that words can not ease such an immense pain, but I want the express my deepest sympathies to her family and friends. My heart goes out for all of you who had the privilege of being blessed to know such an amazing person. You are all on my mind and in my prayers.
To the Carson family, you are all in my prayers. I know this tragedy is devastating and I can’t imagine the pain you are feeling. Please know that Eve’s legacy will live eternally at UNC and that the changes she made in her time at UNC have bettered many lives.
What an absolutely tragic and shocking event. It is almost inexplicable as to why I’m filled with such grief, such numbness, and such anger over this young woman’s murder when I didn’t even know her.
But then I realize that I know all of my Carolina brethren, both younger and older than me. We all share our love of the University. We all go through similar experiences of waking up to go to that 8am class, walking past “the dogwoods blooming,” and giving tirelessly of ourselves to those endeavours we hold dear. Eve was just like me, just like Roy Williams when he was an undergrad here, and just like future generations of Tar Heels who are just a glimmer in their parents’ eyes right now.
Eve represented all that was great about Carolina – intelligent, compassionate, and giving of herself. Eve represented all of us in a way, not just the current students. And for that, even though I didn’t know her, I’m numb with grief, I’m angry over her murder, and I hope justice is swift.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Carolina Family. Hark the sound …
Mark Townsend
Former Speaker of Student Congress
Class of 2002
I met Eve her freshman year and in just five minutes I knew she was someone special. It wasn’t just her smile, her charm, her obvious intelligence…it was this ineffable goodness that emanated from her. I saw her push Hunger Lunch (now Nourish International) to new heights and was thrilled to find out she was running for SBP. The last thing I got to say to her was “good luck.”
Although I cannot claim to have known Eve well, I knew her well enough to respect and admire her. I am deeply, inexpressibly grieved that the world, and especially her family both at home and at Carolina, has lost such an amazing person.
I did not know Eve personally, but as a Carolina alum I was deeply touched when I heard the news. My prayers and thoughts are with Eve’s family during this time.
Rest in Peace.
Eve was in a class of mine, and although I didn’t know her well, I do know that she was the type of person that so many people aspire to be–vibrant, engaging, beautiful, caring, intelligent and inspiring. UNC has lost a true treasure, and she will be greatly missed. My prayers are with her family and friends.
It is with a heavy heart and tremendous sadness that I extend my condolences to the Carson and Bethke families. May God bless you and provide you with the strength that you need to get through this difficult time.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Eve was clearly a beautiful, intelligent, talented and giving person. The Tar Heel family grieves with you.
As a lifelong Carolina fan, I’m deeply saddened by the loss of Eve to such an unspeakable crime. My thoughts and prayers to Eve’s personal family, UNC family, and life long friends.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. May you realize that Eve has been called home. She has served her maker well. A celebration in the heavens, as she now lives in the kingdom for all eternity. Praise the Father for the light He allowed Eve to share while on this earth.
May your pain be eased knowing Eve has met the Father and that she will now serve in His kingdom.
Remain Strong and Courageous
To all the family members, faculty, students and staff, I send my condolances regarding the death of Eve. UNC is a fantastic place and just hosted a dear friend of mine who is an author and a graduate of your school. Prayers to all from Little Rock.
My child is a freshmen at Chapel Hill. Just wanted to let the family know how much my heart breaks for their loss. Words can not express how sorry we are for your loss. You are in our prayers……
Eve…I didn’t know you that well, but your death has left me, like many others, speechless and stunned. I remember meeting you at Freshman Camp…you were so sweet to me, and had an unforgettable smile and personality. You lived a short life but you’ve left so many footprints on the hearts of many people. Sometimes you really don’t appreciate people as much as you should until they’re gone. You are an angel, Eve. Rest in peace.
It sounds as though Eve was a “special” young lady. Being a mom to a child that age makes me stop and think…”What if that were my child?” My prayers are with her family, friends, and all who knew her on campus. God Bless you all in this difficult time.
I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to Eve’s family. Although I did not know her, she is part of the Carolina “family” and her loss affects us all deeply. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
My condolences and prayers are with the UNC Chapel Hill campus and Eve Marie’s family…this is so senseless and tragic. You have my most heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
I went to Clarke Central with Eve. While I wouldn’t say we were close friends, we knew each other enough to say “hello” and “how are you” and have the usual chitchat.
Eve was an amazing person. She is quite possibly the only person in my entire life about whom I never heard a single negative comment and from whom I never heard the same.
Talking to her was always an incredible experience. When you talked to her, there was no fear of being judged or saying the wrong thing. She had no problem simply accepting who you were and enjoying every moment talking to you. She just seemed to have figured it all out. I think thats why she was smiling all the time. It was like she knew something we didn’t and while she could tell us, she didn’t want to spoil the surprise. I only hope eventually everyone can figure out what she did. If that day comes, it really might be heaven on earth.
To the family: I am so sorry for your loss.
She will be deeply missed.
I’m a Carolina student studying abroad for the semester; I didn’t want to believe it when I heard–I am so sorry. There are no words that can truly comfort in a time like this. Please know that we weep with you, we’re praying for you, even halfway around the world. May God comfort and give you peace in the midst of such a tragic loss. You will be greatly missed, Eve.
You were truly a leader and an inspiration to us all. I always admired your compassion and dedication towards helping others. I am grateful for the opportunity of having known you and being a fellow tarheel. You put your heart into making this world a little better than you found it, and now I know you are in a better place. My sympathy goes out to your family having lost such a wonderful person. Until we meet again,
My daughter is a senior at UNC. My heart is broken for you, Eve’s parents. I’m remembering you in my prayers. May His comfort sustain you in the coming days.
Sending thoughts and prayers to the Carson Family, all of Eve’s friends, the staff and students at UNC, and those at the Morehead Foundation. What an utterly devastating loss. Although I never met Eve, she comes across as the most incredibly compassionate and gifted person. I wish you all strength in this most horrific of times.
As a fellow Tar Heel Fan, This news has brought me great sadness and disbelief. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and the entire UNC community.
My heart breaks at this horrible, senseless tragedy. I don’t have the words to express my sympathy for the family and those who loved her. She shone so very brightly and her kindness touched many more than you know. May you all find peace and may God have mercy on those responsible. You are all in my prayers.
Its amazing to me that while i only spoke to Eve once, i feel as though i have lost a dear friend. It is a true testament to her incredible personality and beautiful soul. While i want nothing more than for Eve to still be alive, her death has made me realize that i need to make my life count for something besides my own personal success. To anyone who is grieving, no words will ease the pain, however remember what an incredible impact Eve had on everyone, and how blessed this world was with her here. i WILL NOT forget you Eve Carson.
Please accept my sincerest of condolences. As a member of the UNC community, I am proud to have had someone with so many positive qualities representing us. I commend you for raising such an inspirational woman; as a role model, she has only begun to touch people.
What a dark day for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a 22+ year employee of this great University, my heart and prayers go out to the Carson family. I can not imagine the depth of your loss. My deepest sympathy is extended to Eve’s family, friends, fellow students and colleagues. From what I’ve read, Eve lived life to its fullest! Let’s follow her lead!
My sincere condolences to Eve’s family as well as those who she touched at UNC-Chapel Hill. As a student government president at my alma mater of Rutgers University in New Jersey (we have several because we have five different campuses spread out between New Brunswick and Piscataway in NJ) I know what it means to to great positive things for you fellow students, and I can see from reading all the wonderful things Eve had accomplished that was truly a champion of her peers and the UNC administration.
My prayers are with the UNC-Chapel Hill community right now. This is just a reminder that we fellow student leaders support each other and the remaining student leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill must continue advocating for students in honor of Eve.
Sincerely,
Michael Convente
President – Busch Campus Council (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
As a parent of a high school senior who is considering UNC I am so saddened to hear of this tragedy. Your family, friends and entire UNC community are in my prayers, and hope you’ll find strength and hope in such a difficult time.
To Eve’s family,
Please accept my most sincere condolences for your horrific loss. My daughter was a neighbor and friend of your daughter. She told me today how truly remarkable Eve was. Although I am sure that I can barely fathom the depth of your grief, I wanted you to know how incredibly saddened I am by this news. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
God’s peace to the Carson family and friends tonight. I never knew Eve personally, but I know her reputation as a wonderful, kind, good-spirited woman was well-deserved. The entire Carolina community is behind you all with this. Thoughts and prayers,
To the Carson family and UNC friends – Words can not express the shock and sadness that my family feels over your loss. Though we never had the priviledge of knowing Eve, it is certain that she was a wonderful, promising young woman and daughter. We are so sorry for your loss.
Please know that you are surrounded by thoughts and prayers, just as you all supported our beloved Virginia Tech family in her darkest hour.
Eve was such a beautiful, intelligent, energetic young woman with a true passion for Carolina and for life. I didn’t know her well, but seeing her actions in office and around campus, she gave so much in everything that she did and she cared deeply about those around her. Losing her is an incredible blow to our campus, and to the world, and she will be very dearly missed.
To the Carson family, please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of everyone in our Tarheel family. Our hearts go out to you.
I did not have the honor of knowing Eve. From what I have seen and heard, she was a beautiful and remarkable young woman who will truly be missed. I am praying for the family and friends and I would like to extend my condolences to them as well.
I am saddened by the loss of such a wonderful peson in the UNC community. Eve’s family and friends are in my prayers during this difficult time. The Lord is always with you – He will never leave you.
To Eve and all those hurt by this loss, may the Lord be with you. Praying for the entire family at UNC from Eastern Michigan University.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Although I never met Eve, it is obvious what a beautiful person she was and how much she meant to so many people. My thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be with Eve’s family and friends.
As a UNC alumna, it deeply saddens me to read about the loss of such an amazing, determined, and devoted young woman. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends, and peers. I ask God to comfort you and to strengthen you during this time of need. I pray that justice be done in a timely fashion. I pray that Eve’s life may inspire us all to do more, to care more, and to love more.
As a rising freshman to the university, I never knew Eve, but can only imagine the heartbreak felt by the student body. I extend my condolences to the family and friends.
Eve Carson was a great woman, and a dearly beloved president. May her visions and ideals shine show through on this campus for years to come. The Lord blessed Eve with great talent and a great attitude for helping others and leading this school; these things will never be forgotten.
Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC campus as a whole will be in my prayers.
May God bless all.
I didn’t know Eve well but she was one of those rare people who didn’t seem to have a mean-spirited bone in her body. The world needs more people like Eve. My thoughts are with the Carson family. This is a huge loss for the Carolina community.
hello, i am eleven years old. i don’t go to unc but would like too. i would just like to say that this is a such a sad thing that happened! i saw it on the news and was heart-broken. she was such a beautiful person and on her youtube videos she seemed like the nicest person! my heart goes out to her family and friends!
I met her briefly after a talk by one of my department’s former students. I left the conversation thinking how fortunate I had been to study and teach at a university with such students. I can’t grasp that she is gone. I am very sorry for your loss.
This loss is all the more tragic for all that bright promise of all she would have accomplished-the people she would have healed, the smiles she would have caused, the good she would have done. That is the challenge to her peers: to step up to fill the void and make sure all that good work still gets done.
Our prayers are with her family at home and her Carolina family.
Eve was in my recitation in my Gnosticism class the spring she was elected to SBP. She was smart, delightful, and very friendly. I also voted for her:-) My condolences and prayers to her family and friends. I know she will greatly missed. The UNC community has lost a treasure.
To all Students: We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your student body president, Eve.
We also send our sincere thoughts to her parents.
The entire area, Raleigh, Wake Forest, are supporting your UNC campus.
I sit here, tears rolling down my cheeks, mourning with hundreds and hundreds of others the loss of such a special young woman. Eve had accomplished more in her few years than many accomplish in a lifetime.
My deepest, most heartfelt prayers go to her parents. As a parent myself, I cannot imagine how you will face this unspeakable loss — except that you must allow people to take care of you, love you, and help you bear this burden. I pray that the tributes that so many are offering to your daughter will bring you comfort.
I was on my way back to campus from a student leadership retreat with our elected SGA officers, new RA’s, and Student Life staff when my wife called to tell me the terrible news of Eve’s death. All the way back I had been reflecting on the incredible privilege I have been given to live and work every day with college students and to walk along with them in their intellectual and spiritual journeys. Reading Eve’s bio and the many tributes to her life has only reinforced that conviction and that sense of gratitude. She was a remarkable woman; I know that the grief so many of you are experiencing is overwhelming because of the depth of the journey you shared with her. As I look at her picture, I think of so many students on the Huntingdon campus and of the crushing sadness that would fall on our college were any of them to be taken away so cruelly. You are in my prayers.
Eve’s journey of study and service at Carolina also reminds me of Carolina’s incalculably positive impact on my life. Like Eve, I was a serious student; like Eve, I was a North Carolina Fellow; like Eve, I was a Freshman Camp Counselor; like Eve, I was active in Student Government leadership. And like Eve, I was enriched and shaped by all of these experiences at Carolina.
Our debt to Carolina can really only be fully repaid in one way: by committing ourselves to lives of thoughtful service on behalf of a world starving for leadership that is discerning, courageous, compassionate, generous, faithful. Eve had begun that journey of leadership and had already, in so many ways, repaid her debt to Carolina. Her life will reach its fullest potential when we, the living, take up her legacy with renewed resolve.
We did not know Eve but share in your grief. The ACC is & always has been a family. At this time, we pray that The Lord strengthens you for what lies ahead & gives you the knowledge, wisdom & understanding to deal with this great loss.
Eve was a leader, an inspiration, but most importantly an amazing and caring friend. I have never met anyone so optimistic and friendly in my life and it was honor knowing Eve through SGA. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. We are going to miss you Eve.
I only met Eve a couple of times, but it’s not hard to tell that she was an amazing person, liked and loved by many people, myself included. Losing such a cherished person is quite an ordeal, I speak from the experience of having lost my best friend a few years back. To all of Eve’s friends and family I give my deepest condolences and keep you all in my prayers.
I did not know this young woman personally. However, I would like to send my thoughts and prayers to her family and friends. I am so sorry for your loss. I am an ER nurse in South Carolina and see death everyday. It is never easy, especially when it is a young person. My heart bleeds for this young woman who had so much going for her. I pray they find who did this to this beautiful woman. A candle will burn in our house for her. A prayer of peace will be said tonight with my lil one as I lay her down to sleep for this young woman who was taken too soon. To her family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. May her light shine through those who knew her. God bless and God speed in finding the one who did this.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Eve was a wonderful, extraordinary girl. She was an idol to all of us at UNC, and she was off to great things in life. I didn’t know her personally, but I distinctively remember her speech at CTOPS, welcoming us and making all us incoming freshman feel the love for the school that she had.
We miss you Eve, no words can express the pain of loss we all feel for you. We love you and we know God will take care of you in heaven.
The supporters and alumni of Western Carolina University send our best wishes and prayers to the family of the deceased, the UNC family, and the Chapel Hill community. God bless.
My heart and prayers go out to Eve’s parents, family, and friends. This act of violence on a person that seemed so destined for greatness is unheard of. And to my fellow Tar Heels and seniors be sure to make Eve’s legacy continue on through your committment to your goals and future endeavors, and through your Tar Heel Spirit.
Eve, you were a great, inspiring leader and friend. You always brought the best out in everyone you touched. You will be missed deeply. My prayers go out to everyone connected and touched by Eve – only the good die young.
Although I never knew Eve personally, the name “Eve Carson” was always associated with livelihood, activism, and a generous feeling in my mind. I appreciated how the student body president would be humble enough to come to the CTOPS orientation sessions for the incoming freshmen to personally welcome them to the community.
She was the best respresentative that Carolina could’ve had, and she will be sorely missed. To the Carson family, please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of the entire Carolina community.
I never met you. Possibly our paths crossed on Franklin St for a brief moment once or more.
When a life, especially young as yours is lost, a void is created, and an outcry – why?!
As a retired senior police official, I unfortunately witnessed much too many senseless killing.I wish I had the answers.
I hope that wherever you are, you are at peace.
At the same time I hope and wish that the proper authorities will do their investigative work as vigilantly as possible to find and bring the culpable to justice.
To your parents and family, there is nothing but my sorrow and pain that I offer sharing.
Eve was extraordinary. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with her on a university committee, and I remember thinking how proud her parents must be. Poised, confident, caring, beautiful, and wise, Eve was a role model for all of us. My deepest sympathy to her family and friends.
My deepest sympathy to the Carson family and to Eve’s friends and acquaintances. My daughter is an out-of-state student at UNC, far from home, and I wish I could be there to offer comfort. Eve sounds like she was truly special, and her giving spirit will live on in the hearts of those at UNC. I am very sorry for your loss.
As the parent of a college student, my heart, prayers, and thoughts go out to the UNC family and to Eve’s family as well. It gets more and more difficult to send your children away to school to better themselves and to prepare as leaders of our state and nation when violence continues to rear its ugly head on or near college campuses much too often. I pray that the person responsible for this tragedy is found and persecuted to the full extent of the law.
I wanted to send my condolences to all of Eve’s family and friends. She was obviously an accomplished leader who will be missed dearly..my prayers are with all of those she touched and with the campus at large..
What a horrific event. A young women so full or promise, who clearly had the power and purpose in life to help others, being taken away. All my sorrow and blessings to her family and the UNC community.
My thoughts and prayers are with both the Carson family and the UNC student body. A loss like this is such a hard thing to comprehend, and I pray that this time of mourning would be filled with grace.
today, i’ve read about an amazing person i would never have met, and a life cut short senselessly.
to her family, friends, & all whose life she touched, i offer my thoughts and prayers -
Eve was the epitome of a person who is beautiful both inside and out. She is an inspiration to us all, and the world has truly lost someone special. This is a tragedy that I don’t think we’ll ever be able to understand.
It is always extremely tragic and difficult to comprehend a loss like this. I did not know Eve, but she sounds like a young woman who was destined to change the world. May all of our thoughts and prayers be with Eve’s family, and may they know that they have the love and support of a far-reaching Carolina family.
I did not have the opportunity to know Eve, but as a staff member at a University on the west coast, I know how difficult losing one of your classmates and friends can be. I extend my condolences to her family and friends and hope that this tragedy will bring renewed attention not only of her life and accomplishments but also greater appreciation of those that are still with us.
i have no idea why things like this happen or what we are supposed to learn from them. the notion that god needed her to help him in heaven seems a little more than untimely, given all that she was doing to help people here on earth. i can only hope that in time her family and friends, and all those whose lives she touched, will be able to find peace. may whoever did this to her not only find justice, but rot in hell.
As an alumni of UNC, I am deeply saddened by this loss. From reading Eve’s biography, I can tell what an amazing person she was. You can tell she loved our university!! To her family and friends, you are all in my prayers! To the UNC campus, community, and family, my thoughts and prayers are with you as well!!
May the friends and family members find peace and solace in the fond memories of Eve Carson. And let the impact of her accomplishments at UNC and as a human being, be acknowledged, celebrated and rewarded eternally!
Although I did not know Eve personally, I know she touched many lives. Its sad to know that we live in a time where we get killed over meaningless things. I pray for her soul, her family, and the UNC community as they mourn the loss of one of God’s Angels.
I don’t know how to say this, but when Eve smiled you felt something very warm and amazing. I remember seeing her the last couple of months at social justice events I was at. We didn’t know each other personally, but somehow when she was around, you could just tell the atmosphere was warmer and lighter.
Eve, as a graduating Women’s Studies Major, I will work even harder for you and all the other women who are being taken by violence everyday like this. I’m bawling right now writing this and I didn’t even know you.
I can’t imagine how the people who did know you so personally feel right now. You were a strong woman who will always be remembered.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve and all of her loved ones. This is such a tragedy, Eve has impacted so many lives in such a short period of time. May we remember what Eve did for this world, it isn’t everyday we are blessed with someone so talented and caring as Eve.
“Be the change that you want to see in the world” Gandhi
Even though not knowing Eve, it is easy to see that she lived by example. She was the change that she wanted to see in the world. From the outpouring of grief on campus, it is easy to see that not only was she changing the world, she changed the lives of so many students, faculty, and some many others outside our Tarheel universe. You are in our prayers.
I was deeply saddened when I saw the story on CNN today. I am a former student body president (Fayetteville State) and fully understand how this loss has devastated your University. I want to extend my deepest condolences to the Carson family and the UNC community. I will pray for all of you and for the soul of the individual that perpetrated this act on an innocent human being.
Eve, thank you for being such a big part of what makes Carolina special. My thoughts are with your family and friends and our fellow Tar Heels who mourn. Rest in peace.
Although I was not fortunate enough to know Eve personally, I did vote for her as SBP, and I have a tremendous respect for all that she did as an advocate for us as UNC students. She will be greatly missed by the Tar Heel family as we strive to live life “the Carolina way”, just like Eve. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
It’s a sad day when someone with so much life is taken away. I am praying for her family and her friends. Although I never spoke to her, she was the face of the university that I entered, and a vital part of my college experience.
Even at this time of immense palpable loss, Eve, through the words of her biography (posted on the University’s website), inspires, warms, and
brightens others such as myself residing on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
May your pride in her,your admiration of her, and your awareness of the unfathomable but poignant good that she accomplished – even through her biography – shrink your sorrow and brighten your outlook.
Wishing you strength and love,
from this mother of a Junior daughter
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Eve Carson. As I know that no pain will compare to the agony of loosing a child, I have great sympathy for Anna, and Eve’s other roommates. I have always admired how strong their friendship was and how happy they were around each other. I am praying for you all.
I was not fortunate enough know Eve. I am a UNC alumnus and now on staff for the UNC School of Nursing. Having dealt with a recent tragedy in my family, I know that nothing can take away the pain or shock that her family and friends are feeling. I wanted to tell them that I am very sorry for their loss and that all of you are in my prayers.
The UNC family will never forget her. Eve’s character will have a lasting impact on the UNC community.
Eve was the first person I met at Carolina not from my highschool. She was there taking the swim test days before the first day of classes at Carolina and was immediately friendly, engaging, and obviously intelligent. I only spoke with her briefly a few times, but she had the ability to make it memorable. She is the rare person who nobody ever forgets. Congratulations on a life filled with amazing, wonderful, commendable work.
I feel a bit of a connection to Eve since I was not only born in Chapel Hill (MUCH longer ago though, in 1960), but also because my middle name is Eve. Also because I grew up in Georgia and DESPERATELY wanted to attend Carolina.Both of my parents are alumni, but being out-of-state I just didn’t have what it took to get in.
Apparently your Eve did though, PLUS SOME!!! A Morehead Scholar none-the-less!!! I bet y’all were so proud!
My heart still belongs in Chapel Hill, and I hope that the manner of her death doesn’t distract you from her love of Chapel Hill. I know it will be difficult for you to be there for a long time,but it is indeed a wonderful place with truly beautiful people who I’m sure will be very supportive of you during this trying time.
In fact, my former stepmother (my Dad and her were divorced) just died in February and my former step-siblings wanted her intered with my Father in UNC Memorial Gardens,however the rules state that it must be a spouse or blood relative.Well someone at UNC helped bend the rules because she was just THAT special to us.UNC is just THAT great of a place! I hope you will be able to keep that in mind.
My thoughts and prayers are with you!
I did not know Eve, but I am saddened and shocked be this news. My thoughts and prayers with her family. In this awful time, know that the whole country is feeling your pain even though I cannot imagine what you are going through. She sounds like an amazing girl and was taken too soon from this world. I guess we have to just believe that there is a reason for everything and hope that in time we know that reason. So sorry for your loss, you’ll be in my prayers…
You were the best person I had ever met. Not only beautiful, you were always kind and generous. I am glad I had the honor to know you, and I will always remember your smile and the huge hugs that we exchanged on campus. They always made my day 100 times better.
To your family and closest friends, please accept my sincere condolences. Your girl was simply incredible.
As a graduate of a fellow ACC school, Eve personified the perception of UNC. She was accomplished, driven and courageous. What a treasure it must have been to have known her.
The Maryland community has the Carson family in our prayers.
As a UNC alum, I didn’t want to believe that such a tragic, meaningless crime could happen to one of us. I never knew Eve, but I have no doubt that we have lost an amazing daughter, friend, ambassador, and leader. My prayers are with Eve’s family, friends, and everyone at UNC. Please take comfort in knowing that you have the support of the worldwide Tarheel community.
my most heartfelt condolences go out to you. I don’t know Eve but she was a member of our Chapel Hill community and she was killed very close to our neighborhood. She may even have used the running trails in our woods. What a beautiful person she must have been. What a very tragic loss for everyone.
To Eve’s family and friends–please know that you are in our hearts. She was everything that is so beautiful about Carolina and its incredible students. Her spirit and her enlightened presence live on at Carolina. We carry her with us. We are so deeply saddened by this terrible, terrible loss. Our sympathies go out to you.
I’m shocked to learn of this senseless loss to the UNC community. The Carolina family extends far and wide. I’m a UNC alumnnus living in Pennsylvania. My thoughts are with every heart that is healing from this loss.
As a proud UNC alum who has remained in the Chapel Hill area, this whole story has hit very close to home. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve, her family and friends, and the entire campus of UNC. This is truly a tragic and devastating loss.
As a parent, I send you my deepest love in this time of shock and profound grief. I can only hope that the outpouring of grief and love from Eve’s Carolina community and friends will somehow allow you to get through this nightmare. Believe that my thoughts and prayers and support are with you at this time.
I knew hardly anything about her. I just transferred here last semester. But reading that small bit of information about her has already left me inspired and impressed that someone could be so very successful and accomplished at such a young age. It breaks my heart to think that something like this could have happened to such an inspiring and amazing person. The world has lost an amazing spirit, someone who could have made a great impact. My thoughts are with her family.
Even reading Eve’s bio was an inspiration. I send my heartfelt sympathy and loving prayers to her family and to her friends. Her life can inspire all of us to do more with our own.
When I heard the news tonight the UNC lost such a gem, I could not help but be deeply saddened and angry. When things like this happen, it makes me wonder why? why such a great person who made such a positive impact in her comunity and world. I am a sophomore in high school in NC, and it has been my dream to go to UNC! My heart felt condolences and prayers to her family, friends, and the UNC campus. I am truly saddened that I will not have the opportunity to meet such a beautiful, inspiring, intelegent young woman.
My condolences to Eve Carson’s friends and family. Carolina has lost a great leader and wonderful person. I only know of her from what I read about her term as SBP in the Daily Tar Heel, and I was always impressed.
I still can’t process what exactly happened.
I wish I could have made it to the vigil tonight, but I couldn’t find parking. There were just so many people here on campus to pay their respects.
I hope we’ll have another memorial after spring break so the campus community can continue to process this tragedy.
Peace,
Katya (UNC staff & UNC MPH 2007)
I am a UNC alum from the early 70s, and so very sorry to hear about this tragedy. Eve was obviously a most remarkable person. She and her family will be in my prayers. I also send condolences to everyone else at a wonderful university that I recall with fondness.
It was September of 2004, and my hands were lodged in my pockets as I walked beside a creek in the forest behind Paul Green Theater. I was in recitation for Biology 54 when my solitude was suddenly interrupted, “Hi, I’m Eve.”
**Hark the sound of Tar Heel voices
Ringing clear and True**
Soon I was acquainted with a friendly young lady from Athens, GA. The conversation is difficult to remember, yet impossible to forget. Less than two months in Chapel Hill, and her excitement showed she already adored Carolina.
**Singing Carolina’s praises
Shouting N.C.U.**
Mutual friends ensured our paths would continue to cross on Friendly Lane, how appropriate. Eve certainly acted on that first semester excitement. Her achievements speak for themselves.
**Hail to the brightest Star of all
Clear its radiance shine**
On Election Day 2007, Eve was actively campaigning for SBP. I teased her as I passed that she just might receive my vote, as if there were any doubt.
**Carolina priceless gem,
Receive all praises thine.**
I read the report on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. It was sobering and unsettling, but I shamefully closed the web browser and moved on with my day. When I read the Chancellor’s email today I became numb. Then I felt sick. Then I cried.
**I’m a Tar Heel born
I’m a Tar Heel bred
And when I die I’m a Tar Heel dead.**
I wish it would rain. Heaven should cry for Eve, priceless gem. Today’s Carolina blue skies seem unfit for such a tragic day, but they are fitting for Eve. I too will steal a moment from grief to celebrate Eve. I’m going to cheer her character, her kindness, her passion, her dedication to this place we all love.
Carolina alumni everywhere are feeling the loss of Eve Carson. The University of Carolina at Chapel Hill is a family of thousands. For those of us who are getting ready to celebrate 20 years since graduation, we do so with a touch of sorrow. Ms. Carson will never know a 20th reunion. Still we are thankful that students like her have graced the campus.
My condolences to UNC and specifically the Carson family. We have lost a great one.
my son, aaron, was one of eve’s roommates last year on friendly lane. i had the great privelege to spend a long weekend there last spring, getting to know all of his roommates and friends a little bit. eve was obviously a special person – beautiful, ambitious, accomplished, smart and down to earth. what a tragic loss to lose someone so vital so young. my thoughts and prayers go out to all of her friends in this time of such deep and pesonal loss. and as a parent, by deepest condolences go out to her parents and brother. may all of you try to continue to live on in the spirit in which she lived.
I join with all Virginia Tech students and alumni in expressing our profound sadness for the loss of a young and promising Tar Heel. I hope her family and friends find comfort in knowing that so many people mourn her loss. You will prevail.
As a student, I am so very sorry that this university has lost such a bright and shining light. As a mom, I am utterly heartbroken for Eve’s family. God bless.
This tragic event was an attack on all who have ever attended UNC-CH. Even though I attended UNC 20 years ago, her death reminds us of the frailty of life. To the family, my deepest sympathies and prayers extend out to you.
I did not know Eve personally, but have seen and felt her presence as an integral part of Carolina. She will be sorely missed, as demonstrated by the outpooring of love and support at the memorial on polk place today.
My thoughts are with her family and friends
May she rest in peace.
Matt 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
While I didn’t know Eve personally, I do know that she has touched the lives of many. My prayers and thoughts are with her family and friends as they try to deal with this tragic loss.
A few days before the Student Body President election last year, I ran into Eve on campus. Stressed and tired, she accidentally called me the wrong name. This is the facebook message I received from her later:
“hey andrea!!… i mean, angela!… um…
i just wanted to let you know that i DEFINITELY knew your name was angela…. i mean, considering the fact that dr. lowman’s class was one of the most eye-opening aspects of my freshman year, i definitely still remember all my classmates! but it was just a long day. i called my professor by another professor’s name in the morning, and i mostly just haven’t been sleeping for the past couple of weeks. ah; i need for things to become quieter soon!
anyways though, angela, i wanted to apologize for that, i felt so rude about it but i really didn’t forget your name at all and i sincerely hope i didn’t offend you!
okay, i’ll talk to you soon! enjoy this week and the beautiful weather that’s coming soon!
eve”
“Hahahaha it was no big deal. I knew that you must have had a crazy-stressful day!! I hope it was more comic relief than anything else. Good luck in the next week and kick butt on Tuesday!!
angela”
This just goes to show what a conscientious and caring person Eve was. She will truly be missed.
To the family of Eve Carson and UNC Faculty and Students,
It always grieves the souls of many to lose a young person to such an unprovoked tragic event. It is my sincere hope that Eve’s spirit may be kept alive at this prestigious university. May we all live up to the honor and standards that Eve so excellently personified.
I am so sorry to all her friends and family for this loss. Eve was a wonderful person and an irreplaceable asset to the campus community. This tragedy breaks my heart and I hope Eve’s memory inspires others to continue her good work and positive attitude.
This truly saddens me that another young life is taken for no reason at all. Keep faith in God and you’ll make it through this. I know things seem so bleak and confusing at this moment and you wonder what’s the reason. I too know that sickening feel when you receive the news that a loved one is gone. I lost my Uncle and a close friend to a sensless killing and although it seems as if life will never get back on track holding on to Gods hand will get you through this. I’ll continue to pray for your family.
It’s been over ten years ago since I lost a beautiful friend who I first met in Chapel Hill to violence. And now, though I did not know Eve personally, she seems to represent all that is beautiful in Chapel Hill, especially to alumni like myself. To her immediate family and friends, I am very sorry for your loss and offer the same words of advice that were given to me in comfort years ago: try to be happy and enjoy life to the fullest each day–for this is what your loved one would want. In this way, we show them honor.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I would have preferred to learn about Eve’s pure beauty from more great things she was destined to accomplish, rather than reading about the early Wed tragedy. My heart and prayers are with you as you grieve, and remember your dear Eve.
As a faculty member, UNC Graduate, and a parent I am deeply saddened about the death of Eve Carson. I offer my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and all of her friends. I feel the loss of Eve even though I did not know her personally. I do feel her presence through her many accomplishments at UNC.
I’m deeply saddened by the loss of your student body president. While I’m a student of Appalachian and not a student of UNC, I deeply sympathize about the loss of someone so important to you all. I’m sure she was a great person, student, friend, and president.
I know she’ll be missed, and I’m praying for her family’s and her school’s resiliency.
At a time like this, there is a sorrow for which no heart can ever be prepared. Please know you have the support and caring of so many who have you in their prayers and hope for your comfort and peace.
There is no answer to the “why” that would ever suffice. The dynamic life force that was Eve can never be extinguished by a selfish senseless act of violence and cowardice.
Everyone she touched and loved are always to be the better for it.
It is so hard to walk around Chapel Hill and be able to feel the sadness in the air. Eve Carson was an incredible girl, the kind of human we should all aspire to be, and she will really live on at Carolina and in Chapel Hill forever. She truly did set an example for all of us to live by.
I did not know Eve, but as a UNC student, I feel a great sense of loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family. May you soon find peace.
As a former SBP, I have made it a habit to send messages of congratulations to the incoming President. Eve’s response to my message stood out from all the others – it was quick, it was full of excitement and promise, it was full of hope. From all I saw in the following year’s coverage of her administration, that message reflected Eve perfectly. Her loss is deeply felt – even by those like me who never met her face to face. The Carson Family and the Carolina Family are in my thoughts and prayers.
I didn’t know Eve personally but I saw her around campus & remember her from freshman orientation last summer. However, I find myself deeply affected by this loss of such a young, vibrant life. The overwhelming display of support and love throughout the campus today at the memorial & the vigil shows how wonderful of a person that Eve was & how she touched everyone that she can in contact with. I pray for comfort and peace for her family & close friends, as well as all of us students, the faculty & staff here at UNC. This truly is a tragic loss for the Carolina community. I pray that justice will be served for Eve. Let us all not let her life & death be in vain. Everyone please be safe & lets keep her memory alive as we live the CAROLINA WAY!!!
I attended a National Honor Society induction ceremony this evening at the high school where I teach in Brooklyn, NY. I was reminded of the intelligence, leadership, self-sacrifice, commitment to study, and pioneering spirit that Eve surely possessed even though I never met her. As a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and a triangle native, I mourn for all of the members of the community who are suffering. I am so sorry for all of the people in Eve’s life that she must have touched and influenced in a profound way. I send my prayers and love to all of you who have lost a loved one and very special person.
I would just like to say to the family and friends of this young, beautiful, intelligent and talented young women, who obviously had a tremendous future ahead of her that I am sorry for the tradegy they are suffering. As a mother of two adult children, I am saddened by the evil in today’s world. Please find strength in knowing how much she was admired and whoever did this will be held accountable. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
While we did not know Eve, those who have described her have etched her wonder into our hearts as a true Carolina Girl. What joy she has given to so many. Be assured that you, her family, will be in our thoughts and prayers today and in the days to come.
May Eve’s spirit of leadership and generosity live on in her family and friends. It is a tragic and horrible sadness from which UNC will hopefully come out stronger and more determined. Pity on those who exacted such violence on a beautiful human being.
I was extremely sad to hear of the tragic loss at UNC. I can not imagine the shock and grief that have hit her family and the UNC campus. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. May Eve rest in peace. May God heal her family and the students of UNC.
I had always though that she would outlast me. She was obviously going to go far and already had, but senseless crime is exactly that: senseless. It’s been 5 years since I last saw her and yet I could call up her image just from her name without trying. I even remembered she was a Soc Stud. Probably because she was beautiful and back then I wanted attention. That image in my mind is always of her dancing, wearing my yellow tie and a t-shirt that said “Geologists get hung up on rocks.” Someone mentioned she could have been president, and having passively watched her college career from my FB news feed, I can believe it. But we’ll never know now.
I cannot imagine the grief that the Carson family has encountered. Eve sounds like an angel just visiting for a short time to show us what a young person can accomplish with the ability and drive she had. Perhaps she had completed all that God had planned for her in this life. What a terrible and tragic way to die…. You are in my prayers. It would have been wonderful to have had a daughter so brilliant and dedicated to making others have a better life. My heart goes out to you.
To all who mourn, may you be strengthened by the love and support of your Tar Heel family. Even from afar, alums feel your loss and wish that we could somehow ease your pain. We hope that you continue to pull close to each other and our University in this time of challenge.
I only know about Eve through reading about this tragedy. I have been crying about her loss since I heard the story. I am a parent who cannot even bear the thought of another mom losing her most precious gift…her baby. I will be praying for the parents of Eve and hope that God will help them through this somehow.
I am sorry to the whole North Carolina State. And most of all to the UNC community who must now go through the pain of having lost such an accomplished and respected young lady. To her family I apologize for this senseless act. May the culprit be found and may he/she pay for the horrible action they committed.
God is grand and he will make justice for this tragedy.
Dear Carson Family,
My thoughts and prayers go out to you all during this tragic and unbelievable time. As a UNC alum, I was shocked to hear of such a devastating loss in “Blue Heaven”. May you feel the love surrounding you by all.
I did not know Eve personally, though i do recognize her from around campus; I teach in the graduate program at the department of Dramatic Art at UNC-CH, and am also a fellow Phi Beta Kappa.
I was preparing for my class when i got the text message from the university about the shooting yesterday; today we’d just finished fitting costumes on actors for /Amadeus/ when our department head came to tell us that the victim had been identified as President Carson.
It seemed today that our entire community grieves as one. My sympathies go out to those who knew her well, family and friends and colleagues.
Eve took the time to hand-write me a thank you note after I spoke at an SGA event last December. Those manners bespeak a lifetime of unselfish concern for others and diligent leadership by example. In remembering Eve let us all strive to be more like her and to make UNC the university Eve Carson envisioned: deeply inclusive, globally conscious, and steadfast in its pursuit of social justice.
As a faithful UNC alum, I am deeply saddened at the loss of such a bright star. May God bless Eve’s family and the entire Carolina campus during this great tragedy.
My heartfelt condolences to all of Eve’s family and friends. I have never met her, but am deeply touched by this tragic event. I will remember her in my prayers.
Our prayers are with Eve’s family and friends as they try to cope with this tragic and senseless act. No words can possible convey how sadden we are at their loss.
I only spent a year at Carolina as a study abroad student but I feel so privileged that I had the opportunity to get to know you. I’m sorry I called you a geek but I did say you were quite hot for a geek! I’m coming back to Carolina in 2 weeks time for the first time in 2 years and I’m devestated I wont be able to keep my promise of lunch. Oh Eve how I’m going to miss you.You made my year at Carolina so much more eventful.
Our family does not know Eve, but our son attends UNC I cannot imagine your pain and grief, but it is my prayer that you will find comfort in the beautiful person your daughter is inside and out. What a giving heart and beautiful spirit she was to devote so much of herself to so many. May God Bless your family.
I only met Eve once, but her presence on campus was incredible. She will certainly be missed by all in the UNC community. Best wishes and prayers to all of her friends and family.
As a former resident of both Athens, GA, and Chapel Hill, NC, I am deeply disturbed and mystified at Eve’s death. I offer my deepest sympathies to her family, friends, and loved ones in this time of extreme grief. To the killer, I wish for no source of peace, ever.
I am a student from NC State University and I just want to say that just by reading other messages on this page that Eve really touched the hearts of many and even though I did not know her, when I heard the news it really crushed me. Not only is it so close to home, but that was a life that was taken at such a young age. I will keep the family, friends, classmates, and the UNC student body in my prayers. My heart goes out to all.
I did not know of Eve Carson before learning of her death today. However, as I have read and heard news stories about her outstanding character, service and leadership, I am so impressed with her. Not only did she touch countless lives throughout the world in her short life, but also she continues to deeply impact lives (including mine) even in death.
May God wrap his arms around her family.
I’m so sorry to hear of this news- I’m a student up North and I’ll be prayin’ for you guys down there. I’m really sorry for your loss, she seems to have been a remarkable woman, and it pains me to see so many young people leaving this earth with so many unfufilled dreams… Let her be an inspiration to everyone else she left behind.
We are so sorry about this tragedy and feel so sorry for the family. May God bless her and be with her family during this terrible time.
We didn’t know Ms Carson but we do feel the pain as we have children as well and can just imagine how the parents feel. God Bless!!
My prayers go out to Eve and her family. This loss is terrible and seemingly unexplainable and I just don’t understand the evil and violence that is proliferating throughout our society. God bless.
To Eva’s parents and friends,
I am so sorry for your loss, and cannot imagine the depth of your pain. I hope the love and support of the many Carolina familys who mourn along with you bring you comfort during this terrible ordeal.
I was one of the people who was touched and inspired by Eve, and mourn the loss of her cheerful glow in the world. I thought an angel had been left on earth every time I interacted with her. She had the motivation and the compassion to change the world into a better place, and I am so sorry she didn’t get the chance on a grander scale.
Bob, Teresa and Andrew, I am so sorry for the loss you must be suffering. There are truly no words to describe how amazing Eve was, and I am sure that her loss is equally unspeakable. My heart and thoughts are with you.
My deepest sympathy to the UNC community and to Eve’s parents, family, and friends. While I did not know her, this story, like every innocent life unfairly taken, has pinched a nerve. May Eve rest in peace and her name be known for generations
I am so sorry for the family of Eve. I never met Eve, but the trajedy of her death is unspeakable. As a mother I can not contemplate what happened. Prayers for Eve and her family
I did not know Eve Carson personally; however, I sincerely wish I did. She was a great person, as I witnessed from her strong presence around campus and what everyone who knew her thought.
I remember Eve speaking to the freshman at orientation last summer and at freshman convocation, and thinking how sophisticated she was. She was so intelligent, approachable, and caring. She worked so hard for our campus and its students, and I believe she has made a positive impact on student life. She will be greatly missed, and I can only hope to achieve half of what she did in her short life.
She had such a bright future ahead of her, and for the sake of her family, friends, and all who cared about her; I hope the person who committed this act of cruelty is brought to imminent justice.
I’m sure Eve touched as many lives there as she did here in Athens and at UGA. She will truly be missed in her hometown and all over this world. Eve has inspired me in many ways and her memory will live in my heart forever. Today has been a sad day and I will never understand why this happened to my friend. I love you Eve and I’m sending many blessings to the Carsons. god bless
First of all, I would like to send my condolences to her family. I have no idea what they may be going through, but as a resident of Georgia and a Carolina fan, the news of this young woman’s death hurt me as if it were my own daughter. My daughter is an junior in high school and has aspirations of attending UNC. However, I hope the students aren’t affected emotionally, so as to endure but not forget Eve, because she obviously was a very important part of the Carolina family and hopefully will remain as such as time passes on. God bless Eve’s family in this time of need.
My wife and I are the parents of two daughters, one about to enter college. All our filled with grief about this senseless tragedy. For us, the loss touches close to home. Our heart goes out to the Carlson family and to the Carolina community.
This is truly a tragic tragic day. I do not know Eve personally, just heard about the news. I’m so sorry for the loss, to her family, to the university. From the sounds of it, we lost a really special person. My heart and the heart of everyone here at Duke University go out to her family. She is with God now, but taken far to early
Heavenly Father
On this journey towards the edge of life
Seize my wounded spirit
Hold it firmly in the palm of your mighty hand
As I stand naked before you,
Blanket me with your precious warmth.
Chilled from the wind of sorrow
Blindly I stumble down endless dark corridors
Going deep into the swollen chambers of my tender heart.
Oh, how I yearn for your presence
Walk with me out of the darkness and
Seal the door to my sadness
If I keep silent, will I hear you call out to me?
Are those your footsteps?
I sense you are standing guard
Wrap your strong arms around me and hold me close
Let me unfold and collapse in solitude
Caring nothing about my destination
You are the custodian of each moment in time
I wear a smile knowing your eyes
Shall forever be within my view.
Condolences to the Carson family. I was shocked when I checked my email and saw Chancellor Moeser’s messages there. This was a senseless tragedy, and a young life was taken from us too soon.
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine;
Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Requiescat in pace.
Amen.
I am filled with sadness to know that this beautful young womans life was taken at such an early age. My prayers go out to all of Eve’s family and friends..may God be with you all in this time of sorrow.
I am from Houston and have learned about the tragedy of Eve’s death on the Nancy Grace Show on CNN. Eve from all reports must have been an outstanding young woman, student, leader and friend. I would like to send Eve’s friends and family my sincerest condolences for their loss. Heaven has gained another angel.
I am very sorry to hear about this. As a student and student leader I am sadened that the world has lost a very special person. Although I am not from UNC and did not know Eve Carson, reading about her and how much she was loved is a testiment to the greatness of who she was and still is. I am very sorry for your loss. I send my condolences to all UNC, but especially her friends and family. Good luck through this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Eve. Beginning. As the mother of a 22 year old, I just cannot imagine. My heart is broken.
How can truth and justice prevail? We have to have hope. Not easy.
As an alumni of NC State University in Raleigh, NC, thank you for sharing your daughter with our community and the world. Our whole family grieves with your family.
We will pray and continue to pray for your family to have the courage and strength to travel a very difficult path. When you are able to see the footage surrounding her life it will give you some comfort. She touched every single person who ever met her. We are all so very sorry, from our workplaces, neighborhoods and church families. We are just mothers and fathers, just like you.
I just cannot imagine and I am so sad and so angry. God be with your family and her friends, as she has many and they are so deeply saddened.
I have no connections to Eve or to UNC. Still, my heart breaks for Eve and her family and friends. May God grant them comfort, strength, and a peace that passes all understanding. May God surround her family with love. My prayers are with them.
Eve Carson was the most beautiful person inside and out that I have ever been blessed to know. We met at Morehead Finals weekend and our friendship continued throughout our years at Carolina. She was always so intelligent and so warm, so supportive, so kind to everyone she ever came in contact with.
I feel so blessed to have known her these past four years, and I cannot put into words how much I will miss her.
My deepest condolences go out to her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
My prayers and thoughts goes out to the parents of Eve and for the UNC Family. This is a tragic loss. Eve had a great future in front of her. Eve may you rest in peace and you will never be forgotten. May God be with your parents and your UNC TARHEEL FAMILY. We will see you again some day.
From California — our hearts are with you. Though not a Carolina student or graduate, I am and always be a Tarheel fan. Our thoughts and prayers with you all…
To my fellow Tarheels. I live here in Athens and this town is devastated with the loss of Eve. I walk at Clarke Central where Eve attended high school and moved here to Athens three years ago from Greensboro. My condolences to you all and heart-felt prayers to God for each of you. This is truly a very sad day. To Eve’s family I pray for unending comfort and closeness through this time. For all my fellow Tarheels we’ll all heal in time. Eve’s legacy will live on and the world she was about to change will come to pass through others. Stay true to the faith and comfort one another. Eve was a remarkable Saint and will never be forgotten.
My deepest sympathies go out to Eve’s family and friends. I unfortunately didnt possess the honor of knowing Eve, but I know she will be infinitely missed. Literally the world suffers a tremendous loss as Eve’s life ended much to soon. I am so sorry for your loss.
What a wonderful person. Eve touched and inspired everyone who came near her. Look at the groundswell of people who love her! She was one of the perfect people: incredibly smart, beautiful, accomplished, yet down to earth and wholeheartedly kind. I feel lucky to have had the chance to become Eve’s friend. I miss you Eve. Rest in peace.
I did not know Eve. However, she seemed to be a very intelligent and beautiful young woman who wanted so much for UNC. I will keep her family and friends in my thoughts and prayers and hope that the Eve Carson legacy will live on through Chapel Hill.
Oh the hurt in my hurt for her friends and family! Im praying for you!!!! God Bless her soul! I read this story and immediately started researching and i will not stop until the person responsible is brought to justice
Eve was a leader and some one who served many–she was also a student in my class this semester, Biology 565, Conservation Biology. She was engaged, energetic, interactive, and we all (the class is 85 some students, plus a grad TA and me) got to know her and her contributions. We will miss her and remember her as one of us, as one who influenced us in just this half of a semester.
My heart and my prayers go out to Eve’s parents. As a parent, I can not even imagine the pain you are feeling. God bless you and I hope and pray that your faith will bring you through this most difficult time.
Katie
UNC-class of 83
Noreen Montgomery, EPA Non-Faculty Officer, UNC-Chapel Hill said
To the Carson Family,
I am deeply saddened and filled with such grief for your loss.
In September of 2007, I was fortunate enough to attend the ERP Kickoff held here at UNC-Chapel Hills George Watts Hill Alumni Center where Eve spoke on behalf of the student body. Your daughter spoke with such eloquence, wisdom, insight, grace, and maturity beyond her years. I distinctly remember leaving the presentation thinking “there’s a woman who really must make her parents feel proud.”
Thank you for bringing such a beautiful soul into our world.
I met Eve only this past weekend and spent a few shorts hours with her over the past few days. From the moment I first met Eve, I was struck by her amazing spirit .. so energetic, encouraging, and enthusiastic. Before I was ever aware of her death, I told several people about Eve after meeting her. She simply left me so impressed that I felt the need to share her enthusiasm with other people.
Though I knew her for only 5 days, I will remember Eve for the rest of my life. Such an amazing, talented, and beautiful person is certainly an excellent role-model and a leader well worth emulating.
My thoughts and prayers belong to Eve’s friends and family, and the UNC student body.
As a UNC fan, I am still in a state of shock over this tragedy, not only the death of Eve Carson but the manner in which her death occurred. It seems cliche but it’s true that a picture says a thousand words. The picture of Eve that has gone along with the news reports shows a caring and confident young lady with a warm smile. To all the students of the University of North Carolina my only advice is to talk to one another, share your feelings, share a hug, grow closer together as a community. Best of luck to the authorities investigating this senseless crime and my deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family, the UNC community, anybody who was fortunate enough to know Eve Carson, and those who unfortunately never got the chance. I trust that somewhere in heaven she has already been elected head of some council by a landslide margin. Go Heels, RIP Eve Carson, and God Bless
I never knew nor met Eve Carson. But after a weekend at Carolina and from all that I have heard, Eve must have been an incredible person and integral part of the UNC community. My thoughts go out to Eve’s family and the UNC community.
My sincerest prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. May God make you patient and steadfast in the face of this loss. Eve was such a wonderful, sweet and caring person. I know she will be remembered by many.
Eve, though I only talked to you once during your campaign last year, I will always remember how sincere you were and how truly interested you were in what I thought. You will be missed.
-Tom
Heavenly Father
On this journey towards the edge of life
Seize my wounded spirit
Hold it firmly in the palm of your mighty hand
As I stand naked before you,
Blanket me with your precious warmth
Chilled from the wind of sorrow
Blindly I stumble down endless dark corridors
Going deep into the swollen chambers of my tender heart
Oh, how I yearn for your presence
Walk with me out of the darkness and
Seal the door to my sadness
If I keep silent, will I hear you call out to me?
Are those your footsteps?
I sense you are standing guard
Wrap your strong arms around me and hold me close
Let me unfold and collapse in solitude
Caring nothing about my destination
You are the custodian of each moment in time
I wear a smile knowing your eyes
Shall forever be within my view.
(Taken from “In The Chambers Of My Heart” By Rowena Brown
It will be hard to replace Eve’s smile, humility, her noble soul and desire to lead. May her soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
I am very saddened by this unfortunate loss of a precious gem
Eve, I did not have the joy to know you. I wish I did. From reading about you, I can tell that you represented all that is good with the world. I am deeply saddened by this tragedy.
My twin brother, a UNC alum, played flag football with you. You were both team captains. Today we shared stories of how much fun your team and his had playing each other – despite never coordinating schedules to do those scrimmages.
As I am still grieving from my own schools tragedy at Virginia Tech, I wonder if this madness will ever end. I cannot fathom such senselessness and evil.
I am so very sorry Eve. May your strong spirit, guidance, and positive influence now shine down upon the world – especially to those who desperately need it the most.
You will truly be missed. Much love to you, your family, and friends…
This young woman whom I regret I never knew had so much drive and possessed limitless potential. But I have no doubt that Eve Carson will continue to inspire and have a tremendous impact on the world. Reflecting on Eve’s life has created a beautiful domino effect of appreciating today and working for a better tomorrow. And thanks to you Eve, I am confident that tomorrow is better because of you.
Wow! As a alum of ’87 I did not know Eve until now. What a spectacular young lady! All of us feel a sadness and a loss with you the family when one of us so wonderful and surely loved by so many is taken from us. Thank you for parenting well such a fine young lady. May we all strive to make a difference as she did. May God be with you.
Although I have never met Eve, and do not attend UNC, it is obvious to me that she was an amazing person. All of my friends at UNC are completely distraught over this tragedy. This shows me that Eve really affected their lives as college freshman.
I go to a considerably smaller university than UNC, and I do not even know who my student body president is. It is so clear to me that Eve really made an effort to connect with and lead her student body.
I was also struck to learn that Eve studied abroad in Cuba. Along with a very small number of US citizens, I have also visited Cuba. It is a place of unbelievable beauty and compassion, and I am so glad she was able to experience that.
This loss is incomprehensible for our community all can say is that I wish to send love and strength to her family.
My most sincere sympathies to Eve’s family, friends and contemporaries. She was clearly a remarkable young woman with endless roads of opportunity in her future. There is no doubt her spirit will continue in this world as she seems to have inspired so many.
I have just seen a story on TV about the loss of Eve Carson. I am shocked and saddened that the senseless tragedies occurring in our schools and universities has now touched a beautiful young life at the ‘southern part of heaven.’ It sounds like Eve was a shining examle of what it means to be a ‘Carolina girl.’
As an ’78 grad of UNC, I know that the campus and community there will remember her well as our entire Tarheel family grieves.
My family’s thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends.
It is utterly heart wrenching to hear that something as awful as this has happened. I know I speak for my student body when I say our thoughts and prayers go out to the UNC student body,faculty, staff, family, and friends. It is impossible to imagine how to live in a tomorrow that is so drastically changed by the loss of a beloved student. It is a matter of remembrance and hope that will carry you through this impossible time.
I was lucky to have known Eve for four years. We are all lucky to know her.
In trying to describe someone as precious as Eve, I’ve been at a loss for words. Trying to describe someone so uniquely special, so unforgettable, is impossible. What I can say is she was the kind of person who instantly and effortlessly made everything around her better. I cannot think of a finer complement or a more deserving person.
Quite simply, the kindest person I’ve ever met.
Thank you, Eve.
My most sincere prayers, condolences to her family.
Eve truly embraced what it means to be a Carolina student. She was involved in so many aspects of University life and she was definitely making the most of her time here. I only met her once, but her vivacious smile was so warming and pleasant that I will never be able to forget it.
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this terrible time.
To the Family, Friends, and Colleagues of Eve Carson:
My sincerest condolences to you as you endure this season of grief and mourning for the passing of such an extraordinary young woman. Many prayers are being said for you all and I pray that you will have an abundance of support, strength, peace, and love as you go through this difficult time.
My dearest respects go out to Eve’s parents and loved ones. This is such a horrible tragedy, that was entirely UNDESERVING to such a bright and positive individual. Despite this incredible loss, I hope and pray that Eve’s family as well as those who were close to her are able to stay strong and keep her spirit in their hearts. God Bless.
R.I.P. Eve Carson (1985-2008)…may your soul rest in eternal peace.
It is with great sorrow that I read of your loss tonight. Know that your friends and colleagues at Baylor University mourn your loss and are lifting you up in prayer during this time. May His comfort and counsel guide you as you mourn the loss of Ms. Carson.
I can safely say without hesitation that I am a better person for knowing Eve and the world will never be able to fully appreciate her absence. Let her spirit live on in us all.
There are so many stories of tragedy in the news each day. So many that I rarely spend more than a moment glancing at them before I move on to something else. However, this unspeakable, horrific tragedy has happened in my own backyard and to such a promising young woman. Even my eyes that have become so desensitized in the 34 years I’ve spent on this earth could not turn away from this. Tears have come quickly for me tonight as I’ve read the condolences and seen the pictures of thousands turning out to remember Eve tonight in The Pit.
I never met Eve as I am a mother of two young children outside of Chapel Hill in Hillsborough. Chapel Hill and the surrounding community have been my home for 11 years now, so guess that is part of the reason why I feel a connection and such a loss. It breaks my heart and brings me to tears for this promising, generous, inspiring life that has now been ended much too soon.
I think of my own children sleeping soundly in their beds tonight, and it has shaken me to my very core thinking about what this family must be going through. My sincere condolences and sympathy to a family and community that must be so inexplicably devastated and grief-stricken. There is no explanation I can think of to explain this tragedy. I pray for strength and support for Eve’s family during this devastating time.
As a UNC alum – Class of 2003 – I was deeply saddened to hear of Eve’s passing. I didn’t know her but during my time at UNC, I was proud to be a part of a diverse and groundbreaking student community led by wonderful, talented, inspiring student body presidents and leaders. From what I’ve read and heard about Eve, she was a tremendously gifted young woman who touched many lives and was living her dreams. Eve’s life is a testament to the fact that you do not have to live a long life to make a difference and inspire others. She lived life. She made a difference. She touched the campus community and that touch reached beyond UNC. She will be remembered for daring to live her dreams and for pursuing greatness, which Oprah said best – “greatness is determined by service”… Eve achieved greatness in her young life through who she was and also for her works both in the U.S. and abroad.
I didn’t know you Eve, but you left your footprint in my life as well. My heart goes out to Eve’s family and friends and to the entire student body.
Although I graduated long before Eve was born, even those of us who never knew her are deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Carolina truly has lost a priceless gem who accomplished so very much in a life that needlessly ended far too soon. My deepest symphathies to her family, friends and all those whose lives she touched.
There are no words that can be said to take away the pain. I merely pray and hope that the Carson family, our UNC community, and Eve’s many friends continue to walk the path of love that Eve has so dutifully left for us all!
May God’s light of peace find you in your darkest hours.
I read the story on the internet. Such a bright young woman with a wonderful future ahead of her. My prayer is peace and strength to her family and friends.
My name is Lee Brooks and I am the Student Body President at James Madison University. I would like to offer the condolences and prayers of the Student Government Association at JMU to your school and to your SGA during this difficult time. Though I never knew Eve personally, through talking with friends at Chapel Hill, I have heard nothing but positive things about her personality and presence on campus. Please offer our sincest thoughts to your student government, to her friends, family, and all your students through this difficult time. We wish you the best with everything.
While i did not know Eve, i am deeply saddened by hearing the news of her passing. I am a senior at the University of Toronto sending my love and prayers from one student council representative to another and her family.
My heart goes out to the Carson family, know that you are in my prayers. Keep your heads up in this mournful hour and keep your hands in Gods hands for HE holds the master plan.
I just heard of Eve and the tragedy that came to pass about an hour ago. From what I read, she was an amazing person. Eve, her family, friends and fellow students are in my prayers during such a terribly difficult time.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson…my heart so goes out to the Tarheel family. Only the other day we were talking about how sad it was for the mascot to have gotten killed in an accident during tournament time last year and now this…my heart hurts with you,what is this world coming to? You’re almost afraid to send your kids to school anymore.
Justice will be served to whomever decided to committ this senseless act of violence. Just seeing her photo and smile, I can only imagine the joy she has brought to everyone lives. May GOD bless you and give you the strength to make it through this terrible time. Stay close to family and friends and pray. I am praying for you.
As a UNC graduate, I feel violated that such a senseless act could occur at Carolina. May God hold Eve in his arms, and provide comfort and love to her friends and family.
I worked with Eve as a Freshman Morehead Scholar and was able to witness her amazing caring spirit. She accomplished so much in her short life and especially in her years at Carolina. She will be missed but will never be forgotten as long as those she touched carry and keep her memory. Deep condolences to her family and close friends in this time of loss.
I’m shocked and saddened to hear about this loss. The UNC community and Carson family are in my prayers. Know that myself and many other Blue Devils stand with you in grieving her death.
I had the pleasure of meeting Eve once when she was collecting signatures in order to run for president. She always struck me as a hard-working, wonderful person, and she touched so many lives. She was truly one of a kind, and we will feel her loss for years to come.
As a proud alum of Carolina and of Northern Illinois University, this news is so, so sad, as were the recent deaths of the NIU students. Eve sounds like she was a phenomenal young woman, someone who would have gone on to change the world for the better in so many ways. Over time, I hope her family and friends will take comfort in the fact that she already has and that her legacy will live on and shine bright in the lives of those – so many – she clearly touched and inspired.
I did not know Eve, but as fellow Tar Heels, we all lost a most special member of our family. I cannot think of anything to write other than to recite these words….
May you see God’s light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
Even in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.
When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall—
You do not walk alone.
There is no way to comprehend the magnitude of this tragedy. My heart goes out to all who knew her and especially her family. May God Bless all of you in your time of sorrow.
I am so sad to hear that UNC has lost such a wonderful person who really cared and had compassion for this campus. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends and I pray that God sends you comfort during this tragic time.
A tragedy like this touches all of us — not just the UNC community. Whether you are a Tat Heel, Blue Devil, Wolfpacker or someone else, this sort of thing fires a shot at everyone’s soul and spirit.
Although I never knew or met Eve, I am touched by the outpouring of emotion. In this time when tragedy seems to visit school communities around the country, it is always sad to see another young life snuffed out so early.
In closing, I can only paraphrase what was said after the deaths at Virginia Tech last year. In this situation — in this time of tragedy — we are all Tar Heels.
God bless the UNC community and Eve Carson’s family.
I don’t know what to say. Not many, or anyone at all, can truly understand the pain of losing someone so young and talented. Eve has done so many wonderful things in her life at so young an age, and so violently taken away from us that it’s impossible to even fathom the pain that this crime has caused. The entire campus will always remember her, and celebrate her life.
I heard about this tragic event on ESPN’s Sports Center. I wish to express my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.
I am proud to say I knew Eve, and I witnessed first-hand the joy and spirit she brought to Carolina and to life.
I met her for the first time when she came knocking on my door, a friendly and eager face, out to tell the world she was running for Student Body President. I give Eve endless praise for her zest for life, her devotion to everything she was involved in, and her friendly and welcoming spirit that was felt by everyone around her.
She never forgot a face; she never stopped giving. She was so generous with her time and talents that the brief life she lived was so full and so powerful.
I pray that God Bless you, Eve, and all the friends, family, and lives that you’ve touched.
I am so so sorry.
As a parent of two wonderful children who are currently fellow undergraduate students at Carolina, all my love and prayers go out to the Carolina student body and family. I am unable to comprehend the loss of what is representative of the best we have to offer, our precious youth.
I am overwhelmed with grief, yet my heart is uplifted to see our wonderful young women and men come together with music and love that reflects the gifts their fellow student has given, her spirit, which lives on in them. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family.
Eve, I wish I had been able to know you better. While I am shocked and saddened for so many reasons that you are no longer going to be part of our lives on Earth, part of my sadness is that I don’t feel like I’m enough a part of the group of people who were lucky enough to be close to you. And I wish I could go back in time to change that and to change what happened to you. I feel helpless and frustrated, like I want to do something but can’t. I hope you know somehow that your memory is going to drive a lot of us to change how we live, to cherish those we love more and take action to help others more, to be happier and more energetic and optimistic like you were. Rest in peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. I did not have the pleasure of knowing Eve but it is abundantly clear that this world is not as good a place without her. May God be with her and her family.
I’m so sorry for every member of the UNC family tonight. I didn’t know Eve, and I didn’t attend UNC, but I feel like I had to write tonight and express my condolences for your awful loss. To lead the Student Body or any type of large campus organization takes a tremendous person, and Eve certainly sounded like she was. My deepest sympathies to the Carson family as well, for the loss of your beautiful daughter, inside and out.
Words cannot express the senselessness and tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family, Eve’s friends, and the many people she touched in her all too short life.
I only met Eve once, but between that single meeting and the look of joy in Teresa’s face when she would talk about her, it was easy to tell how she possessed a unique capacity to inspire and to lead. I am so greatly saddened at this loss, not just for her family, but for UNC, for Athens, Georgia, and for the legions of people she has touched in her life. All my prayers are headed back home and to her family. God’s Blessing be upon thee.
I never met Eve in person, but she sent me an email last year asking for my vote. We exchanged a few emails. Her message rang true to me and I gave her my vote. To me (and I’m sure the rest of the student body), she was more than a candidate. While she is gone, the light she shone on this campus and in the lives of so many will not be dimmed.
I never met Eve in person, but she sent me an email last year asking for my vote. We exchanged a few emails. Her message rang true to me and I gave her my vote. To me (and I’m sure the rest of the student body), she was more than a candidate. While she is gone, the light she shone on this campus and in the lives of so many will not be dimmed. I wish her family peace.
I walked in the door this evening and happened to leave my TV on by accident. Nancy Grace was talking in CNN about the slained Eve Carson. I would never wish this on anyone, I felt even worse to find out that this was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As I was drawn to the television, and learned about Eve from the reporters, I wanted to learn more about her. I signed onto the web and WRAL was broadcasting from “The Pit”.
The outpouring from the Chapel Hill community and the comments made by her friends made me feel like I have known Eve my whole life. From what I heard and read, she seemed like was the type of person who was never too busy for anyone. She seemed to be a friend to all.
To her friends and family, I will walk to the alter at church on Sunday and pray for you all – that for one day, some understanding can come from this tragedy.
As with the rest of our Great State of North Carolina, I share my thoughts and prayers with you at this time. No matter if they are Blue Devils, Demon Deacons, or a member of the Wolf Pack We are all Tarheels and will keep you in our prayers!
God Bless you!
Curtis George
Asheville, North Carolina
“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” – 1 Cor. 15:55-58
Mourning the loss of an individual isn’t unjustified, for “sorrow is better than laughter because a sad face is good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning (Ecc 7:3-4).”
The loss of such a great spirit and contributor is deeply heartfelt. Eve’s compassion is undeniable. May forgiveness and understanding find us all. Thank you Eve.
My condolences to the family of Eve Carson. My heart grieves with you. May God give you comfort and strength during this very difficult time. My prayers are with you. God bless.
My heart breaks for the family and friends of this wonderful young lady. What a testament to the student body to have chosen such an angel to represent them. I pray you will find solace in knowing she represented what is good, beautiful, and virtuous on this earth. Words fall short in such a time as this but understand you have absolutely all our sympathy. May God give you the peace that passes all understanding. Phil 4:7,8
May my most sincere thoughts and prayers be with the family and affected friends during this time of grief. Eve’s memory will certainly live on in the many lives that she had touched. May peace be with everyone affected. She was a real inspiration to all.
Im from virginia and my daughter graduated from chapel hill i love the campus and to hear of something like this to have happen there is so sad and my heart goes out to the family, You all are in my prayers and the student body is in my prayers.To the family God will take care of you and help you through this ,Everyone please lets pray for our children who are in school.
From the television media, the Chancellor’s message and the many articles I have read about Eve; she has surely shown that she was a wonderful, outstanding, well-educated, dedicated young woman. She was an asset to Carolina and believed in Carolina. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carolina family and the family of Eve Carson.
Today I heard the news from a friend of mine…who was a friend of Eve’s. They sat in class together for many days. I did not know Eve but the way my friend sounded on the phone, saddened me like no other.
Great sorrow and many prayers go out to her family and friends; especially the friends of mine that once knew her. This is a great loss for many people; a shockwave that has rippled across our area. I shall never forget. God bless you Eve. I hope you rest peacefully in a better place with the Lord.
Unspeakable tragedy. Feel this pain for all it is worth and try with all our might to make something of value emerge from it in honor and memory of this beautiful person.
My heart, along with the hearts of many, goes out to the Carson family and UNC community during this time of horrific tragedy. May God Bless you all and grant my fellow SGA president, Eve, eternal peace.
Father, We pray for the repose of Eve’s soul. Lord, if you really are all-powerful and all-knowing then this was your plan for Eve. But I know that you’re a God “Full of Grace and Truth”.
Eve had a heart for service. Whether she knew it or not, she was serving You, Christ.
I put my trust in you because it’s beyond my understanding that a victim of reckless hatred could be anywhere but standing in your glorious presence if you are a God of grace, forgiveness, light, truth, and reconciliation.
Father, after you took my dad on March 5 the last thing I wanted to hear from other people was that “he is in a better place now”. We dont know that! I believe in you wholeheartedly but somedays I dont live like I do. There are more days when I am lukewarm instead of on fire for you. This blows my mind that anyone could stand in your presence at the last day. Father, Eve was as much a your daughter as I am your son.
But I am reminded of your word and encouraged:
“Behold I tell you a mystery!: for we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed – in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ Thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
~1Cor15:51-54,57
This is my prayer, O Lord, for the Carsons. That they will take comfort in your truth and turn to you who has given Eve and all of us victory.
To Eve’s family and friends I’m so, so sorry for your lose. I know after hearing this news i had to send a message. I know it’s not going to help, but sending out love and knowing that she is looking down on us and smiling is a blessing in it self. God bless your all. With all the love from Spartan country to yours
The Ohio State University sends it condolences and prayers to the carson family. this is such a terrible tragedy and it is a shame to see what our country is coming to. RIP Eve, even though we did not know you, you are such a beautiful person and you had a lot going for you and a very promising future. may god accept you as another one of his many angels and he protect and guide your family through this tragedy.
I am not from North Carolina. I have never been fortunate to step on the great Chapel Hill Campus. I never knew Eve. I am a college in the State of Oklahoma. On Behalf of my family, church, school, and friends, I offer my condolences to the family of Eve. I remember back to those events that happened at Virgina Tech and how the whole nation embraced the school and that idea that ‘We are All Hokies’. Well I say that now that ‘We are All Tar Heels’ Today, Tomorrow, and Forever More!!!
I did not know Eve, but my sorrow for her loss is so deep from all what i heard about her. May God grant her family and freinds the strength to endure their loss.
{بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
{ يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ {27
[Yusufali 89:27] (To the righteous soul will be said:) “O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً {28}
[Yusufali 89:28] “Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي {29}
[Yusufali 89:29] “Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي {30}
[Yusufali 89:30] “Yea, enter thou My Heaven!}
As a member of Student Government at K-State, I know the impact a student body president can have on students. I have no doubt that Eve Carson was no different. She was a beautiful and obviously talented woman and will be missed. My sincerest condolences go out to the family of Eve, as well as to the students of UNC.
Having only heard her great speeches and not even received the opportunity to truly get to know her, I find myself crying just thinking about Eve’s passing. The situation seems so unreal to me, there is no reason why such a terrible thing should have happened to such a wonderful person. Eve seemed so special and full of life, and yet she never got to truly enter the real world and make the difference she was capable of. Through her efforts at UNC, there is no doubt that Eve had a passion for improving the lives of others. Whoever took the life of this beloved woman must have a heart of stone. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends, even though I already know she is watching over them.
I am the parent of a prospective student, my daughter. It is with great heart felt sympathy we offer our condolences. We pray for you the comfort of our Father in heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Mathew 5:4
Eve, you are a beautiful person, and will remain in the lives of so many that you have touched and inspired. Words cannot describe how much you will be missed.
I just want to give my condolences to this beautiful, intelligent, talented young womans parents, friends, teachers, and anyone else who ever had the priviledge of being in her presence. I cannot even imagine what all of you are going through as family and friends, but be assured that Americans far and wide are praying for you, and wishing you the best to deal with this very tragic event. God bless all of you!
Words, neither written nor spoken will ease the pain of your broken heart, but we hope you find some peace in knowing others care and share in your loss very deeply. Our deepest, and most heartfelt sympathy.
I’m not a student; I actually live in Las Vegas. But I was saddened to read about this senseless crime. My condolences to all that knew Eve and my prayers will be with all of the UNC community.
I didn’t know Eve very well, but I met her briefly a year ago when discussing funding for a student organization I was leading. We spoke for maybe ten minutes, but after that day, she never failed to greet me by name when we saw each other on campus. She thought enough of her fellow students to remember the names of people she met, even if only briefly. Her kindness, intelligence, and energy will be sorely missed here at UNC. My thoughts are with her family her friends.
I have sent a message to UNC AA. This is terrible. I am overwhelmed with grief for UNC and family. Oh Jesus, we need you. May Jesus comfort and bless all of you. I feel as though I have lost an only daughter. I am so grieved. My despair is so heavy. Sports are below trivial. I pray for you Carolina, I pray for you. — Charlie (Georgia Tech, EE, class of 1966).
My deepest sympathy from Hawaii. This brilliant life cut way too short of endless capabilities. Having a daughter the same age, I cannot imagine what grief you are going through. I pray for strength and know that there is a lot of support and people that loved her. She will never be forgotten.
My heart is so heavy. I cried today as if I knew Eve, or attended UNC. I attend school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania yet I grieve with the institution, Eve’s family and friends. This is an unfortunate event and violence in colleges is at an all time high. One thing is for sure, the Lord will bring justice.
I did not know Eve, but hearing on the news of the passing of such a promising young woman has saddened me beyond words. I can only begin to imagine what those close to her are feeling. My prayers and thoughts are with her family and friends.
I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to all who wear Carolina blue. I am saddened to be reminded of a similar loss during my college years at the University of Oklahoma, when a good friend, and the leading candidate in the upcoming elections for student body President, was killed in a car accident. There were similar feelings of loss and grief, and many thousands came to a candlelight vigil to honor Stacy. Honor Eve’s years of dedication and work for the community and the university appropriately, and remember Eve every day, and how blessed you all are to have had her influence your lives. May God bless Eve, her family and her friends, and may God bless Carolina.
Hi to Eve’s family and friends.
On my own personal behalf and on behalf of my foundation I want to express my absolute deepest sorrows and condolences to you for your loss. I only met eve once and that was id say about a year and a half ago and she was a amazing person, extremely kind. if we had more people like her in this world we would never have the problems we do. To Eve’s family and her friends I will keep you all in my thoughts, heart and prayers.
Sincerely
Sean O. Schultz
President, Ronald J. Schultz Memorial foundation http://www.rjschultzmemorial.org
As the mother of two daughters, ages 21 and 24, my heart breaks for this senseless tragedy that has taken place. May Eve’s family, friends and fellow students find the strength to cope with their unspeakable grief. Eve surely was an angel on earth who touched so many lives. May God bless and keep her in the palm of his hand.
I am a UNC alum and Morehead from the Class of 2004. I saw myself today when I saw Eve’s photo, and I want you to know that my heart is with you at this difficult time. Eve was clearly a remarkable woman whose life touched many.
I just wanted to say how sorry I was to hear about this. I dont have a strong connection to UNC, but saw this on the News today. She seemed like a lovely, inspirational person and I just wanted to express my sympathy. God bless.
Dear Carolina students,
I am a senior in a Missouri high school and will enroll in Carolina in the fall. Though I’m far away, I wanted to let you know I’m thinking of you and of the beautiful, kind girl who was taken from your community. I read about Eve and of all she had accomplished at UNC, and am proud that such a wonderful person attended your school. I hope that soon, you will be able to smile when you think of all the good she did when she was with you.
I was very moved to see how you came together during this difficult time. Please stay strong, and know that all of us around the nation who are waiting to join the Tar Heel community are grieving with you.
I was born in North Carolina and raised in South Carolina.. I am not only a student at USC but I also have a sister and hearing this news shakes me to my core.. Our Carolinas are not a place where you would think that this type of senseless brutality would occur and I am stricken by it. May God bless this brilliant young womans soul and comfort those who are left behind. My thoughts and prayers go out to not only Eve but her family, her friends, and all those who knew her.
This is a terrible tragedy. My condolences go out to her whole family and to the entire UNC community. This tragedy is horrific and makes you realize that the differences of the whole college region are not as important to someones life that is so inspirational to so many students. Eve will be greatly missed not only as a member of community but also as an inspiration of the value of truth and caring of people that make a difference in this world. May her impressions on people leave a lasting remark to make a difference and inspire this world to be a better place.
Although I attend school at Indiana University, as a native North Carolinian, I have always been a Tar Heel at heart. Regardless, this is a tragic situation and I sincerely hope that all of those fortunate enough to know this young woman are being touched by the overwhelming outpouring of sympathy from all of America. I’m not really sure what to say, I just felt compelled to write something because of the indescribable reaction I had to this news; I never had the opportunity to meet this wonderful girl. If there is a God, he/she has surely blessed us all with the gift of her presence, albeit tragically temporary. I know that her life was spent for the best of the world, and that her death will only spur other individuals to continue working for a brighter future in her memory. My condolences to all.
The Hokie nation understands UNC’s grief as perhaps no other group of student’s and alum’s can. While watching tonight’s candle light vigil I turned to my wife and said “Tonight we are all Tar Heels”.
May God bring comfort to all of the Heel’s that are greiving and to Eve’s family.
As an alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill, I am touched when I read of how much Eve gave. I had no chance to know her personally, nevertheless her spirit and love of her community and UNC is incredibly apparent, and heart-breakingly apparent through her actions.
I am a student at Florida State University, but I just wanted to offer my condolences. What a tragic loss. My prayers are with Eve’s family, friends and the entire UNC community.
As a student of another university, I did not know Eve, nor had I heard of her before today, but I was extremely touched and saddened by what I saw on the news this evening. It seems like the world has lost a very special and wonderful person, and she will be sorely missed. Many prayers and thoughts for her friends and family, as well as the UNC community. God bless.
I heard the news about Eve from my wife who had heard the news from our local UNC alumni president. Being separated from the school by miles and decades did not lessen the impact of knowing that a kindred sprit’s young, promising life had been so abruptly snatched away from her. Our family sends the deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends, and prays that Eve’s spirit will find peace in heaven.
I am so sorry to hear of this terrible tragedy. It is very clear from all of the official comments and stories about this that she was very well loved. And favored.
As a lifelong UNC fan I send my prayers to Eve’s family and friends. She was a tremendous member of the community who contributed in many ways. God bless her friends and family once again.
We didn’t know Eve, but her passing has affected us deeply. We pray that her family and many friends will find peace during an incredibly difficult time.
“…the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.”
I did not have the privilege of knowing Eve personally. But, I’ve heard so much about her from my daughter Marion who mentioned several times how wonderful she thought Eve was. I always thought that one of the best things about the Morehead was that people like Eve were recognized for their enormous potential.
I don’t have words to express how deeply sorry my family and I are for your loss.
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” -Matthew 5:14-16
Although I didn’t know Eve, I can tell that she lived her life in a way that shined light on others around her. She had definitely left this earth a better place than when she found it some 22 years ago. My prayers go out to the Carson family as well as the UNC family. God bless you.
Please accept my sincere condolences. Your loss is great and although I am a stranger I am mourning with you. My heart aches today. I will pray for Eve’s family and loved ones.
Our hearts go out to your family, there is no word which can espress the loss of such a wonderful child, friend,and student. Our prayers are with your family.
As part of the UNC family, I am heart broken, and stunned at this senseless, horrible tragedy.
My prayers go out to you. I have cousins in Athens, as my grandmother was raised there. Eve was a special, beautiful treasure, and has made a positive difference in the lives of those she knew, and many she didn’t.
Thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter, and sharing her with us. One of the best and brightest is no longer with us, in body, but her inspiration will go on forever. She will be missed, but never forgotten.
It is a most tragic thing to see someone so clearly filled with such promise have her future ripped away in an inexplicably heinous act of inhumanity. As a Blue Devil, I believe that despite our rivalry, we are all family, and as such, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. I hope her work and her legacy live on, as we all try to aspire to be the type of person that she was. As I am beginning to understand who Eve Carson was, I am ever more impressed by her openness, kindness, and courage. We are all feeling deep pain and loss for someone who clearly meant so much to our society. R.I.P.
this breaks my heart. eve seemed like a wonderful person and this is such a sad loss. to her family and friends- love and prayers are being sent your way from all over the country.
A brilliant, beautiful and loving person. What a loss to the world that she is gone from it! She added so much to all our lives. I am devastated with grief.
I only heard this shocking news a moment ago and already it has numbed me to the core of my soul. I did not know Eve personally, but after attending Carolina for the fall semester two years ago I still feel connected to its community.
The familiar line ” Now I’ve gone to Carolina in my mind” was never more appropriate.
I wish the entire Tarheel community and especially Eve’s family and friends all the strenght in the world to deal with this terrible loss.
My sorrowed and deepest condolences to Miss Carson’s loved ones and friends at this horrific and unexpected loss. She was clearly a shining example of the best our nation produces, taken from them by its worst.
The prayers and thoughts of my family will be with you all in the very difficult days ahead.
I am truely sorry for your loss. It is a shame that such a young woman had to loose her life to a horrible crime. I will keep Carson family and UNC in my prayers.
As a Carolina alumna who lives in New York, I can say that this tragedy reaches beyond the University, the town of Chapel Hill, and even the state of North Carolina. It is a senseless loss. My heart goes out to Eve’s family, friends, and classmates.
Although I never knew her, I am profoundly saddened as I heard of her passing. I pray that God comforts her family at this most difficult time. She spent her time doing such good things on this earth and I know she will be rewarded.
Ms. Eve Marie Carson, was brought into this world, with limitless potential, Ms. Carson utilized her potential in a hodgepodge of ways, always seeing the good in people, believing that even the simplest person can make a difference. I do not know her personally, nor have we ever met, however I have read a lot about Ms. Carson and being an Information Technology Instructor, I can safely say that Ms. Carson was a student filled with unlimited potential and she exploited this potential.
I am personally saddened by the passing of Ms. Carson and my students in all class and branches will observe a moment of silence everyday during the 10th – 14th March, 2008.
“The best are always taken from us before we really get time to tell them how much we care…”
I grieve with Ms. Carson’s family, friends and UNC.
Mr. Lennox Roberts
Information Technology Instructor
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Everyday I read the latest news on the web. I came across this tragic story! This really hurts me to my heart! What is this world coming to? Eve’s family and friends will be in my prayers, in hopes that they have the strength to get through their loss. When ready her “bio”, and just reading the messages here on this page, I could tell she was a great person–well rounded and smart!
Rest in Peace Eve
As for the campus: Continue to be strong for eachother and unite as a family!
I’m so sorry for your loss. I understand your position–junior year of high school the same thing happened to a girl in my class. And just two years ago, a girl from my college fell to her death from Mt. Rainier.
Cling to each other; it’s the best way to get through. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
My prayers are with you all and with those at Auburn.
I may not have known Eve personally, but I know what she represented, and that is the best in a person. This tragedy is a deep loss, not only to her family and friends but to everyone who can feel the pain of having lost someone so young and vibrant. Someone who had given so much to her community and had much more to give. She will not be forgotten.
Please know the entire campus of Old Dominion University is praying for the entire UNC family. We send our thoughts and prayers for Eve’s family and her friends. Through reading her bio, we recognize her esteemed accomplishments and know how many lives she touched and gave hope to. Please know her giving spirit will live on through everyone who knew her.
As a former student body president myself, it pains me to hear that a fellow student leader has lost her life so soon. Reading all the wonderful things about Eve proves that she really did make a difference in the lives of the people around her. I am sorry for your loss and will keep Eve’s family and the UNC community in my thoughts and prayers.
I did not know Eve personally, but she was a wonderful example for young women everywhere. My deepest sympathy to all her family and friends. Let’s make Eve proud by being the best we can be here at Carolina whether we are students, faculty, or staff.
What a horrible, tragic loss we have all suffered, to have taken such a beautiful young woman away from us so early in her life!
I never met Eve Carson, but what I’ve read and seen about her in the last two days portrays her as the epitome of the kind of person we would all be blessed to have as a daughter, a friend, a fellow student or alumni, and a member of whatever community we inhabit.
We are all deprived of a wonderful influence, and I pray that her memory will inspire many others to enjoy lives of giving and loving as she did. God bless Tarheels everywhere, as we mourn this hideous, violent destruction of one of His most beautiful creations……….
I want to extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to Eve’s family and the entire Carolina community. A Florida native and current resident, I am only one of many thousands of UNC-CH alumni across the nation and beyond who feel the sting of Eve’s death and the loss to the community despite never having known her. You are all in my — OUR — prayers.
Our family did not know Eve, but offer to share in your heartbreak. My sister, Liz, is a Chapel Hill Alumni. Though we have lived in Georgia for many years, we are always Tarheels. I remember being a teenager and visiting my sister at Chapel Hill-it is such a beautiful campus with such unique students. Eve reminds me of my 13 year old daughter in so many ways-she loves science and biology and wants to travel to South America. She is full of energy, love and adventure. What a blessing Eve must have been to all she touched! I can’t imagine how her family and friends feel, but we offer our sincerest sympathies. The Edward Berg Family, Atlanta
I am sitting here with tears in my eyes reading the messages about Eve. I am so sorry this happened and for your loss. I am sure my classmates at Lynchburg College and my fellow Terp fans extend their love to you as well. I know God will somehow comfort you in all this.
I’D JUST LIKE TO EXTEND MY SYMPATHY TO EVE’S FAMILY AND HER EXTENDED FAMILY AT UNC; AS A PARENT OF THREE CHILDREN WHO GRADUATED COLLEGE & WENT ON TO CAREERS I CANNOT FATHOM WHAT HER PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. ALL OF US CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE PERSON IS CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO JUSTICE QUICKLY SO THAT THE STUDENTS AT UNC WILL NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN.
My wife and I cry for your loss and hope the criminal faces justice. Paramount at this time is your eventual forgivness for the felon that caused all this pain. That sounds rediculas but, The Bible says your Lord will forgive you the way you forgive others.
Please don’t let your anger compromise your chances of re-joining your daughter in Heaven.
Anger is like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Your enemy is not effected but, what your anger will do to you is fatal.
As a graduate of Carolina, the mother of a graduate, a mother of a college student, and a member of the human race I want to express my deepest sympathy for your loss and my outrage over yet another act of violence. Your daughter, by all accounts, was a very remarkable young woman and your loss is a loss for all of us.
To the parents and family of Eve Carson As well as her friends:
As a member of the surrounding area in NC my heart goes out to all of you. I am truly saddened by this hidious crime that has fallen upon your daughter and loved one.
It is certain she gave much to the community and the world with more to give.
I find it emotionally hard to find the right words for you. I am sorry that someone here could do such an act. Your loss is none any parent can fathom going thru.
With two children at two different college campuses here I never thought this could come so close to home. It is apparent that Eve had so much more to give.
I am sorry. I pain for you, I weep with you.
May God help you find peace at this time of sorrow and rememberance of such a “shining star” that Eve proved to be. May she rest in peace.
May the person that did this come forward and and let justice take place.
God Bless
May Eve now be an Angel on your pillow each night and an Angel in your pocket.
My deepest condolescences to the Carson family for your tragic loss.
Eve was such a dynamic person and an incredible leader. She truly exemplified the Carolina spirit and was an inspiration to all of us Tar Heels. We will never forget her passion for life, her extraordinary spirit, and the mark she left on the Carolina community.
I would like to give my Heartfelt condolences to the both the biological and eductional family of Eve Carson. Know that the GOD OF THE BIBLE IS THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT. HE can mend the broken heart and bring you through this tragic time. We don’t know why bad things happen to good people. Yet, know that in every circumstance JESUS is the Healer of both Body, Soul and Spirit. You are in my prayers.
As a mother who has also lost a daughter, I am crying with you over the taking of your beautiful Eve’s life–a life better spent than those of many who live much longer.
My daughter was born in an Athens, GA hospital; I now live near Chapel Hill. Both of these communities and beyond are grieving with you, praying for you, longing to give you comfort.
I pray you would find ultimate comfort in this certainty:
…God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; thereshall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Rev. 21:4
Please accept our heartfelt condolences at this tragic time. As parents of two UNC-CH alumni, we are so saddened by your loss. Truly a parents’ worst fear realized.
May the family of Eve and the whole Tarheel community know they are in our thoughts and prayers. May you all feel the love of God and know Eve is in His hands.
I never met this young lady, however, from reading about this tragic loss, it moved me to write about it….
I pray that in this time of mourning, that Eve’s family continually reflect on the good and the effect that she had on the lives of her peers and colleagues at the University of North Carolina. Knowing that she left a legacy of compassion, committment, and excellence in all that she did will be the legacy that she will leave with the students and faculty at UNC, and even though she may not be with you all physically, her impact on your lives and lives of her peers will allow Eve to live forever…
As a parent of a 21 year old college student, my heart is extremely saddened at your loss. I’m sure UNC is a much better place because of Eve, and that your lives are better because of what you shared together. In some ways, I know it makes it that much harder to lose her.
Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers….
Mike Fox
Morehead City, NC
This has been a tragic loss for our community. I did not know Eve personally, but she represented so much of what I love about Chapel Hill and it’s campus commmunity. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s parents, family and friends.
No one can begin to understand why things like this have to happen. We can try as hard as we want to make sense out of it, but it is likely that we will never understand. I am deeply sorry for your loss and hope that some day, somehow, you will be able to find peace.
As a parent, I cannot imagine the shock and disbelief Eve’s parents must be feeling. As a Maryland alum, I send my condolences to my fellow ACC members at UNC. I hope that the police are successful in finding the shooter and that gun violence will diminish around campuses. Both of my children are in college and I am frightened for them and for all college students. I hope that this tragedy is never repeated. Eve offered much and had the potential to offer so much more. I wish she had had the opportunity to become the professional she was developing into. So sad, so very sad. Blessings to all at UNC and in colleges/universities everywhere.
I did not have the privilege of ever having met your daughter. As a staff member at UNC, I can only tell you that your loss is felt by many, here in Chapel Hill and across the nation.
I pray for your strength and comfort now and for the difficult times ahead. Please know that you should be so very proud of her and yourselves in having raised such a remarkable person.
She will be missed by all who knew her and by those who did not. My continued prayers are with you, your family, Eve’s friends and fellow students and the UNC family.
I have just finished reading this very sad story & can see my son @ a college like UNC because his is the same age your wonderful daugher & pray that for all other son’s & daugher’s are provided with care & compassion @ all of are college’s & university’s around the USA. MY condolince to you big lost in your family!! TC
Our families thoughts and prayers are with the university family and Ms. Carson’s family at this sad time…what a wonderful, beautiful gift this young lady must have been…to light up so many lives. God bless you all.
I did not know Eve well as our relationship was more like a passing acquaintance. But I remember her smile and the uplifting attitude she brought into every room.
A bright and shining star has been taken from us. But as the darkness passes, we will find her once again…in the lights from the Hill, in our Blue Heaven.
God grant his peace to all. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers from Owens Community College Student Government to you and your family. To the students who loved you so much, to the teachers that had the respect for you that would never end and to the memory of a great leader.
As a parent and a staff member at ECU I wish to send my condolences to the family of Eve. I pray for her family and friends and all who will miss her. My God grant you all the peace you need at this time and forever.
To Eve Carson’s family,
We are stunned by the news, and are thinking of you.
We know that you can find strength in the memories of this wonderful young woman.
Eve Carson will always be remembered in Chapel Hill.
Take care.
You were such a beautiful person! I am truly speechless right now. I cannot believe someone would do such a horrible thing like this to you. May your soul rest in peace lady! It was an honor spending such a short time with you!
Love Always,
Keisha C. Robinson
FSU Student Body President 06-07
I am so sorry for this loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Carolina family, Eve, her family, and loved ones. This is truly a tragedy of a bright light that was extinguished way too early.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
I do not know you and I have no ties to UNC other than the fact that my son attends another university in North Carolina, but I wanted to tell you that Connecticut mourns with you.
Eve sounds like she was just what our country and world needed to lead us into this 21st century, and therefore this is a loss to all of us. I am sorry she never got to fulfill her destiny here on Earth, and I am thankful for all she gave to her community during her too short lifetime.
May her fellow students at UNC and at every campus across the country strive to continue the example that she set. And may her family always hold dear their memories of a wonderful daughter.
Hello, I read the sad news about EVE this morning. I want to say that I am truly sorry for your loss. To the family and to the university.Such a bright young woman to be taken so young. I wanted to say that I send all my prayers and sympathy to her family. With christian love…..Steve
To Eve Carson’s family and the Carolina Community–
I offer my greatest condolences for the loss of Eve to both her family as well as those of you in the University of North Caroline Community. May you find peace in your memories of Eve and her work.
As a recruiter who frequently travels to UNC, I am saddened that such an event had to taint the warm, energetic and thriving campus environment the university is known for and encourage you all to take this opportunity to pause and reflect on the strength you can pull from each other.
As a former college student government officer, I pray that those students and staff closest to Eve will find a way to remember her service to the campus community.
I am an alumnus of UNC, and I’m saddened and angered at the senseless taking of Eve Carson’s life. I did not know her, but I’m learning that she was a gifted and talented leader that was preparing to make a great impact on our world, and she will be missed.
My prayer is for comfort, strength and peace for her family, and for the UNC family and Chapel Hill community. May the Lord draw the students, staff and administration even closer together to support one another during this time of mourning, and may the perpetrator be apprehended immediately and brought to justice.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
I have never met Eve but, she seemed to be an incredible individual. The UNC community has lost a special family member. There is a special place in heaven for her. My condolences go out to her family during this difficult time. God bless you all.
My prayers go out to the students, faculty and most of all the family. My son will be attending UNC this fall and I will continue to keep all there in my prayers. May God ever keep you all under His watch amd care.
I join alumni from afar, in my case Seattle, in offering our deepest sympathies to the Carson family and the UNC community. What a tragedy that such a great leader of today and tomorrow has been stolen away from us. It ghrieves me that someone who, at a young age, has given so much, can have her bright light so savagely extinguished.
Andrew Schorr, UNC Journalism ’71
Mercer Island, Washington
I am terribly saddened to hear about the loss of another great scholar. It seems like Eve was very much loved by everyone who knew her.
My deepest condolences, Dylan
What can I say to comfort a family I’ve never met? As a mother of 3 school age kids and recent UNC alumnus, I feel deeply affected by your loss. Indeed, it is a loss for the entire community, especially her close friends.
I live in S. Durham and was touched to hear that she volunteered at a middle school here that many of my own friends’ kids attend. Her record of public service is truly an inspiration! Chapel Hill is such a lovely community, the place I work and go to church, and it pains me to see the confusion, anger, and fear the community is coping with right now. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope that time, memories, and many heartfelt words of sympathy continue to aid your healing.
My roommate and I are both alum. When we heard the news this morning we were saddened and horified. My heart goes out to her friends and family. My thoughts are with the rest of campus.
I am an academic adviser and I spoke to Eve a few times in last two months. I worked with her for her graduation. When she came for advising we talked a lot more than academics and I was so pleased with her attitude, personality and beyond these a strong interest in doing so many things for the community. She talked to me about her plans after graduation and of life in general.I feel expremely sad for her loss. – Nalin Parikh
My husband and I were shocked when we read the news . We live in Chapel Hill and I had worked at UNC for a couple years. I can’t imagine such a horrible thing happened to such a beautiful talented young lady in such a nice quiet town. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Eve’s family and loved ones.
Eve,
Your volunteer work at our school had such an impact on our students. I wish I could have gotten to know you outside of school. Thank you so much. Githens misses you.
Shaun Douglas- Githens MS Athletic Director
Was a great person. She was a beacon of leadership across the university system. I am a graduate of Elizabeth City State University and a member of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments Alumni Association.
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Eve on several occassions and discussing university policy and her vision for the students of UNC-Chapel Hill and the university system.
I as well as others will surely miss Eve.
I grieve with you all and offer my prayers and thoughts.
I am deeply, truly saddened by the loss of your daughter. Her “lightness of being” was just that. She was a daughter of UNC, as well as to her parents. She was a friend to UNC, as well as to those who knew and loved her. I felt compelled to write, as the mother of a young daughter, whose dream it is to attend UNC one day. Letting a child go, to spread their wings, is indeed a step with which many parents grapple. Look what your daughter accomplished, and be proud that your angel truly did spread her wings, and in turn, she has become an angel to the world. I know your grief is immeasurable. Stay strong and take comfort in the fact that your Eve was loved by so many. Her memory will live on forever. May God bless you and keep you during this most difficult time.
My family’s prayers are with you and sincerest condolences to you. I received my undergraduate degree from UNC-CH and my graduate degree from Auburn University where, as you know, another young lady was taken from us too soon. You can imagine my shock when both universities were affected by such terrible news. We are all with you.
I did not know Eve. However, just looking at her picture, the innocent and confident smile breaks my heart knowing that she has been brutally murdered. As a Morehead scholar, and her list of other accomplishments during her short life span, she was destined for greatness. I am very sad and angry that the opportunity to this world to reap the benefits of her talent has been cut short by this madness. It is a true loss to all of us. With a daughter about her age at a University out of state, I know the hopes and dream her family and friends had for her. I can feel the pain her parents, and friends and relatives are going through. It is almost overwhelming for me. I know that nothing will make up for Eve’s loss, but the least I can do is offer my sympathy and prayers and share the grief.
As a parent of two UNC students, I want to add my comfort to the family and friends of Eve. I cannot imagine the depths of your grief; I only hope that in time, the pain will be replaced by the beautiful memories of this young woman who clearly did more than her part to make this world a better place.
To Eve’s family and friends, and to the entire North Carolina community, I am very sorry to hear of your loss of a very promising and special young woman taken from you entirely too soon.
Especially to Eve’s mother,
My oldest daughter, April, was also born in 1985. She chose the Air Force Academy over Carolina in 2004. We could share stories because we have mothered our daughters through the same time. I’m so sorry for your loss. I will remember you in my prayers today. One day when you read this, jot down my email address,
(momharker4@yahoo.com) as I’m only a click away. Prayers for God’s comfort and embrace surrounding you.
With much sympathy,
Mrs. Chris Harker
UNC-CH Class of 1981
From a Wolfpack fan to the Tarheel Family: May God Bless Eve’s family and obviously all the many close friends she had at your wonderful university; it is such a senseless tragedy – she seemed like such a beautiful spirit – the ACC is a strong conference who sticks together through times like these and we all support you – you are in my heart, thoughts and prayers -
Memrie Johnson
How can you say anything bad about eve?You can not you were one of the greatest people to walk on this earth. I will never forget all times as freshmen when we hung out the most. You were an angel here on earth and now in heaven.
As a UNC alum and a close follower of all things Tarheel, I was shocked when I saw the news. I have read thru these condolance messages and have been brought to tears by some of them, especially those by other school’s students.
My heart goes out to everyone on campus, her family and friends and the entire world whose postivie impact will never be fully realized.
To Eve’s parents. Your daughter will be remembered forever by those she touched. You are in my thoughts.
To the family and friends of Ms. Carson:
Heartfelt condolences are extended to you. This tragic loss is so untimely and so difficult to imagine. By what I’ve read, Ms. Carson was a tremendous Christ-like example to the entire UNC family. Her selfless love of life and opportunity will be missed. You all remain in thought and prayer, asking our Lord to bring healing and comfort to her immediate and extended family throughout this hurting community.
The love of Christ be with you.
Jay Rhodes
Hurst, Texas
From a UNC alumna, my deepest sympathy to Ms. Carson’s family and to the Carolina family. No matter where we are in the world, we feel the sadness of this terrible loss.
My heart aches for your loss. There are no words that can express the pain; please know that you are being remembered in prayer, and in prayer for the life of Eve. May the Creator bring you comfort and peace in this time of deep suffering and sorrow. Blessings.
My heartfelt prayers go out to the family and friends of Eve. What a beautiful young woman. While I do not know you..please know how much this tragedy has touched so many. I pray that God will grant you peace , comfort and mercy.
To the entire UNC family and friends, we extend our heartfelt condolences for the loss of a talented leader. ACPA – College Student Educators International, Washington,D.C. grieves with you. To lose a future leader from our ranks affects us all.
On behalf of the 9,000 members world wide,
Vasti Torres, President
Gregory Roberts, Executive Director
I want to say how sorry we are to hear this terrible news.Our thoughts and and prayers are with the family and the UNC community.Having also had the tragedy here at NIU we know what you are feeling.All we can do is lean on the lord for comfort.God bless everyone.
Ron Jossendal
Dekalb Ill
Dear family and friends of Eve Carson:
I am so sorry for your loss! When I read of this I grieved for you all. I turned to the Bible for an answer and was lead to read Romans Chapter 8 Verses 16-39. Thank you to UNC for sharing this tragedy so that we can together pray and forgive.
Stephanie
Wilmington, NC
I worked with Teresa in the Romance Languages Dept. at UGA and she was wonderful. I have not doubt that her daughter Eva was equally as talented, outgoing, and wonderful.
I have never been to UNC’s campus, never got the honor of meeting Eve. But from everything I have read and everything I have seen, I know that I truly missed out by not knowing her. It is a sad day when such a bright star is dimmed by a careless, senseless crime.
Thoughts and prayers to Eve’s family, friends and the UNC community. You now have a brilliant and beautiful guardian angel.
Although I didn’t know Eve, she sounds like a truly extraordinary person. As someone who works in higher education, I know how devastating the loss of a student can be. My deepest condolences go out to her family, her friends, the many people she touched, and the entire UNC community.
Our family’s prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends, we cannot imagine the depth of your loss. We are the parents of a sophmore at the University of Virgina and live in the Boston area. We heard the report on this mornings news and we just cried. A tragedy of this proportion hits home to every parent and we grieve with you.
I did not know Eve, but my neice was blessed to have known her. I have been deeply touched reading about her short extraoredinry life. It is so tragic that the world community has lost a shining star who has already done so much for the world and would have done so much more…
My thoughts and prayers sre with her family and friends.
It is with the spirit of Carolina that I write to you today offering condolence for your loss of Ms. Eve Carson. The community of Campbell University was shocked to hear of such tragic and unfortunate news. We are all deeply saddened and join you in this process of grieving the death of a paramount Carolina student. Ms. Carson was fortunate to experience serving the students in the highest and most respected capacity as the Student Body President, a truly honored position.
Please know that the family and friends of President Carson and the UNC Chapel Hill Community are now and will continue to be in the hearts and prayers of all at Campbell University. UNC Chapel Hill is a university deeply rooted in higher education and most importantly, dedication to the students. President Carson was a true ambassador of this dedication to the students of UNC. Each student of Campbell University is relying on their own Tar Heel Pride to fellowship during this time of grieving and encourage all at UNC Chapel Hill to do the same.
The loss of such an intelligent and influential President Eve Carson saddens all at Campbell University. As I write to you, the students of UNC, as the President of the Student Government at Campbell University I recognize that the shining light of the students of Chapel Hill has been dimmed.
With Tar Heel Pride,
Christopher C. Haigler
Executive President
Student Government Association
Campbell University
I did not personally know Eve, but I have often read in the Daily Tar Heel of her commitment and dedication to our University. I cannot imagine your grief or why this happened to such a wonderful person with a bright future. The loss of a person of such grace, intelligence, character, and drive is a loss for all of us. I will not forget Eve or her accomplishments and love for UNC. Indeed, her legacy and ideals with carry forth, and Eve’s Carolina family will always remember, miss, and be thankful for our Student Body President.
Our Prayers and Condolences go out to Eve’s Family and Friends as well as the entire UNC Student body during this time of grief. Our Hearts go out to each of you!
Respectfully,
The Ladies of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
PSI Chapter
The University of New Mexico
To the entire UNC family,
I think I can speak on behalf of students all across Wisconsin when I offer our sincerest, deepest, and most heartfelt condolences to you all regarding the tragic loss of an exemplary student leader in Eve Carson. I believe student body president’s give a lot of themselves behalf of their students and their campuses, and to lose one of our own is truly saddening. If there is anything we can do to support you in these difficult times, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Stefan Fletcher
University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Body President
My heart goes out to the parents of Eve. Being in law enforcement for 19 years, I assure you that authorities are going to bring whoever this coward is to justice. My god give you the peace that you need in this time. God speed…
My deepest condolences to Eve’s family. The World has lost an precious jewel. Words seem so inadequate at a time like this but know that she touched many, many lives and will live on in everyone’s memories.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and the University Students. What an amazing person you had on your campus. We saw a glimse of her life on the news this morning, and it empowers us all to enjoy life and not take it for granted. Her life story has reached all over, and it saddens me that her life was taken so fast. God Bless Carolina!
Please accept our deepest sympathy. We keep you in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May you find peace in your cherished memories of Eve. Rest in Peace Eve.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. I cannot imagine the loss you feel, but I pray that you will feel God’s arms around you during this time.
My heart is heavy and burdened for the family and friends of Eve. What a BEAUTIFUL testimony of a life lived well.I am also saddened for all of us to lose such a promising young person who wanted to make a difference in our world.Not only was she beautiful on the outside but her inner beauty shines when hearing about the selfless life she lived.It is evident that Eve touched everyone who was blessed to know her.
Her parent’s and family will be in my thoughts and prayers. May He wrap His loving arms around you and bring you peace.
As an alumna of this great university, I am heartbroken by the senseless death of such a wonderful girl with such great potential. This is a tragedy that brings all of us back to Carolina, and although we are not with you in person our spirit is always at Carolina.
Please know that as a woman who is about to become a mother, my deepest condolences go out to Eve’s family. I am grieving with you and can not even begin to understand what you are going through. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers as you seek comfort in this most difficult time.
My niece is a junior at UNC-CH. She called yesterday morning and told me about this senseless act that took place. She said she did not know Eve personally but knew from others what a beautiful person she was inside and out. My niece said we lost Jason (our mascot) last year now we lost Eve. I told her you all just have another angel to watch over you all at that wonderful university.
God’s speed and blessings.
Everyone in the town of Chapel Hill is shocked and overwhelmed by this tragic loss. We all are grieving and shedding tears along with our UNC students. Please know that Eve will forever be in our hearts.
Those of us in Athens, Georgia share the tremendous grief that Eve’s UNC friends and class mates have expressed here. As a father of two and a Carson family friend and neighbor I am grateful that so many recognize and freely express the joy that Eve brought to all of our lives. The world feels much darker today.
I feel so sad right now, I think I’m going to cry. I didn’t know Eve, but I am a huge UNC fan, that’s where I’m going and my dad went there to. For what I’ve heard about her, I know that she was a great person. And the whole thing with Ray last year, it makes it even more sad. Of all the people that know her, I feel your grief and I’m praying for you constantly.
God Bless You,
Hailey Wright
I did not know Eve personally but I do have a friend who did. I will be keeping Eve and her family and friends in my prayer. UNC has lost a great person!
My whole family, Tarheel grads, a Morehead Scholar and aspiring Tarheels, sends the Carson family our deepest sympathy and prayers. We were all touched by her death. My 13-year old daughter wore Eve’s name on her shirt at school today in tribute to her.
Our heartfelt condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC community. The tragic death of such an amazing person is so hard to accept. May all the happy memories of Eve overwhelm you during this time and know she lived life to the fullest during her time with us. May God bless you and give you a feeling of comfort and peace during this time of sorrow and grieving.
I couldn’t even begin to imagine what losing a child is like. I want you to know that the human spirit is more resiliant than you would think. My heart and prayers are with you through this hardship. I am terribly sorry.
Although UNC and UMCP are bitter sports rivals, as a Senior at UMCP we all come together in times of tragedies such as this. I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and condolances to the students, faculty,and staff at UNC and especially Ms. Carson’s family.
What a caring, intelligent, and beautiful young woman Eve was. I wish I had been lucky enough to know her. My thoughts and prayers are with her parents, family, friends, and fellow-students.
I am a ’64 alumnae and want to express my deepest condolences to the UNC student body. Your pain must be immense. You are in my constant thoughts and prayers as you seek to recover from this unbelievable tragedy.
The remarkable thing about Eve is that her spirit and love for Carolina will continue to be felt on this campus. The work she did for this university will never pass and has shaped our community forever. In that sense, she will always be with us. If Carolina is Blue Heaven, Eve is our angel.
I’ve never met Eve but I feel so bad about this whole thing. Such a tragic lost. I’m an employee at UNC Healthcare and driving to work this morning just didn’t feel the same. I didn’t see as many college students and employees walking to school and work. It was gloomy out and a sence of quietness and still in the air. This should have never happened to Eve or to anyone. She had such a promising future and has done more in her 22yrs of life that alot of us have even wanted to do or have dreamed of doing. You go away to college expecting to get an education, meet new friends, maybe even meet your future husband/wife, land a good job and live a pretty decent life. You never ask for or expect this to happend. I wish the Carson family and friends the best, you all are in my prayers. I’m so sorry this has happend. May God be with you all. Renee
Ms. Carson does not walk the UNC campus anymore, but she moves in it. She is not lost to UNC, but maybe more permanently alive in it than most students who get their degrees and move elsewhere, remembering the Carolina days wistfully. She joins many other students from the past who were here, loved the place dearly, and displayed their youth and contagious exuberance and hope to professors and presidents and other students – but took their last breath before commencement day. I hope that all Carolina students, present and past, will take advantage of this awful moment to think about the students that have been here and gone- feel community with the past mourning students who grieved for their own Eve Carson. Bynum Hall is a memorial to a student who died while here in school, Graham Memorial is dedicated to Edward Kidder Grahm, first a student and later a professor and president of the university who loved the students and loved doing their business. The university memorialized his cousin, Frank Porter Graham, also a student and a president, by building the FPG Student Union building. In the old cemetery, where we pass daily to ball games and dormitories, there are small areas surrounded with wrought iron fences where the Di and Phi students are buried who died while here in the early years of the university’s existence. Eve Carson and these other students are only lost to us if we don’t remember them. Look around our beautiful campus -there are memorials – read and look and think about all the people who have had the good fortune to live on this campus for a while. Ms. Carson must be remembered on into the future, not just today or this semester or this year, and I hope all students, faculty, administrators, and staff will stop often to remember Eve Carson and all the people who have been at Carolina and left untold touches on untold people.
With grief,
Sarah Madry, 1971, 1981, staff member
Dear Parents of Eve Carson,
I am saddened to hear this news and sorry for your loss. This senseless crime is a tragedy and I will pray for you as you cope with your loss. I will also pray for justice.
Best Regards,
LtCol Butch Bracknell
UNC ’92
Al Asad, Iraq
My family & I send our prayers and condolences to your school and Eve’s family from here in California. I have a young daughter and my wife and I hope that she can be the same type of woman that Eve seemed to have become. Here is a young lady that young girls can look up to in her care for others and balance with school and friends. Though I do not know Eve, I am touched by someone who can change the lives of so many. May you rest in peace.
Watching the Today Show this morning, I just heard the tragic news of Eve’s life taken away. My deepest condolences to Eve’s parents, family, dear friends, and colleagues. I cannot imagine the grief…they showed photos of Eve today on the Today Show, and I marveled at the compassion, maturity, love of service, and zest for life that this young woman had during her high school and college years. May God bless you all and give you strength during this difficult time.
As I listened to what happened to Eve I couldn’t help but stop what I was doing. She sounded like such an amazing woman that had so much more to offer. My heart goes out to all that had the chance to meet her and to those that love her. I never met her, but listening to the great things that she has accomplished, she made me want to be a better person.
I did not know Eve personally, but I am deeply saddened that such a beautiful young life was cut so short. May God be with her family and friends and her fellow students at UNC.
I write with condolences and prayers for the family, friends, faculty and fellow students of Eve Carson. Eve represented all that is right and good about Carolina. We grieve with you.
Best,
Don Taylor
Director
Benjamin N. Duke and Trinity Scholarship Programs
Duke University
I was shocked and saddened to hear that someone who so clearly had a bright future ahead of her has been so violently lost. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone she touched.
All Tar Heels and all educators mourn the loss of such a promising young woman. No words can ease the grief of her family, friends, and classmates, but please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and that we are trying, in our grief, to rejoice in the beauty and joy Eve brought into the world in her time with us. May heaven bring you comfort in this time of greatest sorrow. Dr. Jo Koster, MA ’82, PhD ’85
To the friends and family of Eve Carson, as well as students, faculty, and staff of UNC-CH,
I am so sorry for your loss. I go to Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, and while I have no connection to Eve Carson, my heart is saddened by this news. There is no justification to what happened, and I know you’re all going through a rough and painful time right now.
Please know that people across the nation share in your sorrow. RIP, Eve.
Sincerely,
Elana Barkowitz
Slippery Rock University
As a parent and father of a daughter who is currently attending Auburn University, the on-campus murders, first at Auburn U, then at UNC, strike a particular cord. I can only imagine how difficult it is for her friends at UNC as they come to grips with the murder of such a promising young lady, but the grief her parents must be going through right now is unthinkable.
My condolensces and prayers to both her family and friends.
While no words can tell us WHY, or remove the anguish felt by Eve Carson’s family, friends, and all good people of the entire Carolina community, the Duke community, our nation and the world, some comfort may be derived from the fact that, in terms of the widespread positive effect which she had on so many people during her brief time among us, this exemplary young woman far exceeded the lifetime accomplishments of which most of us even dare to dream.
Intense intercollegiate competition may tend to benefit each of the involved parties, but a moment such as this helps us to remember that, in a far more important sense, we truly are as one.
I could not hold back sending words of encouragement during your time of such great loss. I am a parent and cannot imagine how much your heart is hurting right now. I just wanted to let you know that my maternal heart will pray for your comfort, that you are surrounded by the love you need to get by and that God carries you during this difficult time.
From a graduate of USC, your neighbor to the south, my thoughts and prayers are with the entire Tarheel family during this time of loss. Having family roots in NC and being a long-time Tarheel fan, this hits very close to home. I’m deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Having two daughters and a son, I can’t imagine how difficult this must be on Eve’s family. May the salvation and eternal love of Jesus Christ bring peace to us all.
Eve’s influence has reached all the way over to Scotland. I did not know her, but having studied abroad at UNC-CH last year, I knew of her as she became student president. I can remember seeing her on campus and just being in awe of her togetherness and positivity. That makes this tragic waste even harder to comprehend.
My thoughts go out to the Carson family, all of Eve’s friends, and all the Tar Heels. Only the strong Tar Heel spirit got us through the loss of Jason Ray, and I know you will all be strong to get through this terrible time.
Hark the sound of Tar Heel voices…
Your daughter will be missed and remembered by us at UNC; I hope you will be able to find comfort and peace in God in the midst of this terrible tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
God bless you and keep you,
Mireia
My tears are joined with the countless others who mourn Eve. I speak as part of the UNC community who suffer her loss. She exemplified all the promise and hope that we breathe into our students, who are our light to the future, the leaders we support to develop. I am so saddened that we have lost this beautiful and talented young woman, and feel a sense of despair and tragedy for our society that we cannot protect our children and ourselves from a violent world. My condolences to all. May Eve’s life be a blessing to us to find a better way.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. This is such a terrible loss and tragedy and from what I’ve heard here, she will never be forgotten. RIP Eve.
My deepest condolences and prayers go out to Eve, her family, and the UNC community. I never met her, but as a Duke alumna, this tragedy hit especially close to home for me. Eve’s accomplishments, leadership, energy, and passion live on to inspire and encourage greatness of young women everywhere. May God bless her family.
How can someone be such evil to take a human life. Rest in peace, I read that she did some work in Ghana, where I came from. May the Lord receive you to His bossom
My prayers and sympathy are with the family and the university family of Eve Carson. Such a tragic loss and I am praying that justice will come so there can be some peace and healing.
I am praying for your family, Eve, and for the UNC campus. These things just aren’t supposed to happen to girls like you and Lauren Burk. May God shower your family with peace and understanding.
I also did not know Eve, but am deeply touched by this senseless tragedy. Although her bright light has been dimmed on Earth, please know that she is now one of the brightest stars in the heavens. Her light will guide you.
I wish to pass along my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends. As a UNC-CH alumna, I weep with you during this horrible event. She sounded like a girl anyone would have been proud to have known.
Just wanted to let the family & friends know that you are all in our prayers. We don’t know any of you but we share in your loss of a wonderful woman. May God be with all of you.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and friends. Though I only met Eve once, I remember thinking how vibrant, energetic, and positive she was as she spoke to our class asking us to vote for her for student body president. Her energy was contagious and she had everyone in the room smiling and laughing by the end of her speech. She is truely an inspiration, someone to look up to and admire and she will be sorely missed.
On behalf of our family we would like to offer our deeprest condolences to the family and friends of Eve. Our son is a student at UNC. Although we did not know Eve personally, a loss of life certainly impacts us all.
As a student leader on the UNC campus, I am sure she touched the lives of many which now serves as a great tribute to her life. Even though this is a great loss to all who knew her, it is a greater loss to her family. We are praying for your comfort, strength and peace during this hour of grief. We also want to encourage you by saying that the God of all comfort can sustain you.
There are probably no words that can be said to heal a person or family’s loss. No one can feel your tragic loss except those who have also lost a loved one. I pray God comfort your hearts in this time of loss. My deepest condolences to your family and friends. I am so sorry of your loss.
As a member of the Rams Club I know how deep the spirit runs in every Carolina student. From what I have read about Eve, she exemplified this more than anyone. Eve’s passing leaves a huge hole in the heart of the Carolina community. My family’s thoughts and prayers are with everyone of you and we know you will make Eve proud by supporting each other during this time.
I can’t even explain the sadness this brings me. To think someone who only wanted to make this a better place taken from the world. My heart and prayers go to all family, friends and those effected by this tragedy.
When does it end? How do I explain this senseless act of horrible violence to my 7 year old son.
God Bless
Oh my God…..I just sent my application to UNC on the 3rd. I’ve been so excited with the thought of transferring there from Texas in the fall. When I saw this on the news, I was crushed. She was soooo beautiful and special!!! I can not imagine why this happened?? This will not deter me from wanting to be a Tarheel!!! My thoughts and prayers are with her family and the other students….may God be with all of you!!!
As a UNC Alumna I was shocked and saddened to hear of Eve’s tragic death. From all accounts that I have read and heard, Eve was a bright young woman, full of promise and hope. Her light seems to have shone far beyond the UNC campus. I join my UNC family in grieving for her family and friends, and send my prayers and thoughts to each of you.
As a UNC friend & fan, it pains me to hear of Eve’s untimely passing. I know personally that no words can truly comfort a grieving family, but know that what little time Eve did have, she was a true & loyal friend, a kind & honest President, and a compassionate soul. She will be truly missed. My heart goes out to her family and her UNC family.
I was stunned and deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of Eve Carson. As a Carolina alumnus, I share your grief. All of you, though I don’t know you personally, are dear to my heart. My prayers for Eve and her family and friends and all of you…may God comfort you in these times and may God bless all of you.
I am just heartsick to learn of Eve Carson’s tragic death. I am a 1996 graduate of Carolina and know that the student and faculty are grieving deeply for the loss of this outstanding individual. As a parent I cannot imagine losing a child and can only pledge my prayers in some hope of comfort. Please know that me and my entire family and my church family will be praying for you.
May God give you peace and comfort in dealing with this unfathomable loss.
My step-daughter is a recent Carolina graduate and my wife works in Chapel Hill at the UNC Hospital. I am 66 years old and have mellowed in my old age, but this senseless act fills me with rage.
My condolences to Eve’s parents. I can only imagine how they feel, being robbed of the bright future their daughter was ready to tackle. They and Eve will be in our family’s prayers.
All I know is that the world needs more people with Eve’s fierce energy.
She was an entire power plant, there was not a moment she wasn’t living and doing.
The world will be a little less passionate and driven without her. Her kind of drive is one that could restore my faith in humanity; her kind of death is the one that shakes it.
As a parent of a UNC student, I am especially saddened by this senseless tragedy. Our family prays for Eve’s family and friends that God will give them comfort and strength in the difficult days ahead.
I would like to offer my condolences to all who have known Eve. A family lost a loving daughter, a university campus one of its shining stars, and the world a citizen who would have made a profound difference. Indeed, her death is evidence once again, that life is not based on fairness but fate…and fate does not discriminate between deserving and undeserving.
I did not know Eve, but I envy all those who have. Consider yourselves very lucky!
As Senate Chair of ASU (Arizona State University) I would like to express my condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. From the little i knew of her she was defiantly an inspiration to many people including myself. The accomplishments she had achieved is what many of us (representatives)hope to achieve. I pray for justice and i pray for UNC through this tragic time. As a representative of ASU i am speaking on behalf of student body when i say we grieve for the loss of Eve and stand behind UNC, her family, and friends.
I was not fortunate enough to meet Eve Carson or to attend the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. But on behalf of those who fit into both those categories like I do, I want to offer our condolences on this profound tragedy.
Inspiration comes from many places, but an often times overlooked one is in our everyday opportunity to keep on reaching higher.
Ms. Carson took advantage of that opportunity every day.
The thoughts and prayers of a nation are with her, her family and all of the campus.
In the midst of being deeply shaken, I am so inspired by Eve’s life, which has made an overwhelming difference in the world and in the Carolina community not because of what she did or what she was going to do, but because of who she was. I wish peace, love, and pride to her family and friends.
My condolences to the UNC family and especially the Carson family. As the country focuses its attention on the sports rivalry this weekend, please know that Miss Carson’s loss is a blow to both ends of Tobacco Road. May she rest in peace and may her family and friends bear this burden as best they can.
I would like to send my prayers to Eve’s family. I cannot imagine the pain that they must be feeling right now. This was a senseless act that forever changed many lives. May God Bless them and continue to watch over them at this difficult time.
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I have a daughter at the University of Alabama and can’t even imagine the pain you are going through.
Look to God for strength and know she is with him now.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Campbell
I heard about this absolutely tragic loss on ESPN and I’m truly sorry for this tragedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Eve.
I was saddened to learn of this untimely death. It’s so hard to understand why bad things happen to such good people. Eve sounded like she had a great life and a promising future. My prayers go out to her parents and the UNC family!
I know the pride that comes with a university and the campu’s student leaders. I too was Student Government president at my University and know that the profound loss of 1 is no different than the loss of many such as at NIU or VT. With love and prayer the culprits will be brought to justice…
My heart breaks for her parents, her family and her friends. It is a sad day to be part of the Carolina family. This is a huge loss and a senseless tragedy. I will have her in my prayers.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve,her family, and friends. I was not fortunate enough to ever speak with her, but I did have the chance to hear her speak in one of my classes. I know she was a wonderful person. She will be remembered and missed by the entire community.
Dear Parents of Eve,
As a parent I cannot imagine the pain you must feel. A loss is always tragic especially of a loved one. A child that has been taken from us as Christian Parents by an act of violence is so much more difficult to forget, forgiving is even so much more diffcult. Eve most have been one angel that God had a need for her passing will forever be a loss to UNC and to the world. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescuses those whose spirits are crushed” – Psalm 34:18.
When someone of youth, energy, full of life and beauty leaves this world through tragedy, our hearts hurt and our minds find it impossible to understand the reason for such loss. My heart and prayers go out to all those touched by her life. Embrace family, friends, God and life…for every time of great sadness is followed by a time of even greater happiness.
In parting, my favorite quote has helped me through losing my dear Carlos at the age of 23:
“Even though each day is another day since the last time you have seen her, it is one day closer to the day you will see her again.”
Academic Advising also mourns your loss and cannot believe this tragic and unnecessary loss. Our love and prayers are with your family and friends. We will always be inspired by your example and courage.
I did not know Eve personally but I can see that she was an extraordinary young woman who would have improved the lives of many people over the course of her life. Her death is a loss to each of us and I think it is reasonable to say her death is also a loss to many who are not yet born. I know from personal experience that her senseless death will leave wounds on her family that will never heal and that they will have to live with only the memory of Eve for the remainder of their days. So I ask everyone to think about Eve’s parents and family now, because the pain they are experiencing is nearly unbearable.
Eve was such a special person. She brightened my day every time I was fortunate enough to run into her. She had such a beautiful spark at Freshman Camp. As a fellow counselor, I was always so overjoyed to see how the Carolina spirit not only filled her, but filled everyone around her as well. The world has lost someone truly gifted. Her smile, her charm, her beauty, her caring nature, her warmth, (this list could go on and on and on) will be missed by all. I never knew someone with more potential for their future and I mourn the loss of such a gift to the world. My heart goes out to Eve’s closest friends and family. The tarheels are with you.
Hark the sound of tarheel voices
Ringing clear and true
Singing Carolina’s praises
Shouting NCU
Hail to the brightest star of all
Clear its radiance shine
Carolina–PRICELESS GEM
Receive all praises thine…..
This breaks my heart to hear about someone with so much promise to be lost a young age like this. I will keep Eve and her family in my prayers. God Bless all!
Im not a college student but i am a mom..i cant imagine the loss her family must be feeling..I just want to send my heart felt sympathay for this family this was a senseless crime which shouldnt have happened and my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Eve Carson that in time they will get thru this but just beleive in God and his Love and that will help u heal..She is with him now..and she is Happy…She is in a better place…All my Love..
As the parent of an amazing daughter, much like Eve, I wish to express my deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends during this difficult time. Parents across the nation grieve with you in your loss, as it reminds us all of the fragility of life. Though these words are insufficient, I wish you comfort in your memories of Eve and in the blessings she brought to your life. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am not from the campus but about 600 miles away but i am deeply moved by this story which of course has been seen on national tv
its so senseless and tragic and i can’t imagine where our nation, our society is headed…
eve seems as if indeed she would have been not only the best friend, a great student and leader but perhaps, just one of God’s angels helping the poor…and He knows we need more of them…
i join w/ the UNC family from 600 miles away and simply express my condolences and my sighs of grief for our society and the student and faculty and staff of a great institution of higher learning…in North Carolina, a state i love very much
What a beautiful person. May God bless her family and friends as they mourn the loss of this amazing and graceful person. May Eve be with God in a better place.
As a mother of two college students in Texas, I can’t imagine the grief this family, friends and university must be feeling. My God comfort you during during extremely difficult time.
I never had the opportunity to meet Miss Carson but it appears, from all accounts, that she was as original as her original namesake. This is a terrible loss for the Carolina community, and our hearts go out to all of those affected by this senseless tragedy.
Please accept my deepest sympathy during this very difficult time. There is much to what Eve said about the “Carolina Way.” I graduated in 1992 and yet felt a tremendous loss when I heard the news of Eve. Know your family is in my thoughts and prayers as you all walk this difficult path. Our Carolina family mourns with you.
Much peace to you all,
Jodie (Crawford) Anderson, ’92
We here at the University of Mississippi are very sad to hear the news about Eve. She was a great role model for others and her service will be missed. You will be in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Walker Agnew, Jr.
Interim Chief of Staff – Associated Student Body (SGA)
My daughter lives near Eve and was fortunate to know her and be inspired by her. She told me the horrible news as she was leaving the country for spring break with a broken heart. I know that she would have preferred to stay and share the healing hugs of a grieving community. Through the internet, a wider community is able to share the hug and embrace her family, her hometown friends, and the Tar Heel family.
A few folks have asked if Eve was related to me since we share the Carson surname. We are not related, but I would have been proud to count her as part of my family. May all who knew and loved her find peace of heart and mind through the Lord.
I’m in San Francisco grieving the loss of Eve today as a “cousin” and Tar Heel. I am so sad. My prayers are for Eve’s family and loved ones and all of UNC during this time.
Once again Carolina has prematurely lost one of its brilliant stars. Even though I did not know Eve personally, I am heartbroken by this tragedy. Thank you for everything you did so unselfishly for others, Eve. You will certainly be missed.
Love and prayers to your family and friends. May God’s Hand comfort you today and always.
May Eve’s beauty and grace continue to be an inspiration to all those who work with their hearts and minds to make a better world. Our heart and deepest sympathy is with all of you,
Shirley Boardman
Enrollment Management
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
I never met Eve, and am so touched and filled with regret at her loss, the loss to those whose lives she touched. Her angels wings will light the sky as she did in her short life. The violence unleashed upon her was horrific and the gap it creates without measure.
Dr. Mae Sakharov Ed.D
Columbia University ’81
This event is a great loss to the Eve’s family, friends, and the entire UNC community. It really makes you realize how fragile life is and how much we take for granted everday. Eve you will always be a Tar Heel.
I am so sincerely sorry to here the news of Eve’s tragic passing. While I do not know her, I feel extremely touched by this story. Eve was truly beautiful, brillant, and a strong leader at Chapel Hill. I know words are inadequate, but please know that the entire country is praying for your comfort. May God be with you and Bless you all.
As a mother of a college student and one former college graduate, i grieve for the family. we need to support our children, no matter what. we need to teach our children to be mindful of their relationships and who they meet while they are at college. it is our nature to trust people, but this terrible tragedy shows us that there is someone out there who can not be trusted. we need to rally around our young people and encourage them. we need to talk to our children about how they feel when things like this happen. young people today relate to one another no matter where they are or what college they attend. may god bless her family and friends.
I send my sincere condolences to the family and University community for the tragic loss of such a vibrant young person in the prime of her life. I did not know her, however, she obviously made a great contribution to society and her community in her short life. My prayers are with you.
Roger M. Smith, ’81
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Expeditionary Warfare)
A silent wind crept through here yesterday.
Slid through the streets where children laugh and play.
And stole our sun, our heart, our light, away.
A thief with one great toll still left to pay.
A darkness swept through quickly; shadowed despair.
Mourning, grief and sadness thickened the air
Which fed our maskless light, so humbly bare.
Sorrow stricken students stained by care.
Our loss is great, but remember we will
Thine effervescent light peaked through windowsill,
Spreading warmth and help; hoping hearts to fill
With brilliant joy. We have much to fulfill.
Physically gone, you will remain the same
In our thoughts. The Sun does set, but its flame
Burns just as bright in that faithful dame;
The Moon, keeping light as remembrance to your aim.
The late day is lucky to share thy name.
This is such a terrible thing. I personally don’t know Eve, but by looking at her smile and everything she did at Caroline, one doesnt have to know her to know what an amazing person she was. So sorry for the loss and Eve’s family and friends will be in my prayers.
My heart breaks and I have no words, butp lease know that you will be in my thoughts. I will hold Eve in my heart, though I did not know her until five minutes ago when I learned of her untimely and cruel death. May you, her family and friends, find comfort and peace.
We did not know Eve, but as parents of young adult children born in 1985 and 1987, and as distant friends and admirers of the UNC Chapel Hill community, our family was stunned by this tragic loss. We send our deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and to the entire Tarheel community.
I did not know Eve, but as a part of the Carolina family, I am deeply saddened and shocked at her death. My heart goes out to her family – she clearly was a beautiful and accomplished person who had so much to give the world. And it goes out to her friends at Carolina who have to be suffering intensely from this. May she rest in peace.
Although i did not personally know her, I am truly saddened with the loss of Eve. By every account she embodied the true Tar Heel spirit. Her determination to embrace all of life with enthusiasm is what we should all aspire to do. My deepest condolences to you and everyone that was touched by her presence.
I spoke with Eve directly for only 30 minutes, a few weeks ago, yet she impressed me as one of the most ‘alive’ people I have ever met. Our conversation, which could have been completed in 5-10 minutes, ranged far afield from the matter at hand. It was a joyous experience and I hoped to have the opportunity to meet with her again. How tragic that this is never to be.
My heart goes out to her parents and brother. I held my children close last night.
To the Carson Family, her friends and UNC Chapel Hill,
My thoughts and prayers are going out to all of you. She set such a great example for everyone to live by. As a former SGA executive board member myself, I understand her commitment, involvement and passion she had towards her school and the student body. May she now rest in peace, and we all live by her example.
To Eve’s Parents,
I am sure I speak for many parents when I say, thank you for all your daughter has done for UNC-Chapel Hill. I pray that the love of God, and the prayers, and kind words of others, helps you during this time. I am sure Eve will always be remembered, and that her legacy will live on in the positive influence she has had in so many.
My heart is breaking for you and the University of North Carolina family. Eve is such an inspiration to all women. Her giving and beautiful spirit shines through her glorious smile. May you know we are all praying for you in your loss.
Jane Schumann
Mother of 2001 UNC Alum
Knoxville, TN
I was lucky enough to get to know Eve. She brought happiness into every room and showed sincere care for everyone she met. It seems feel like a light has been extinguished. I will never forget her. I am proud to have been a Tar Heel with her.
As the mother of a Carolina daughter, I want to express my deep sympathy to your family.It is so apparent that your daughter was a special girl and an inspiration to others. Know that you are in our thoughts and our prayers.
On behalf of the students of the University of Florida, I extend our deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and campus community. Know that we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
I can’t express the sorrow I feel for your loss. This passage below helped me a great deal when I lost a loved one.
Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other
That we are still
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way you always used
Put no difference into your tone
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the ghost of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolute unbroken continuity
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.
Nothing is past; nothing is lost
One brief moment and all will be as it was before
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral
The anguish, confusion, and pain gripping UNC Chapel Hill, faculty, staff, and students is shared by all friends of UNC. As parents to a Canadian Morehead and UNC student we offer personal condolences to Eve Carson’s family, Eve’s personal friends, the Morehead-McCain Foundation and all the UNC extended friends. Allow the support of the UNC family to provide a reference point to help each of us through our disorientation.
Shared joy is double joy.
Shared sorrow is half-sorrow.
This young lady was truly a beautiful gift from God. The world is a darker place because of the loss of her beautiful light.
To her family and friends and all who knew and loved her, you are in our daily prayers.
I did not know Eve, but this event breaks my heart.
I am confident that Eve’s example will continue to inspire all of us to greater heights of generosity, kindness, leadership, scholarship, and commitment to excellence with a heart.
Those who knew her will keep her alive forever in their hearts and their actions.
God’s blessings and peace to all who need His comfort at this time.
I’m also a student body president (at SPSU here in Georgia where Eve is from). I know Eve had to have been the busiest student at UNC, the most dedicated, and the most honorable.
It is sad to see someone take the life of a future doctor…someone who would save HUNDREDS of lives.
On behalf of the students I lead and the university system I represent, I hope justice is found for Eve.
As the mother of two beloved and vivacious college-age daughters and the friend of a young woman killed at 19, I know there is no comfort words can offer.
There is only the useless wish: that some person or Force or moment of conscience could have intervened in those fatal moments to shout, “No! No, not this one. Not this precious One.” Had the killer(s) even begun to understand all that the world will not receive from Eve’s kind heart and gifted mind, would they have stopped to think about their “random act”? If they knew how many she left bereft, would it make a difference?
I hope it will be part of the killer(s)’ penance to give back to the world at least a fraction of what Eve already had given. However, there is no way to measure or repay the healing, helping, friendship, and goodness she was yet to share with the wide world.
That “wide world” is one of the many tragic aspects of her death, isn’t it–that she could travel around the world bravely and securely, and then come to harm in this place she knew and loved.
At least know that all of us–her friends and your colleagues–are holding you up to whatever light is available, embracing you so you will not fall, hoping that at last there will be peace beyond this terrible, unfathomable loss.
The grief and the love of all parents are with you.
Our heart goes out to the Chapel Hill campus. After hearing of Eve’s death and learning about the very positive influence she has been at UNC, this is a time of real introspection for all of us in American higher education. One life can (and did) certainly have a profound effect for good in the world. We need more Eve Carsons!
The students as well as faculty and staff at Brigham Young University send our condolences along with a recommitment to honoring the sanctity of life and the blessings of educational opportunity. Our prayers are for Eve’s family and the many friends who now mourn her loss. May God comfort you all.
As a member of the NC State University faculty and the mother of two adult daughters, I send my condolences and prayers to Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC community who loved her.
I remember meeting you Eve during election campaign and know I wanted to vote for you.
I remember helping you with you computer at ITS and you shared your life stories with me. You found out I was from Ghana and you shared with me that your parents had lived in Ghana before.
I remember you asked me to be a part of student government. You wanted every student to have a hand in molding the school that we all love.
I remember, you always stopped and spoke to me every time you met me on campus. You ALWAYS called me by my name.
I remember meeting you 2 days before you passed on. It has been a lot time since we saw each other and you wanted to catch up.
Now that opportunity is gone forever. But Eve, you always be in my heart, our hearts and minds. Thank you for sharing big heart. You are loved by many. We will miss you.
My heart aches for the family, the university and community. What an awful tragedy – an incredible loss. My prayers are with you all as you grieve and heal as a community.
On behalf of my students, we send our deepest condolences.
God Bless,
Stephen Sutherland
Dean of Students
Booth College
Winnipeg, Canada
Words cannot express the feelings of such a profound tragedy. We only hope that you would know the nearness and comfort of the Holy Spirit as you grieve the loss of such a beautiful and wonderful person as Eve. Our prayers are with you.
On behalf of the student’s at Buffalo State College, I would like to send our deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and UNC campus community. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
-Allie Brady
My heartfelt sorrow goes out to Eve’s family and friends. I now live in Chicago after 6 years at UNC and truly miss the wonderful campus and community. UNC and Carolina will not be the same after her loss. I never knew Eve but it’s clear that she was an great inspiration and role model for countless individuals.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family in this time of tragedy. To see such a beautiful life end before it was time is not easy, even to those of us who never met her or even have ties to UNC. It’s a sad reminder that there are those among us who value life so little they will do things like this.
It seems to me from what I’ve read that Eve has touched the lives of so many, and that she lives on in that way. God Bless Eve, her family, and her community in her hometown, as well as UNC.
I would like to send my deepest heartfelt sympathy to this beautiful young lady’s friends and parents. I did not know her, but I have a daughter, and I can’t imagine losing her to something as heinous as this tragic event. May God Bless and keep each and everyone.
Sincerely, Chuck Warren
Our hearts ache for your loss and for the pain you are going through. Although we didn’t know your daughter, we ache for you and pray God’s love gets you through this tragic time.
Tragedy. An incomprehensible loss. Many times when a tragedy such as this occurs, I turn my attention to exacting retribution from the perpetrator. I can’t in this case. My mind can’t turn away from her: what she was, and what she could have been. God rest her soul.
To Eve and her family,
I did not know Eve personally, but I know many who did. Everything anyone ever said about her was such a glowing compliment. As a recent alum (’04) we were involved in many of the same organizations and even from afar her contributions to UNC were recognized and appreciated. Carolina has lost a truly great person. I wish I could have known her and my sincerest thoughts are extended to Eve’s family, friends, and all those touched by the life of this true Tar Heel.
On behalf of the student body at UNC Pembroke, we send our greatest condolences to the family and friends of Eve. It is tragic to have lost such a promising young lady. She will most certainly be missed.
Sincerely, Barry Burch, Jr. SGA President @ UNCP
Even tough I never met her and not ever been in UNC, this made me very sad. I would share the sadness of Eve’s family with my deepest condolonces to them. Losing such a brillant young educated person is absolutely big loss of our world which needs more such successful inspiring people to make the world better place.
There was something truly special about Eve Carson. Whether it was her friendly smile, charisma, or drive, there was certainly a visible light about her.
This all comes from a person that never met her directly – such is the impact she made on this campus.
I can say that I don’t know what it is like to lose a friend or classmate in such a tragic manner, but I know what it is like to lose a friend. I never knew Eve but I know someone who did. I can only imagine how wonderful of a person she was and how many lives she must have touched. My thoughts are with her friends and family as well as the entire UNC family.
Horrible, senseless, tragic…there are not enough words to describe this travesty. Why does someone so good, so full of life have to be taken from us?
Even as an alumnus, I had heard of Eve Carson. I am reminded of the writer Robert Lewis Stevenson’s words, describing the lamplighter in the Scottish village of his youth: “He punched holes in the darkness.” Eve Carson punched holes in the darkness. And just as physical light does not diminish as it goes across the universe, Eve’s light will continue to go forth and touch people she knew, and people she never knew.
I stnad with you in prayer and in deep sorrow and in strength.
I am deeply saddened by the news; I have seen this beautiful, warm and intelligent young lady at CTOP last summer and felt very comfortable dropping my freshman son at Chapel Hill. My deepest sympathy and condolences to Eve’s parents/family/friends and UNC Chapel Hill Community
On behalf of the faculty of the Duke University School of Nursing, we extend our deepest sympathies to Eve Carson’s loved ones and the entire Carolina community. It is such a tragedy that so bright a light should be extinguished. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I have a daughter at UNT in Denton Texas and this senseless act is every parents nightmare that has a student at college. My heart just goes out to the family and friends of Eve. I didn’t know her but, from all the things I have seen about her on TV; she was a wonderful person that gave her heart and soul to everyone she met. The world would of been a better place with her in it. Again, My sympathy to the family….
My thoughts and prayers are with you all the way from Texas.
Bobbie
The moment I heard about what happened, it broke my heart. Although I did not know Eve on a personal basis, I want to pass along my sincere condolences to her family and friends who loved her, and to let them know that this terrible loss is shared by the entire UNC-Chapel Hill community including those that graduated in 2002. My prayers are with you.
No words can express this tragic loss of such a young, vibrant and purposeful young woman. May Eve’s service to and care for so many people throughout the state, country and world have a lasting impact for generations to come. What a wonderful legacy she has left. May God comfort each person who knew and loved Eve.
I am expressing my deep condolesence to Eve’s family and friends. The Lord’s spirit will be with her at this time of sorrow and tragedy.Let her soul rest in peace.
I am not a student at UNC, nor did I know Eve Carson, but I am absolutely saddened by this tragedy. Over the last few days, I have watched videos and read articles about this beautiful, good-natured, and completely selfless human being, and my heart just breaks. My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and to the entire UNC community. God certainly did gain a beautiful angel in heaven.
As a Carolina graduate I send love, sympathy, and condolences to Eve’s Parents, family, friends and all who knew her. We are all affected by this tragedy and aware of the great loss of such a beautiful soul on our little planet. May you find comfort, solace and peace in the days and years to come, knowing that her body is gone, but her soul still lives in your hearts and on a heavenly plane. Blessings.
Although I did not know her, Eve, and her family and friends, are in my thoughts and prayers. I read about Eve’s passing in the NYT, and, being a fellow Carolinian as well as someone whose life was also touched during two study abroad experiences in Ecuador, I am deeply saddened by the loss of such a beautiful person. I hope her family and friends are comforted by the enormous good she bestowed on so many during her very full life.
The Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania would like to express their deepest sympathy at this tragic time. Eve sounded like such an amazing person and campuses all over the country have been affected by this event. She is surely an angel in Heaven. God Bless.
I am stunned by this senseless tragedy. Although I did not know this young lady, I feel that we are all somewhat diminished by the loss of someone who had such potential. I send most heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.
I am shocked by this terrible tragedy!
I teach at a NC high school and am a devoted UNC fan. I think that our society must teach more tolerance and understanding to our youth. The violence must stop!!
My sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends. UNC has lost a wonderful person!
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this terrible time in your lives. I am the mother of a son attending college and studying abroad in China. As a mother I feel your pain and my heart aches for you. Your daugther was an amazing women and all the wonderful memories you have of her will keep her alive in your hearts and the hearts of all she has touched. And this I say withouth even have known her but by reading about all her compassion, accomplishments and passion she showed for all she loved and believed in. Again , please accept the condolences of my family. As one mother to another……..
Bob, Teresa and Andrew: Joy and I send our deepest sympathies to you. Eve was a lovely and lively person who contributed so much to the world in the short span of her years. I still remember when y’all brought her to the Human Rights Festival here in Athens as a tiny baby. There will be memorial candles burning for her at this year’s festival. She was a special person who was loved by all who were lucky enough to know her. Your friend, Ed Tant
My condolences to Eve’s family and friends and to the studens of UNC-Chapel Hill from a fellow Tar Heel. What a tragedy to lose such a bright, kind individual.
My deepest sympathies go out to Eve Carson’s family and friends. May the memories of good times shared with Eve bring you comfort now and in days to come.
I was so very fortunate to work and spend a few months with Eve while she was in Egypt. I will always remember our trips to Alexandria, Aswan and the pyramids. Her wonderful smile and untiring attitude will stay with me always. She was a friend to everyone that she met. My deepest heartfelt sympathy to her parents and the UNC campus community.
I am completely in a state of disbelief to know this happened in Chapel Hill and to such a divine and beautiful individual. I never met or knew Eve, but as an Alum, we are part of the same family. We are all connected. I send my deepest sympathies and compassion to Eve’s family, friends, and my UNC family.
As a graduate of UNC-CH and mother of two daughters, I want to express my sincere sympathy over the loss of your uniquely wonderful daughter. She is certainly the type of individual that we all want to be. What a great loss to your family, the Tarheel community, Athens, and the world. She definitely did not waste her life and contributed so much in such a short period of time.
Stay close to God..he will bring you through this tragedy. The Carson family will continue to be in my daily prayers.
i didnt know her but have read a lot of great things about her and i wish i have known her i hope they find who did this and i am praying for her friends, family, and all of UNC
Like so many others who have left heartfelt messages on this site, I didn’t know Eve. Yet it’s obvious that the world is less bright with her not in it. What a senseless, terrible loss.
Strength, peace and comfort to her family and friends.
My heart is hurting for Eve’s family. I also have a 21 yr. old daughter who attends the University of Kansas. I can’t imagine losing my daughter and especially in this way. Just know that she was beautiful, talented, and a blessing to this world! Prayers be with you!
My heart goes out to Eve’s family, both her family at home and her UNC family. There aren’t enough bright shining lights in the world, and now there is one less. I’m so sorry.
I did not know Eve but after reading about her and all the amazing and important things she did, I wish I had. She was someone everyone should know and I am heartbroken by this tragedy.
For those that were friends and family of Eve, please remember all the good times and how much she contributed to this life. Remember how happy of a life she lived and rejoice in that.
I didn’t know Eve personally, but I knew dozens of students who were very close to her, and through that, I felt like she was a friend regardless. To see the UNC, Chapel Hill, and even the Duke/Durham communities in such grief is overwhelming. I am devastated for her loss and can only offer my sincerest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and other loved ones.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of Eve’s family and friends. My girls are now in the schools that Eve attended as an adolescent (CMS and CCHS)- I am a Carolina alum and have read in admiration of what Eve was and what she brought out in people. In her memory, my thoughts are with you all in promoting the love and light that she obviously brought to the world.
Despite the fact that most of us never knew her, it seems obvious that it takes a loss of a special person to bring thousands of people together as Eve’s death has done. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Two campuses unfortunately united by senseless and unspeakable acts. Here at Auburn University, we share in your grief and loss as we too struggle to carry on in the face of sorrow. May Eve and Lauren forever be remembered by how they chose to live their lives, not how they were taken. From our grieving community to yours, you have the prayers and condolences of the entire Auburn University community.
I sit here with the flu in Connecticut and happen upon this tragic story. This young woman so senselessly taken with clearly so much good to give to mankind.
It makes me angry to read these details.
I can imagine the pain and sadness for her family and on the campus of UNC. May God bless all of you and one can only hope the person who has committed such a senseless act could see this blog. I am saddened
My deepest condolences to Eve Maria Carson’s parents, the rest of her immediate family, her trusted friends, teachers, faculty, freshman camp mates she made along her important journey in life, and very importantly and especially her 4 roommates whose lives together were enriched forever via sharing each others enjoyable company at UNC- Chapel Hill.
I didn’t know Eve Carson personally, I didn’t ever have the pleasure of meeting such a nice human being.
I heard it on the News, Brianna Denison in Reno, they were also speaking about the Auburn girl, Laura Burk, then it was about the Class President in Chapel Hill at UNC. No way I thought! The News lady spoke of Eve, and what a classy person she was, then her picture popped up on the tele screen. UNC Class President, Trustee, Pre Med, Sorority sister, and the list of accomplishments which is staggering long definitely proving how driven she was as an individual at this age of 22, she helped out, she helped others, she was very kewl, obviously.
There is no description of words with adjectives which can express the feelings of hurt and loss by this irresponsible coward senseless selfish act of hurting this nice person. I wish I could find the words , but they wouldn’t be enough to quell the pain.
During feb 22, 1981, on I40 and Hwy52, in Winston there were four AppState students who were fatally killed by a drunk driver, while attempting to travel back up Boone, the mountains, to get back to ASU for Monday classes. All four had managed to find each others quest for a road trip to Chapel Hill, NCState and Duke on the student union bulletin board, and they all left on the Friday excursion with an adventurous agenda cramming into one small car and sharing the gas money expenses roundtrip. Two stayed at UNC Chapel Hill, one went to hang out at NCState and the fourth one showed up at Duke to sleep on his buddies floor for a Friday and Saturday Night..
All of them finally met on Sunday, Mark Alexander was a little late , and almost got left, but he managed to catch his ride, his buddies from AppState waited for him so he wouldn’t be left out. As it turns out, that Friday afternoon before they left for UNC ChapelHill,was the last time I ever thru frisbee with Mark on the Quad at AppState with the NASA Windmill on the Knob in the background twirling on a blue sky lovely day in Boone. I had the pleasure of being in the good company of Marks friends from Edgar and Bowie too. The losses greatly effect the present and future and even today the immense feelings are just like yesterday even though time has passed.
The best things about life you never ever forget about, it is forever…Eve is one of those parts about life that I will never forget about, even though I only heard of her , it is what she stood up for, what she was about, goodness, positiveness, intelligence, classy, driven, helpful , caring.. and many others things too.
IN closing, I would like to extend my arms around the 4 roommates who last spoke to their best friend around 1:30AM. You are all very special talented young ladies, especially so.
Enough so, Eve shared z frig with you as well as many other parts of her life you will never forget about her and the obvious joys plus positivity she brought to the equation just by being there with you, and for each of you, as your UNC roommate.
Each of you have been blessed by Eve’s presence along the way with the thoughts in her mind, her intuitive eyes looking at you or maybe right thru you, and her ever lasting helpful spirit and positive ways, as well as her example of what can be accomplished when one really puts their mind to something with 110% effort.
She is with you always roommates, for she is in your heart, smiling, laughing, putting on a funny face and making things happen the way she always did. I can tell just from pictures how kewl she is incredibly so…
For all the rest who had the pleasure of sharing a conversation, a passing hello in a hallway, a class, a bus ride, a campsite, a church service, or met her some way, stay strong for she would do that for you, even though there will be many tears for years..No one says it will be easy and always Be there for each other.
The Almighty has Eve Carson in a very special place, as Forever Honorary UNC Class President, where her good deeds can continue in a goodness of eternal student life example on the UNC Chapel Hill campus, and in heaven too, that she stood for. Eve was an example to all of us, humanity, she will be greatly missed, but not forgotten. What Eve would have accomplished in the rest of her life is staggering to think about based on her current rate of advancements.
Don’t be surprised, to hear her name, to see her name all over the place, to see her video’s, to read about her quests and accomplishments,to find Eve every year, year after year after year, communicating her good messages to the NEW student body of the future,
at UNC freshman camp in Chapel Hill, in Eve Carson spirit, style and with soul forever, at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina…an outstanding female student individual human being very worthy of your thoughts, helpful comments and prayers any time you like.
Eve, should you read this ever, although your friends will, IN a very positive spirit way, I have heard of your good works , so I decided to elaborate a lil, to give you the awesome respect and honor you so deserve, from a distance.
I trust your family, friends and roommates will find within the deep strength to carry on and shine the light you carried so high over Chapel Hill, North Carolina..and not let it ever go out!
Thanks for making a big difference in everyones lives, positively so! Even mine, you touched immensely, I’m just really sad you weren’t respected in one of your finest moments, by whoever did this to you.
I trust you said what was on your mind to this person and didn’t sugar coat it one bit either!
With much love!
Thanks Eve!
Way to Go U R Awesome!
z American Girl!
I am deeply saddened by the news of Eve Carson’s death. I do not personally know her but am touched by her smile. I appreciate everything she has done for my beloved university. May her soul rest in peace and the killer be brought to justice.
I did not know Eve but one does not need to know a person to feel the sadness that comes from losing them. My heart goes out to her parents and family and to all of her friends. I hope you will keep her memory alive and always cherish what she gave to you.
I am not a student at UNC, but I heard about Eve this morning getting ready to go to work. I’m so sorry for the family and their loss. Please know that people throughout the United States are thinking of you. -Krissy from NYC
I didn’t know Eve but one does not need to know a person to feel the sadness that comes from losing them. My heart goes out to her parents and family and to all of her friends. I hope you will keep her memory alive and always cherish what she gave to you.
I just don’t understand why things like this happen (another senseless act of violence). My prayers go to the family, friends and Tarheel family (keep your heads up during this time of grief).
I am the mother of 3 children, two in college, and I can not stop thinking about your beautiful daughter. I get a pit in my stomach thinking about the useless excuse for a human that could have hurt her. When things like this happen, I just stop in my tracks and grieve for you and all who have suffered the loss of their child. I can not stop thinking about you and I send my deepest condolences to you and your family. She was truly special, I can see that.
To the Carsons: We cannot image your shock, your anger, your pain, your loss. Our children are not supposed to die before us. Our hope is that someday soon you will be able to read through the outpouring in these messages and take comfort in the knowledge that Eve mattered in way up to which most of us can never measure.
To the Carolina campus: Be strong for each other. People mourn in different ways. Be tolerant of this, and try to recognize when someone needs your support.
To Tar Heels everywhere: Keep this family and this beloved campus in our hearts and prayers.
To everyone: Tell those you are close to how much you love them.
I just wanted to write and say how terribly sad I was to hear about this- she seemed to be such a fixture on campus both socially and academically. What a loss of a wonderful spirit and someone who could have contributed greatly to the medical community.
As a faithful UNC alum, I’m shocked and saddened by the senseless loss of such an inspiring, amazing, and beautiful young life. You can tell just by looking at Eve’s photos that there was something truly special and magnetic about her. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and the entire Carolina community during this difficult time.
As a Carolina parent , we feel the deep sadness that is enveloping not only the UNC family, but nation as well. We send our children into the world and hope and pray for their safety and happiness. We are never prepared for this kind of tragedy. To all those who knew Eve personally, be thankful you had that time with her. She was a truly amazing young woman. Our family prays the peace of the Lord be upon her family, friends and loved ones. And I am going to hug my son a little tighter tonight. God Bless us all. We certainly need His divine intervention.
As a parent of a UNC student I wish to offer my sincerest condolences to the friends and family of this wonderful young lady, and I offer my prayers both now and in the future that their suffering may be eased.
Eve had such a presence on our campus that will not soon be forgotten. She was a beautiful person inside and out. Her charisma, intelligence, and drive was apparent to everyone. Our university and beyond has lost a truly wonderful person and we all feel it deeply. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family as we all mourn your loss.
As a former Athens Georgia resident and former student of Clarke Central, I want to express my deep sympathies to Eve’s family and friends ( Aaliyah, Kalindi, Mahsa, Giordania, Liz,Farah…). Eve was one of the sweetest person I have knwon and I will miss her very much.
You will be in my prayers,
Fathya
Although I never had the honor or privilege to meet Eve, she sounds like she was a true inspiration to young adults everywhere. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family as well as the UNC community.
As a parent of a senior at UNC and an administrator at Davidson College, my heart hurts deeply for your loss. Eve left us way too soon, but had already accomplished a lifetime worth of positive change for our world. I am praying for you to find comfort and healing for your loss and I am simultaneously offering a prayer of thanks to God for sending His child among for the time she had.
I am deeply saddened at this tragic loss. Eve Carson, a beautiful person, was a caring person. She was also of great intellect. We were blessed that she chose to pass this way. My prayers are with her UNC family and with her family in Georgia. We will not forget Eve. May God hold her family in the Palm of His Hand. Peace be with you. !Vaya con Dios!
May all your most wonderful memories of Eve sustain your spirit through this terrible loss. Your lives are surely so blessed from having this beautiful person in them.
On behalf of the Student Council, and the 14,000 students that it serves, I wish to offer the family and many friends of Eve Marie Carson our most sincerest sympathies.
Francis J. Balducci, M.A.
37th President of the Student Council
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
I am saddened by the news of Eve’s tragic and senseless death. I did not know Eve but, as a parent and mother of a senior at UNC I too cried and my heart grieves for her parents, family, friends and loved ones. Words will not return her to you but, I pray that you find comfort in the warm embrace and peace of God as you walk step-by-step through the mourning and healing process.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher
As I read of Eve’s beautiful life, she truly succeeded in every sense. My deepest condolences to her family, friends, and the entire UNC family.
My UNC freshman daughter called me yesterday after word came out about Eve. My daughter did not know Eve but she called crying her eyes out because of the loss of this young woman’s life. She said that everyone is so very sad at UNC and that it is so senseless when this type of tragedy happens. How can a young person reconcile this in their minds.
We want to extend our deepest feelings to the family and the whole campus community.
In reading about Eve Carson, one thing has become perfectly clear: our world has lost someone who was born to make a diffence. To read about all that she acheived & accomplished is truly humbling. My heart goes out to her family, and all those that she touched through her many endeavors.
My deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends over their great loss. My prayers are with you as you try to find the answers to this unfathomable act of unspeakable violence and injustice. May Eve rest in peace.
Eve was a wonderful person who brought happiness to everyone in her presence. She had the unique ability to light up the room with her smile. I just met Eve last weekend and still she has touched my life by her kind spirit. I am honored to have been Eve’s friend, even for a short while. My deepest sympathy to her friends and family.
I didn’t know Eve. However, I have been unexpectedly stricken with grief over her death. I came to UNC from a city where murders happen nearly every day and none of them affected me the way Eve’s murder has. I do not know why exactly, but I feel I have lost someone very close to me. It sounds strange, but I have lost family members which caused me less grief. I cannot explain these feelings, only that to lose someone with such spirit, drive and future is very tragic. I feel that her death has touched me in a way that makes me want to do more, not only UNC, but for everyone. I imagine she had this effect on most people and that was why she was a great person and so many people loved her. I want to express my sympathies for her family and friends as well as for people like me who may be deeply affected by her unfortunate death. I know I will not ever forget this moment in my life.
Sean
Dear Carson family and all those that Eve touched, and will continue to touch through this tragic publicity…
May we be inspired by her spirit to make this world a better place than we found it. None of us knows when our time on this earth will end, so make the most of each day to live selflessly in service to others. As TR said, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Through this tragic loss for those of us on this earth, may we be reminded to live as Eve did for work worth doing, in service and commitment to improving this world.
Our deepest condolences to the family of Ms. Carson. As parents of a UNC student we grieve with you. May you find comfort in knowing how many lives she touched during her time at UNC and in the legacy she leaves behind. God Bless you during this difficult time.
As the parent of a student at UNC and one at
another college, I can’t even imagine how difficult this must be for you. I do know that my
son (student at UNC) had great things to say about your daughter and I believe from the people
I’ve spoken to that she was a very special person
and left a lasting impression on all the people
that she came in contact with. I hope that leaves
you with some innerpeace in this very difficult
time for your family. You should be proud and
know that she lives on in the minds and hearts of
many people.
Although I have only had the pleasure of seeing and listening to Eve only once in my life,I can still remember her enthusiasm for Carolina. My heart aches for her parents and family. I am deepley saddened that Eve who touched so many was taken away from her family and the Carolina Community. I pray diligently for her entire family that God will wrap his loving arms around them and guide them through this difficult time in their lives.
May God Bless and Keep You All!!
Monica Cobb -Carolina Parent
My heart is aching for Eve’s family. What a senseless loss to them and the U.N.C. community. Know that she is in God’s loving arms and praying for the tortured soul that committed this horific crime.
As the parent of a senior at Carolina, I am deeply saddended for your loss. I pray God’s grace and mercy to be with you and your family at this difficult time.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
I am so very sorry for the loss of Eve. I never met her. It has been 4 years since I attended Carolina, but once you’re a Tarheel, you’re always connected. It makes me sad that something like this could happen to someone who was able to touch so many people.
As a parent of a Carolina senior, my most sincere condolences to Eve’s parents and family. I don’t know how they can bear this pain, but given what an extraordinary person Eve was, I am sure that she comes from a remarkable family who will find a way to make something good come of this unspeakable tragedy.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family during this tragic time. May your treasured memories and love for Eve carry you through this difficult time
I am very sorry about Eve’s loss and I don’t know how to express my sorryness. This summer I had met Eve at an event in Chapel Hill for Barack Obama, I think she was a voulenteer. We had a nice conversation about life and during that I was thinking wow, this girl really impresses me, when I got to be her age to be like her would be an honor. At the time when we were speaking I didn’t know that she had been elected student body president. She just had this feeling and look that pretty much made your day. When i heard her sad news even though i had only had one conversation with her i felt great sadness and started to cry. I would once agin like to say sorry to her family.
With love,
Naomi
I am a professor of biophysics in the Medical School, so I did not know Eve except from the accounts of her exploits that I read weekly in the DTH. I admired a leader who fought for her constituents with such resolve that she refused to allow trivia to get in her way, even when it was “official” trivia. That is my kind of person. Despite not known her personally, the news of her senseless murder bought tears to my eyes. If we as the Carolina community feel such loss, I can not imagine the grief that is currently felt by her family and friends who so loved her. You have my most heart-felt sympathy.
My deepest sympathies to all of you at UNC. To Eve’s family and friends – I am so sorry for your loss. Words can’t even express the grief of a wonderful life cut short. I didn’t know her but her pictures and videos showed a beautiful person that lit up a room.
My wife and I send our prayers and love to the Carson family. We cannot imagine the pain you are going through. She touched so many people and will be sorely missed.
Although I do not know you, I feel compelled to write and express my deepest sympathies to you and your family for your tragic loss. You can see in Eve’s photos her beautiful spirit, and I have been moved by the comments I’ve read about her. She was truly special. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sincerely,
Susan Michal
Just wanted to extend a word of sympathy to you. I did not know Eve, but just by the things that I am hearing she must have been an absolute wonderful young lady. I am a mother of two sons. One is 21 and the other 19 who attends NCSU. I promise you that I will uplift your family in prayer, praying that God will surround your hearts and give you strength and comfort. May He carry you during these days of mourning. May God use your daughter’s life to change the world for good. It is obvious that her life was a life blessed with talent and love for others. God hold you as only He can.
My prayers goout to Eve Carson’s family, friends, and classmates. Nothing can replace a loved one who was taken from you. I pray you can use her strength to continue on in your lives the way she would want you to. Focus on what made her happy and find peace in her smile and laugh. God Bless the UNC family.
To the Carson Family:
I too, know the pain and anguish in losing a daughter… there are no words to describe it. May you find some comfort in the outpouring of love and support from so many across the country. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
R. Schuelein
I join other Morehead alumni in praying for your strength and thanking you for giving Eve to the University. As a father of daughters, I can’t imagine….
We are extremely sorry to hear about Eve Carson’s tragic death. Our son Nitin Sekar is a senior at UNC also. He is away on a trip with some of his fellow students to US Virgin Islands. I am sure he will be shocked by the news, because he knew her.
I hope we can say something to make the parents feel better-but I am unable to come up with any words.
I was never fortunate enough to meet eve, but it sounds like she was one of those amazing people that really was out to save the world. I am just sick about what happened and I am so sorry for your loss!
I don’t have any ties with UNC, other than being a life-long North Carolinian. This tragedy has touched me more than I ever imagined it could. My prayers go out to her family. I know heaven is being flooded with prayers for them tonight. I hope they know that the world is sharing their grief. God bless.
I am a graduate with the Class of 2007 and despite the fact that I never met Eve Carson, I felt a sudden twinge in my heart when I found out about her tragic death at around 10:00 pm last night. I had just got home from work and was reading people’s status on Facebook and then I came to the UNC website and found out it was her. No one deserves to lose his/her life the way that she did. She seemed to be a person filled with energy, happiness and spirit and someone took such a wonderful person away from this world before her time. I know that her family and friends enjoyed every minute of the 22 years that she was allowed and I hope that everything she was able to bring to the UNC community and to others around her stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Rest in peace Eve and I hope that you know that every Tarheel – young and old – have you, your family, and friends in their hearts and in their prayers. To UNC Classes 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, I hope you realize that even though alumni is not there, we know that you guys are in mourning for a wonderful individual. Just keep going strong like you know she would want you to and prove that we can make it through.
UNC and the Carson family sorry for your loss. You all are in my prayers. I’m not from UNC but i am part of the UNC system by way of greensboro. I did not know Miss Carson, however i am touched at the impact that she made. I am also a biology major and hope to make it to UNC’s med-school. Mr and Mrs Carson your daughter has inspired me greatly and i hope that you will read this and understand how greatful i am for the way you brought her up to be a blessing to those she knew and will never know. My name is Esther Ojoare.
My sympathies again. May the Holy spirit Comfort you at this time.
i feel really bad about her lost, she was really young with here life ahead of her..i can even picture how her parents must feel.. i can only hope that she is in a better place than here..
I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the family of Eve. I have a daughter who is also 22 years old and currently in graduate school. I am a carolina graduate from 1981 and deeply saddened that this tradegy has taken place to such a promising young lady whose light has deeply touched many people. Only God can comfort those who were blessed to share her presence and keep her memory forever in their hearts. May God’s peace be with all those with whom she touched.
Sincerely,
Terre
Dear Family of Eve,
I haven`t been able to meet you, but i heard about your loss and i would like to send my best wishes you and your family. I was devistated when i heard the news. I am sorry to hear about this.
Love,
Nick
My deepest sympathy goes out to the mother and father of Eve. When I got the call, I felt the same helpless panic as I did with 9/11. Why would someone do something so cold and violent? I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope your friends and faith will help you in the days ahead.
Sincerely from another UNC Mom,
Martha
My deepest sympathy goes out to the mother and father of Eve. When I got the call, I felt the same helpless panic as I did with 9/11. Why would someone do something so cold and violent? I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope your friends and faith will help you in the days ahead.
Sincerely from another UNC Mom,
Martha
We are so deeply sorry for your loss. While we never met Eve, our niece attends UNC as a freshman, and thought very highly of her. We hurt for you. You are in our prayers.
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Garron
N Redington Beach, Florida
To Eva’s family and the community of Chapel Hill I send my sympathy. She was an amazing young woman. I hope that you find some comfort in the fact that we all strive to leave this world a better place than we found it, and to be doers and givers. Eva gave and did more than most people in a lifetime.
To those that remain……feel safe…..and be good citizens of this world.
i’m a new jersey resident. i read about this tragedy online. as a mother, my heart hurts for her family and friends. she was a most beautiful, intelligent and caring young woman. i pray that God give you the strength, courage and wisdom to cope with this. God bless you all.
Oh what an awful tragedy. I told my daughter, a freshman at UNC-CH, that: “Yes, dear. Monsters do exist. I wish they were only in movies. Unfortunately they are too often around college campuses.”
I do not know what redemptive value will come from this senseless evil, but I do know that it will be revealed.
May God bless you Eve, your family and friends. And may your killer sometime soon be apprehended and led to his redemption before he suffers for eternity.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve Carson’s family and friends for losing such a beautiful gift from God.
O gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on the soul of Thy servant, Eve Carson. Be not severe in Thy judgment, but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon our beloved departed, and do Thou, O merciful Savior, send Thy angels to conduct the soul of Thy servant to a place of refreshment and peace. Amen
I am a student at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey, who is currently running for the office of Student Government President. It does not matter what I am running for, this reply would have been written regardless.
The leadership shown by Eve should never be forgotten, nor the inspiration from her family, peers, faculty, and administration at her school. Any student who is a victim of such sad events, regardless of recognized standing, should be considered as a complete loss to humanity, and to the future of the society we all share.
My condolences to her family and all of the people lucky enough to know her and care about her.
I am so terribly sorry about the loss of your daughter. My son is a UNC first year student from Watkinsville, GA. and he referred to Eve as “the most incredible person he had ever met”. She made an impression and a difference. Her memory will continue to do so and her good works will serve to motivate and inspire the UNC student body. As a parent, I can’t imagine the grief that you must feel. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
My heart not only weeps for those who knew Eve- my heart weeps for the entire WORLD for the loss of one of the best and brightest souls ever. The world would be a more perfect place if there were more people like Eve. Rest in Peace.
Another promising young life ended, and another family destroyed–no doubt by a loser with easy access to a gun. Yet the NRA and others refuse to take any action to limit access to them.
My heartfelt sympathy goes to Eve’s family and friends. This should never have happened.
This is a very painful day for your family and the unc family as well. We’ve heard our daughter speak of Eve and we know she was truly a remarkable person. As parents, we share your family’s grief with deepest sympathy and hold them in our prayers.
My heart is sad to hear of this tragic incident..my heart goes out to the family of Eve Carson and the UNC family…You are all very
much in my thoughts and prayers…
As a graduate of the University of Maryland, I never had the privilege of meeting Eve. I hope her life can be a source of inspiration to others to follow in her footsteps. There will be a void left by her absence, no doubt. Her life will have the most meaning if everyone strives to be greater human beings, to honor her and her life’s work.
May God bless her and comfort her, and hold her family and her friends close to His heart.
As a parent of a senior at UNC and another at Western Carolina, I am deeply heart broken at the tragic loss of such an bright, caring and incredible person. The outpouring of love shown from this tragedy only reiterates how special Eve is. How much she’ll be missed. How she will always be in our hearts. An angel has been taken from us far too soon. My condolences go out to her friends and family. May all the wonderful things that have been said about Eve help you in this most difficult time.
As I was visiting my twin sister at UNC Wednesday afternoon from Greensboro, I heard of this tragic news. The outpouring of love, stories and commendable acts told from Eve’s loved ones suddenly made me feel like I knew Eve and was part of the Tar Heel community. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve, her family, friends, and the entire UNC student body. I hope you all find comfort in knowing she has reached eternal life. I congratulate her on living a life that is so honorable and inspires us all to do better with our own.
“In the end, life is stronger than death.” –Unknown.
Her life has impacted us all. May you rest in Peace, Eve.
I never met Eve, but feel that I knew her. I am a part of the UNC community. I am saddened by the death of Eve and would like to send my sincere condolence to her family and friends. She will be missed and has left her footprints here at UNC.
Who really knows what to say in such situations. I would just like to say that I am incredibly touched by the outpouring of love & condolences from the Tarheel community.
I did not know Eva, but one does not have to know her to know that she was a special person loved by so many as evident by the responses on this very page alone.
May you continue your journey by now bringing light & joy to those amongst you in heaven.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I have a daughter and I cannot imagine what you are going through. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Sabra Nelson
As a Carolina alumnus, I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of Eve. I have never had the privilege of meeting her, but she sounds like a remarkable lady. As part of the Carolina family, I wish to express my sincere condolences.
Having never met Eve I can’t say that I know what to say except, My thoughts go out to the family. May God Bless you in this time of mourning. My prayers will be with the family. To a certain extent she is part of my family as well I know tarheel fans are a big family very close knit. May God Bless!
I cannot express how deeply I feel your loss. I never met Eve, but my son tells me what a wonderful person she was. She was truly the “spirit” of Carolina and promised a very bright future. May you find comfort in you memories of her and how much she meant to so many people. Our deepest symptathy to you and yours. Anna and Al Galdi
I don’t know you or your precious daughter, but I have a daughter at Carolina. As a parent and physician, I extend my deepest and most earnest prayers for healing over your loss. No doubt, Eve is at peace in the realm of our Father.
My prayers are with the Carson family and all of Eve’s friends and fellow students at UNC. I am a father of a daughter who is attending college in Boston. I can’t imagine the loss all of you feel at this time. This senseless tragedy has touched me in a way that is hard to explain.
UNC and many others have lost a very special person.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Eve’s family. Having lost a brother and nephew just recently, I can only say my family knows some of the pain you are feeling. I have heard such good things about her and I know the world will be a much sadder place without Eve in it. God Bless her family and help them through this tragedy.
I also have to ask “Wny”? This world needs more people like Eve.
I want to express my deepest most heartfelt condolences to you and your family during this tragic time in your lives. Even though I did not know your daughter, but from what I have read she seemed to be a most wonderful person. May she rest in peace and I hope to God, that the authorities capture the perpetrator of this horrendous crime. May all the strength in the world be with you and your family during this painful time.
As a UNC alum, anything that happens at my alma mater feels like it happens close to “home” even decades later and hundreds of miles away. My heart goes out to Eve’s family, friends and to the entire UNC community. What a sad event, when a beautiful, intelligent young woman with endless wonderful possibilities in her life, is lost to the world. I pray God heals your pain and you may have only joyous memories of your daughter, your friend. “God created memory so we might have roses in December” –Lynn Miller ’71
I know I can speak for my fellow peers here at Middle Tennessee State in saying that we send our deepest condolences. Even though I have not met Eve personally, I can see that she was a great leader for the UNC student body. The family and the UNC family are in our prayers.
Terrance Eubanks
Middle Tennessee State University
I never met Eve, but I owe her so much, for giving so much of herself to the school, and for being able to express in words the love I have for Chapel Hill. I am very saddened by this loss, and my deepest sympathies to her friends, family, and all those who mourn.
I never met Eve but after hearing about what happened to her, to the students on your campus and to her family, I was overwhelmed with grief. She was such a beautiful young lady with so much to offer and so much more of life ahead. I pray for all of you affected that you can somehow forgive this monstrous act one day and to find peace in knowing that as you live her legacy of healing and caring, you honor her. While I cheer for my two favorite ACC men’s basketball teams tomorrow as they play each other, I will be crying inside for all of you who lost such an incredible soul. V.Hallenbeck formerly from Cary, NC, now in Aurora, CO
Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
The unthinkable has happened. When our daughter, also a Chapel Hill senior, called with the news yesterday, she was overcome with shock and grief. She did not seem able to find the right words to describe Eve to us. Our hearts are broken over this tragedy that struck a family we do not know yet at the same time touches so close to home. It is obvious that Eve was an extraordinary person and that her short life had a major positive impact on so many people. May this give you comfort in the difficult times ahead. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Such a senseless, unimaginable loss of a bright, beautiful spirit. I can not imagine the pain and loss Eve’s family and her UNC family must be experiencing. May you all be touched by God’s loving grace to ease your pain and give you comfort now and for the days to come.
From the mother of another ambitious, giving, and bright college freshman. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Dear Carson Family,
Our sympathy for your loss. We have a daughter too who attends Chapel Hill. She loves everything about UNC just like your daughter. All of the parents and students are touched by your loss. Although we could never feel your pain, we do understand your loss.
Frank and Teresa Smeeks
Theresa, Bob and Andrew, I heard the news and my thoughts flashed back to all of our kids: Eve, Rachel, Andrew,Ariel, Emory, Austin getting together for birthday parties and to play when we all lived in Athens. It was with shock and incredible sadness that we learned of her death. She seemed to have accomplished so much and impacted so many people in her 22 years. Our thoughts are with you all. What can one say? You raised a smart and beautiful young woman who gave to others in many ways. What a gift.
This is yet another senseless, horrific tragedy that was certainly committed by someone with no soul. How can anyone (in their right mind) argue against gun control? How long are we going to allow those who hide behind the Constitution to peek out and watch us bury our children, our husbands, mothers and other loved ones? Why is it that we vigilantly rail against drunk driving but take so little care in controlling where guns end up? Is there any doubt what a hand gun is purposed for?
I continue to be saddened to the core by the deaths of Eve and all of the young people across the many campuses where these violent acts have occurred, to see their dreams and the dreams of their parents and family members extinguished, and I pray the peace of God for them all. I cannot in my wildest dreams imagine a greater level of despair than to lose a child, especially at the hand of violence.
What are we to do? Cry, scream, pray, write our congresspeople? None of it will bring back even one of these lost ones that someone’s unalienable right to bear arms took away.
My thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be with you.
Our family is terribly sorry for your loss. We did not know your beautiful daughter but were so sad to read of it. We can tell that she was an exceptional person who touched many in a very short time. Our hearts go out to you and we pray that her memory inspires others to be more like her.
I am a fan of UNC from way up here in the Northeast and did not know Eve. I saw this tragedy on the news and am deeply saddened by this. I am so very sorry for your loss…Eve sounded like a great person.
I was so saddened when I heard this. I am a senior at ECU and I could not imagine something like this ever happening. I did not know Eve, but she seemed like a really wonderful person. It seems as though it is always the great ones that leave us so early. I’m sure that Eve is looking down upon everyone, wanting them to be strong. Her family, as well as the Carolina campus will be in my thoughts and prayers.
To the family of Eve Carson,
I want to express my deepest sympathy to you all. Eve was a beautiful girl inside and out from all that I have seen and read. I am so deeply sorry for your tremendous loss. I pray God’s peace and comfort on each of you during the coming days.
Words simply just can not express the sorrow I feel for Eve’s family and her classmates and teachers. Only God can provide the comfort that will surely be needed to go on after this senseless act of violence.
With His Love and Many Prayers,
Frances
I am so, so sorry for your loss. My deepest and most sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends in Georgia and North Carolina. This lovely young woman clearly touched many lives and did much good in the short time she walked among us. May your memories sustain you during this terribly difficult time. Rest in peace Eve. Know that you were loved and will always be loved. Know that your life was not for naught, you changed many with the bright shining light that you were. Know that your memory will live on forever in the hearts and souls of those who loved you, those who knew you and those who were simply inspired by your grace.
I met my wife a week after you were born. It seems like yesterday. You were taken at least 80 years too soon. I can’t imagine the pain your family is in right now. You are with God now, may He be with you and your family. It sounds like people were blessed to have known you.
My thoughts and prayers go out to your family over the loss of your daughter. My son is a freshman at Carolina and we were fortunate to hear Eve speak at orientation last summer. She was a beautiful young lady who spoke eloquently and walked with confidence and assurance. Our family is sorry for your loss and we pray for God’s grace during this time.
Our son, Aaron, was Eve’s housemate and good friend and so we had the good fortune to know Eve a little bit. When last year’s senior class graduated, Eve prepared a video of pictures for a small group of her graduating friends. She was so bubbly and excited to show it to us and she laughed at picture after picture. Her delight and joy at the antics she and her buddies had concocted were so infectious, we were all laughing. What’s more, we couldn’t figure out when she had had the time to put the whole thing together. It was an act of love.
I wanted to share that loving, happy moment as a way of honoring Eve, her parents, brother, family and her good friends.
I wish you allpeace and strength.
To the Carsons,
I am DEEPLY sorry to hear of your beloved Eve’s death.
I only had the pleasure of meeting her once, but I remember it very well. Eve was being interviewed on Student Television as our student body president, and I remember thinking she was so pretty, so good hearted, and clearly destined for greatness.
It breaks my heart that this has happened. I am torn up inside and can only imagine what pain you are experiancing.
Just know that in her short time, she touched more people’s lives than most could hope to effect if they lived 100 years. She will be greatly missed.
My thoughts and prayers go out to you, God Bless,
Tara Lowe
I am a student at Appalachian State University and was shocked when hearing of the news of Eve Carson. I never knew of her until this tragedy, but just hearing the media explain the type of lady she was made it clear that the world will be missing out on such a person. What sad news it is to know that she had so much to offer to everyone and yet her time was cut so short. To all the know her and were touched by her, know this: she is now in a beautiful paradise watching over each and every one of you, consider her your angel. I continue to keep Eve’s family, friends and all who knew her in my prayers. Blessings
Our son, Aaron, was Eve’s housemate and good friend and so we were fortunate to have spent some time with Eve. When last year’s seniors were graduating, Eve put together a video of pictures of herself and her graduating friends. She was simply delighted and full of joy to share the pictures of the group’s zany antics. She had us all laughing, with a few groans, which was just what she intended. We were amazed that Eve had had the time to put the video together. It was an act of love.
I want to share that happy, loving moment as a way to honor Eve, her dear parents, brother, family and good friends. I pray that you may find peace and strength.
Love,
Meg
I am in shock..just seeing the love and spirit that she had for life and for the school that she represented so well. It saddens my heart.
I am sorry for the loss you are experiencing and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
As a former president of OU’s University Program Council,member of student senate,student activities commission, and the Dean’s Council of Presidents for OU (1986), I recognize the remarkable accomplishments of this brilliant and inspirational young lady. Now residing in NC and my mother a grad from Chapel Hill, I am overwhelmed by this horrific tragegy.
My thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathy, to and for the family, friends, and campus community.
A remarkable young lady-her life taken for reasons beyond comprehension- but may her legacy last forever in all of us…
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of this wonderful person. What a treasure she must have been to all who knew her. I pray that God’s peace be with you.
I am so sorry for your loss. My prayer is for God to wrap His arms around you and guide you through this time of mourning. Scripture tells us that all things are done for the glory of God who created us. She had an amazing impact on everyone. I know God will use her passing to impact even more.
I did not know Eve. I only know her by what I have read or seen in the news. To those that did know her, you were fortunate to be touched by such an extraordinary person. Her short existence here on earth is an example for all as to the potential and capabilities of this woman’s quest for excellence. May God bless her and her family. She was an outstanding example of the graciousness of humanity. She will no doubt live on in our hearts and minds for many years to come.
As members of the Carolina family in Utah, my wife and I are praying for Eve’s family and friends. We are deeply sorry for the tragic loss of this beautiful young lady.
I am a 47 year old New Yorker with no connection to UNC whatsoever but just felt compelled to send my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and everyone who knew her. This is a truly sad, tragic end to what was clearly a very special individual.
We are deeply sorry for your loss of such a special Daughter. It is a loss to all of us Georgians and North Carolinians. God hold you close in His Arms. Our Family grieves with you. Willeford’s, Atlanta, Ga.
Family and friends of Eve,
Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss. We are still in shock and in disbelief. While we did not have the pleasure to meet your daughter, our son is a freshmen at Chapel Hill. As part of the Carolina Family, our heart breaks for you.
Your daughter inspired so many students and touched so many lives in a positive way. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to Eve’s family, friends and UNC. Many of us in North Carolina and throughout the nation feel the loss of a gifted, intelligent and caring young woman that seemed to carry a bright shining star with her to share with everyone. Even though we never knew her name until this tragedy, our hearts are heavy for you all and we are sure her star will continue to shine bright in heaven. God Bless.
I lost my son when he was 19 and it hurts all over again to learn that a beautiful bright light like your Eve was taken away. I live in Durham (just down the road from Chapel Hill).
I could not sleep last night thinking about the pain your family is experiencing. I do not understand the world today and how a blessed life could be taken. You never expected to be given this pain and had such dreams for your daughter.I am but a stranger to you and I cannot take away your pain but I felt compelled to reach out to you. T
As a parent of a UNC student, my heart goes out to the Carson family. Eve was truly an angel and I hope that her spirit and altruism carries on and on at Carolina forever. My sincerest condolences to the family and friends and colleagues of Eve Carson.
I would just like to say, from the bottom of my heart, how sorry I am for your loss. I did not know Eve, but she sounds like an amazing person. I know how hard she worked on Student Government, I am an officer at Peace College. It is a full time job and I know all the students at UNC understand how much she did for them. Again, I am sorry for your loss. Eve and your family will be in my prayers.
I live in Georgia and I never met Eve Carson, however, I feel like the world lost a great human being and caring woman. I hope she is smiling on us in Heaven. Pray for her family and friends.
I am deeply sorry for Eve’s family and their loss of such a bright young life in the midst of her prime. I never knew Eve, but I can tell she truly tried to better the world around her one small piece at a time. I hope she can become an inspiration to people our age to strive to do good in the world and help along our fellow man without regard for our own benefits.
Although I did not know Eve I know she was a wonderful person just from what I have read. As a senior at ECU I cannot imagine the pain the campus of UNC is feeling at this time. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson Family and all of the UNC Campus.
Eve was an incredible woman. I have never met anyone so completely dedicated to public service. I don’t think there was a single person at Carolina who she did not touch in some way during her time there. Her family is in my thoughts and prayers.
No words can describe the sorrow that we feel. During Eve’s short time on this earth she accomplished more than one can even imagine. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
On Eagles Wings
Written by Michael Joncas
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, “My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust.”
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
For to His angels He’s given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
What a phenomenal life Eve Carson lived. Although the world will never realize her full potential, her legacy has touched many. Her family should be proud of the extraordinary woman they nurtured. I will keep you in my prayers.
As a graduate of Carolina,I can grieve with my fellow Tarheels at the loss of such a wonderful person. I never met Eve, but all accounts of her deem her to be someone that I would instantly love. My heart,thoughts and prayers go out to all of her family and friends. I sincerely hope that this senseless tragedy brings us all together closer than ever before, because I am sure that is what Eve would have wanted.
To Eve’s family and friends,
I would like to offer my heart felt sympathy. Our daughter attends UNC-CH. Mother to mother, heart to heart you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hold on to your faith, remember all of the wonderful days you had together. Let the power of those memories carry you through your grief. I have a strong faith and I know that one day you will see her again.
I attend Southeast Missouri State University and have a close friend in the Student Government. I can only imagine her friends and family are going through. I will keep you in my prayers.
I am a Professor at a southern University. I did not know this young woman but, as I googled her and learned more about her, I was impressed by her accomplishments and her perspective on life. Her record is overwhelming. There is nothing one can say to family and friends to ease their loss. As I read out loud to my husband her observations on poverty, I found myself saying to him, “The only way to make sense of this is that maybe her work here was done. She was so evolved, she sounded like an angel already!”
I mourn with you and felt very compelled to reach out. Please find peace and dwell in the love she clearly embodied.
I am deeply saddened to hear of your loss. As the mother of a Carolina student, I want to express my heartfelt sympathy to your family. May God bless you and heaven shine down upon you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Donna Bristol
All members of the Carolina family, both past and present, are mourning the loss of a lovely, bright young woman. We share your grief. May God bless you and sustain you in this hour and in the days ahead.
As a student at the University of South Florida, I am hurt by the loss of a great scholar and campus leader. My heart goes out to all of the students at UNC, Eve’s family and friends. This is an awful, awful loss. Keep her alive in your thoughts and good actions.
I didn’t know Eve, but I have been fan of Carolina forever. I am from China Grove NC and i currently live in Phoenix AZ, stationed in the military for the last 11 years. My heart truly goes out to the family and friends of Eve. I read her bio and it so terrible that this has happen to such a beautiful, smart and stellar individual that she was. My family will pray for her family. God Bless You
As an Auburn alum experiencing a similar tragedy, I want to express my heartfelt sympathy. We too know what it is like to have a bit of innocence associated with campus life shattered. Eve was clearly a tremendous person. I am heartsick for your loss, and I pray that her family and friends will find some peace remembering what a rich life she led.
May your pain be eased by knowing that Eve has inspired thousands of people to do even just a small piece of what she sought to do, to live more like she did. Because of that, her spirit will forever live on our campus, within the hearts of those she touched, and the world.
Friends, and family,
As a caring person, I’d just like to say, my heart and prayers are with you guys right now. I know what it is like to loose somebody close to you. I think that the Duke basketball team is doing the right thing, by signing a huge card, and giving it to you guys. If I were a coach, and if something like that happened, I’d do the same. Everyone, has to come together now, to help people cope with this loss. Eve, was a great friend to all and a wonderful person. Tomrrow, I’ll dedicate my league bowling to the UNC students, friends and family who knew Eve. What a tragic thing to happen to a school.
I mourn the loss of such a beautiful, caring and selfless person and her presence will be sorely missed. Yet I am comforted that her enduring legacy will live on in the lives of the people she touched, enabling them to continue sharing the love and care she showed to others.
Dear Parents, Relative and Friends,
I never knew this young woman nor heard of her before her death. But such a generous and loving life brutally cut short fills me with sadness. I am almost 65 and treasure the life and health I have. My heart goes out to her parents. There is no answer to such sorrow in this world, though we should all support each other at moments like this. How tragic is life when the good die so young and so senselessly.
On the practical side, let us not be moved to hatred or vengeance. Maybe we need to take better care of our mentally ill and prevent them from acting out in this way. May those of us alive live gently with each other.
May she rest in peace,
Paul Lennon
I am a recent college graduate and an entrepreneur running my own multimedia development business. I recently came across the story and media coverage following Eve’s death.
This tragic event really hit home to me. A lot of the times people ask the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” In this situation the question should be, “Why do bad things happen to GREAT people?”
After looking into this tragic event more thoroughly, I discovered all of the hard school work, accomplishments, and volunteer work that Eve did. She really had a lot going for her and a great career ahead of her.
It truly is unfair that such a thing happens to her, while people who don’t put NEARLY as much hard and appreciative work (like myself) get to continue living.
I did not know Eve personally, but from this day forward I have decided that I will attempt to put forth as much effort and hard work, not only towards my business, but to help my community and other communities here in the nation or even possibly around the world.
This tragic event has actually been an inspiration for me.
I send my condolences to the family, friends, faculty and fellow classmates of such an extraordinary woman. May God be with you in this time of grievance.
It is always a tragedy when someone is killed in college, especially when it is someone special. America lost a wonderful beautiful woman. Coming from Virginia Tech, we’ve lost great people 2. Our condolences and prayers are with the friends and families of Ms. Eve Marie Carson, a women never forgotten.
As I sift through the entries above me I only begin to realize how many lives Eve Carson touched. I did not know her, but her story has touched me and so many people I am close to–on a personal level. As a Duke grad who spent some time studying at UNC and a Georgia native, it is mind- and heart-numbing to begin to imagine what those closest to Eve are going through. There are few words to describe it. God bless you all, and please know you are being lifted in thoughts & prayers throughout this troubling time.
As a Carolina alum having spent 7 recent years in Chapel Hill, I cannot imagine that something like this could happen to so undeserving a person in such an uncharacteristic environment. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s fellow students and especially with her family during this difficult time. We in the UNC family all feel her loss in a profound way – even more because hers was a life so well-lived. go heels
My deepest sympathy to all who knew and loved Eve. I did not know Eve, but hearing her story on the news touched me…I pray that in the mist of the pain and loss, you may be comforted with the sure and certain hope of the eternal life that “all who call on the Lord” will recieve. Prayers and blessings.
The first time I met Eve was on a cold night in Chapel Hill. It was around 2:00 AM and I was about to walk to my South Campus dorm from Franklin Street, when Eve pulled up beside me in her car and offered me a ride. She didn’t even know me. She just knew I was a cold kid who could use a lift. As we rode home, we got to know each other and started to sing “Hark the Sound,” her favorite song, and we made our own remix that I will never forget. Through her love and kindness, I have come to realize that God truly does place angels among us. We’re gonna miss you!!
The World has a Lost a True Leader!!
The world has a lost a true leader. Eve Carson died on March 5, 2008 in Chapel Hill NC where she attended the University of North Carolina. My god what a talented and wonderful person. I never met Eve, but she was a fellow Athenian and graduated of my high school Clarke Central where she was valedictorian, and she was a member of the Darius Goes West Dawgpound as well. Im at a loss for words right now, the entire Athens GA is in mourning.
You were one of the kindest people I have ever known. The world has lost a truly amazing woman. We’ve shared some good laughs that will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace.
Carolina family members in Oregon pray for the comfort of the Holy Spirit for all affected by this tragedy. The Lord our God is beyond our understanding, though we are faithful only by His doing; Romans 8:28.
As a true UNC fan, I never went to UNC, nor did I meet Eve Carson. To me, she exemplified the true meaning of a true Tarheel, and a special person and a true credit to the university. I wish the family to stay strong and true, because with prayer, the person responsible will be caught and forced to face justice. Eve will be forever a Tarheel and a true UNC fan forever. May God be with the university and her family.
RIP Eve Carson, though I did not know you, from what the student body and media seems to portray you as a wonderful human being. Stay strong Tar Heels, this is Peter Suh from Houston TX writing to you all that I will keep you all in my prayers, God bless.
I am a UNC staff member and I have a daughter the same age as Eve. I cannot imagine the way Eve’s parents feel. My family is praying for Eve’s family and friends. She was a wonderful role model and our University will remember her and miss her.
I do not know Eve and came upon this tragic news as we Americans do on a daily basis…the media. As a teacher of gifted and special students, it just broke my heart to hear about how the beauty and promise of such a special person was torn from our collective lives. Eve sounds like a young woman who inspired greatness in every person and situation she touched. I mourn with all of you who knew her and with her family.
My sencere condolences to Family and Friends of Eve Carson. I have a stepdaughter in college and can only imagine the loss you feel. May the Lord comfort you and bring you Peace in this time of sorrow.
What a terrible loss. I only pray that the parents of this splendid young lady will come to grips eventually that she is in a better place resting. I pray that justice will be found and the police find the scum who committed this horrible crime.
To the Carson and UNC Families – You are in the thoughts and prayers of UNC alumni around the world. Although many of us never met Eve, it’s clear she was a special soul, beloved by many. Our sympathies are with you.
I am stationed here Belgium and saw the news report, I did not know Eve, but I am a Tarheel Fan, true and blue, and I am truely sorry for the loss. My prayers will go out to the family, friends and Tarheel community. God Bless.
what a beautiful woman. her bio inspires me to do better and to be better, especially in my academics and in the community. i’m really saddened by her passing. rest in peace.
Although I do not attend UNC, I am completely shocked and deeply saddened by this loss. I follow a lot that goes on at unc and the atheltics, and after reading about this tragedy and what everyone has to say about this young lady it is terrible that this had to happen to someone with such love and passion for life. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family & friends. She will always have that special place at UNC and will never be forgotten. tar heel forever.
Dearest Parents of Eve, You wrote such a beautiful story in her life and it is clear by her face you loved her immensely!! Seeing her face tells a story of a princess dearly cherished and loved by her family.
I pray you find comfort knowing we all can see by her beautiful face her family loved her more than words can express.
I am sooooooooo sorry This world has lost an angel but Eve leaves behind her angelic glow which is there because of your love for her and her love for her family.
You were ‘very good’ parents it is clear to see.
I live close to the area and did not know your daughter. All I can offer you are my family’s thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Even though I’m a parent, nobody can fathom what you are experiencing.
Like your daughter who was positive and uplifting, I think in time a lot of positive and uplifting outcomes will be driven by this tragic and despicable event.
I did not know Eve, but I am so deeply hurt and dismayed at the loss of a wonderfully accomplished young woman. My prayers are with the family, friends, and with the Carolina family. There are few words to express the shock and sorrow.
I don’t know Eve but from what I read she was an amazing person. She has completed so much in her unfortunate death than many people would in their lifetime. I feel like I have lost someone close because she gave so much to the Carolinas. To her parents I am deeply sorry, but your daughter accomplished so much that it gives me the inspiration to go out and do things she did.
God Bless the family and friends of Eve.
I cannot even imagine the loss an emotion that has overcome the UNC community. I don’t understand why so many lives have been taken, VT, NIU, now UNC? Why? I can see what an amazing woman Eve was, and I hope to live my own life better each day as she would have. I am sorry for the loss that all of you are facing, I hope that we can find some way to end this terrible events. May God bless you, and stay strong, you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
What a horrible tradgedy. While I never met Eve, it’s clear she was a leader. She cared about others, and others cared about her.
Someone, some selfish and aweful person, took her away from all of us. What’s so amazing is the outpooring of support from all over. It;s clear that she made an impact, and in the end, that’s what should be remembered.
I pray for her, her family and friends. May God lift you up and give you stregth through unimaginable darkness. Know that you are loved.
Condolences from Wisconsin. I have no connections to UNC, but I have been deeply affected by this senseless tragedy, and everyone with whom I’ve spoken echoes my sentiments.
If there is a silver lining in the wake of this event, it’s knowing that everyone around the country – those of us in Wisconsin as well as Utah and Oklahoma and Illinois and every other state being represented – all share our grievances with Eve’s family and the entire Carolina community.
Eve was the change she wished to see in the world.
I am so sorry you all have lost Eve. I was just looking at her campaign website when she was running for student body president. From what I have read so far, she was a go-getter with a good heart and a strong desire to help shape a UNC-CH that would continue to enhance the lives of its students. She sounds like a person whose first thought was “the other guy” and she sought the role of student body president not for her own esteem but for the good of the people who attend and will attend the University of Carolina-Chapel Hill she loved so much. My thoughts go to Eve’s family and her friends. I can’t imagine how terrible this is for you. May justice be done for Eve. A {{HUG}} of comfort from Winston-Salem, NC for all of you.
As Carolina parents we deeply share your sorrow. The whole community has lost a wonderful person.We pray to our merciful god to bring you peace.
Respectfully
Gerardo and Maria Maradiaga
There aren’t enough words to encompass the grief of a senseless tragedy. I can only hope that the UNC family will continue to extend itself to Ms. Carson’s family in this manner. We all grieve with them, as members of a family that Eve chose.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
To Eve’s Family, From a mother of three daughters, Melissa Robbins,Mary Beth Robbins (Class of 2006) Meredith Robbins (sophomore, now at Carolina) also.
My love and prayers are with all of you. The heaviness in my heart for your pain is overwhelming.I cannot imagine the grief that abounds in your heart. As all parents know, it could have been us. No one wishes this on another parent. May God comfort you in this time.
Eve, had given Meredith a ride before from one place to another,showing her love for all students.I hope you can find comfort in knowing she touched so many lives in so little time.God made heaven Carolina Blue for a reason. I know how much my girls have loved Chapel Hill and I am sure Eve was where she wanted to be. I pray God will give you strength this day and the days to follow.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
There are no words to express the profound sense of loss that I and my family feel at this time. Our daughter is a 2006 UNC graduate, so we have a special place in our hearts for Chapel Hill.
Eve remains in spirit among us all, as a shining example representing only the finest of our young people from this outstanding educational community.
May God bless you all and keep memories of Eve in your hearts and minds forever…
No words can express our sorrow, but please know that we share in your tears and pray for your family. As a Carolina parent, we understand how the students love and support the school. Carolina will remember Eve. Her graciousness is apparent in the tears of every student on campus.
I did not know Eve , but would like to send my deepest condolences to her family and friends. From what I have read, she was quite a lovely and smart young lady. My prayers and thoughts go out to her family and friends. May God give you all the strength and understanding to go on.
We are so sorry for the loss of your beautiful daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in path of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Psalm 23
Our son lived across the street from Eve. He was a friend of Eve’s and talked about her often. He is absolutely devastated and now I understand why. Such a wonderful, intelligent and loving person, we should all strive to be one tenth the person that she was. Our deepest condolences.
I learned about this from a Duke website that I visit. I graduated from Duke, my wife from UNC, and we are heartbroken for you. We will pray for you and lift you up. May God bless you somehow through this tragedy. As with Joseph in the Old Testament, “what man meant for evil, God can use for good.” Blessings,
As I was teaching my Geography class I received a text message from my son, a Sophomore at UNC, telling me the horrific news. Amazingly I felt the exact way I remember feeling when I was in the second grade when the teacher told us President Kennedy had been shot. My class was stunned! Greenfield School in Wilson, NC, along with me and my husband, grieve for you and your entire family. Words cannot adequately convey the sorrow we feel for you. Losing a child is something no one should ever have to experience. We pray God grant you the strength to somehow find peace in this time of sadness.
I have been deeply touched by Eve, and have only been acquainted with her since her death, through the stories of those who knew her. As both a UNC alum and the mother of two beautiful college students, I can barely imagine the the pain of your loss. Please accept my deepest condolences. May knowing that others care bring you comfort. I will make a donation in memory of Eve to the Eve Marie Carson Memorial Fund so that her work may continue here on Earth.
Dear Eve, as we all well know, accomplished so much. But she was taken too early before we enjoyed the fulfillment of her unique potential, the fulfillment of her being. Her example of the Carolina Way will be a continuing blessing to those of us left behind to mourn our loss. Her legacy is a wonderful and enduring inspiration. Thank you for sharing her. God bless you. Now she is with our friends in heaven, a saint among the saints…
I learned about it from my landlord. Losing someone who helps the community like UNC is a big lost.
We know that everybody is supposed to be called by God, but not in that tragic situation.
God will remember her for everything she did for her University, Friend, Community and her Family.
God bless Eve Carson.
We will remember you.
I did not have the pleasure of knowing your beautiful daughter; however, as an UNC alumnus, I was very proud to see such a vivacious, intelligent, conscientious woman as President of our current student body. There are no words to express what a loss the UNC community and the world has suffered in her death, but even more disheartening, is the personal loss to you as her parents; your pain is unimaginable. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers…my very deepest condolences go out to you all.
As fellow Morehead-Cain parents, we are at a loss for words to convey our sorrow and the depth and constancy of our prayers for you.
The exhilaration of seeing your child come into her own and become a bright light of hope for the world defines joy; to have her cruelly taken from us defines agony. . . .yet to reflect on the lovely pieces of Eve’s life and outlook as are available to us who were not close to her, such as her documentary of Ecuador where she spoke so movingly about the dignity of poverty among those people, and knowing that she could “take it,” leaves us with the sure understanding that Eve would not want us to surrender to our heartbreak, but to take the baton from her hand and run the race well.
Some of our family lives in Chapel Hill and teaches and attends at UNC. I just read Eve’s biography and can’t stop crying. My heart goes out to the students, parents, and to Eve’s parents. I am now parenting a son of my own, just 10 months, my heart aches in ways I didn’t know it could. God bless you in this tragic turn in your lives-my heart is with you.
My condolences to Eve’s family, friends, UNC family, as well as all those whose lives she touched in her wonderful efforts to make this world a better, brighter place. She leaces behind a legacy of strength, passion, determination and integrity. Godspeed Eve, you will clearly never be forgotten.
We are so sorry for the lost of Eve! A bright, dedicated, well appreciated star who has fallen from the sky, we will never forget her pride. As we all joined together in the sorrow and lost of Eve, let us all pray for the comfort of the family. We must all join together and fight against possesion of guns by those who should not have them.
As a Carolina parent, I know my son is deeply affected by (y)our loss. From the preceding 923 messages it is clear that many of us share your grief. My hope is that in time this fact will be of some comfort to you.
In the face of such evil it is difficult to comprehend the mystery of Paul’s words “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him”. I don’t pretend to understand but I do know that clinging to them saved my life.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I have 3 daughters and my heart truly breaks for Eve’s family and friends. I’m not sure what is coming of our world. It is my prayer that you will have the strength to carry on and eventually find some peace through all of this sadness.
I’m an alumni of UNC ’01 and I really want to express my condolences for your loss. I really don’t know what to say but Carolina was my home, is my home. It is a truly special place and we were lucky to have a person like Eve attend.
My heart goes out to the family and to the community. She will be sorrily missed.
As the mother of a UNC sophomore, I can only imagine your grief. All parents realize all too well that this could happen to any of us. I pray that you will take some comfort in your knowledge that Eve’s short life affected many, and that God’s greater purpose will be served in this tragedy. Hopefully, we in this country can learn from these senseless acts of violence and begin to create a more peaceful and loving world in which to live.
Know that the memories of your daughter will live forever, and that you have the thoughts and prayers of thousands who have been saddened by your loss.
No words can pick you up right now but I want you to know that my heart goes out to you guys. To lose just a special person I cannot imagine. She was such a pretty person and had everything going for her. I am truly saddened by this as I did not even know her. I wish you guys the best and I think I speak for everyone when we say we are praying for you all.
I didn’t know Eve Carosn, but as a British academic, I spent many happy months during 1995 and more recently in 2007 conducting research at both UNC and Duke, and I have come to think of both campuses as my second intellectual and spiritual homes. In the course of my time in N.C., I met many wonderful students and faculty at both campuses, who displayed such warm hospitality to me. And so I am appalled and deeply saddened to hear of the loss of this young woman who lost her life in the commission of such a senseless and violent crime. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family, her friends, and the staff and faculty of UNC.
I just recently moved from California to North Carolina. I was very sad to hear of the tragic loss of your daughter. I have three daughters myself and I know how hard it must be to part with a loved one. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and I hope they catch the person that committed this crime. It may not bring her back but we need justice and closer. My condolences to you all. Peace and Love.
I, like so many who have written never knew this young lady. I have spent 32 years in public education and worked w/thousands of young people. Since hearing of this tragedy my mind has been occupied w/sadness for her family and “our” loss for her life being stolen. I will pray for her family and friends and that the authorities catch who ever this devil is.
I am a die hard Blue Devil fan, but today I am praying for all who are impacted by the loss of an incredible person. I obviously didn’t know her, but have been reading extensively about her for the last day and she truly was a special person. My thoughts are with her family and all at UNC. Tonights game just doesn’t seem as important.
My daughter is a grad student at Carolina and I can only imagine the loss you are experiencing. Your family is in my prayers for God’s comfort and presence every moment. Blessings and peace to you.
As a parent of a daughter who is a freshman at NCSU, I cannnot imagine the loss, pain and shock that all of you must be feeling. Our family is praying for all those who loved Eve. Please carry on her great work and her wonderful contributions to society.
Eve,
Loveliness we’ve lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we’ll always carry
For UNC’s Golden Child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought everyone through the years
Rest in peace, beautiful Eve. My tears are with your family.
Cathy Nakayama, UNC Nursing Graduate School Class of 2004
Words cannot express how you must feel right now. I want you to know that I hve been praying for you and your family. I have a sophomore at Carolina who is also a blonde haired girl. I could not imagine receiving the news that you all received concerning Eve. I am deeply saddened that our world is so cruel and uncaring. I will be praying for you guys in the future and wanted you to know that there are people out there who care about you and your loss. May God truly bless you and yours forever!
Sharon Brown
UNC MOM
I worked at UNC-CH from 1996-2003 as a groundskeeper. I watched the bright, young faces of students walk by as I put out pinestraw or mowed the grass, and I thought how much they had ahead of them. My wife and I are so sorry for your loss. Your child is a bright light in her picture so I can only imagine how she graced the world around her. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. There are no words to give her back to you, but I would say them if I could.
As parents of a Carolina freshman, we are heartbroken over the loss of this phenomenal woman. Her death reminds us of the fragility of life and of the responsibility we all have to give of ourselves to make the lives of those around us better. She created an enormous legacy in her short time that will live on in the hearts of all she touched, inspiring us all to be better people. When I mentioned to my daughter on Friday that it looked like rain in Carolina, she said, “No, mama, that’s not rain, those are tears”. May the Carolina community and Eve’s family and friends find comfort in knowing that her loss is mourned by us all.
I was not lucky enough to know Eve, but after hearing her story on the news, I want to say that I offer my deepest sympathy to her family. Eve was such a wonderful role model, and everyone, no matter who they are, should strive to be like her. Once again, I am so sorry for your loss, and god bless you
My sadness and hopes got out the Carson family. When i heard this, it saddened, weakened and left me with a strong feeling of sorrow for her and the Carson family. I do not know Eve, but i have a feeling of what she was trying to accomplish, and that was to make a difference in the world and to succeed in life. I am a graduate student right here in New Hampshire, so i know. My heart and prayers go out to Eve and the Carson family. May justice be served.
Sorry for the inopportune inconvenience of loosing such an important person in your lives. My best wishes to the family of Eve Carson. Situations like this must be dealt with strength, loosing a loved one is a devastating feeling. Our company sends you our deepest condolences.
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend, And let me take your hand. I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand. Let me come in–I would be very still beside you in your grief; I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend, Tears bring relief. Let me come in–and hold your hand, For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand. -Grace Noll Crowell
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After watching the news about this remarkable young women, I am once again appalled at the evil in this world that would take such a beautiful and young womens life that had already done so much, and had so much more to give.
My sincere condolences to Eve’ family and friends.
Amanda Willrich Bumgardner
In memory of Jessica K. Willrich
1982~2006
I graduated from UNC in 1999, and was devastated to hear about the loss of such a young and inspiring individual like Eve. My deepest prayers and sympathies go out to her family and friends. Although there is nothing I can say that can bring Eve back, I hope that all of her family and friends can find comfort in the fact that many people who live to be 100 will never accomplish as much and touch as many lives as Eve did in such a short period of time. Although I never knew her personally, I am extremely proud to be able to say that I shared one bond with Eve Carson… I am proud to say she is a fellow Tar Heel. She was an amazing young woman and will be sorely missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Eve. We learned of her passing on NPR this morning and we send our deepest sympathy.
We did not know Eve, although as a Father and Mother of two children – our hearts are always with you.
On behalf of the student body at Auburn University, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. It is apparent that Eve was beautiful person in every way, and it is unimaginable that anyone could commit this act against her. As our campus has been coping with a similar tragedy, our thoughts and prayers are extended to the UNC family during this time of grieving. My hope and prayer is that we all find the positive in this terrible situation as we are all inspired by Eve’s incredible life and testimony.
Lauren Hayes
President, Student Government Association
Auburn University
Ever since my son went to UNC, I have felt like a member of the UNC family. With your loss, I too feel the sadness of someone with so much potential taken away from all who knew and loved her. I will pray that her spirit remains in Chapel Hill so that all that she began in her young life will continue to grow.
My thoughts and prayers are with you in this terrible time of sadness. Know that the Tar Heel family surrounds you with love and open arms.
Linda
I have just observed this tragedy through the news, but I wanted to express my sincere sorrow for the loss of Eve Carson. What a successful and accomplished young lady and a horrible waste of life. Anyone would have been proud to be the parent of such a young woman who did so much during her brief life. I look at someone like Eve and think how much I wish more young people with her. I know that it is a devastating loss to everyone. May God guide you through this sorrow.
Our thoughts and prayer’s are with you as we all try to cope with Eve’s and Lauren’s untimely tragedy. We lost two beautiful young women so full of life.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew Eve. I can see from everyone who has spoken of her what a beautiful, intelligent, graceful, caring and loving person she was. Though I did not know her, my heart is heavy today knowing of her passing. Her parents should remain very proud of the person she was, as i’m sure they are. And they should be proud of themselves for rasing such a wonderful person. May she rest in peace.
I am overwhelmed with sorrow on your behalf and on behalf of all of us parents sending our bright and talented children off to the world of academia where they are preparing to be the future leaders of our world.
It is obvious that your daughter lived life to her fullest and “made the most of every opportunity” to be the best she could be on the inside and the outside. I know you were proud of her and so are all of us, even though we didn’t know her personally. As a mother of a daughter the same age as Eve who is graduating from
Butler University this May, I am proud of Eve for being brave, good, kind, generous, loving, fun, committed, daring, and so much more. These are scary times to be raising children. It is a violent world. There are so many things to protect our children from, so many people to “avoid”. So we can teach our children to “fear” or to have “faith”. Eve embodied a faith to live,
learn and love.
I pray that one day you will recover from this.
I pray that you will raise your son with the same vigor and confidence. I pray that you will be comforted.
I’m a high school senior and UNC is my dream school. My dad told me about Eve and my parents are now worried about my possibly attending UNC. But its the UNC community that I fell in love with when I visited last year and although this was extremely tragic, it makes me realize just how strong this school is and makes me wish even harder that I will get to attend this amazing college in the fall.
I never met Eve but I’m sure she embodied all that I love and will love about UNC.
condolences go out to her family…and to her friends, its unbelievable how this kind of stuff happens…memories will last for a lifetime…you wont be forgotten
I did not know Eve, like many people on this message board. But it is obvious that it is the most heartbreaking to see such a beautiful and talented young woman taken from this earth. I lived in Chapel Hill for three years…and can’t imagine something like this happening on a street that I once drove or walked on. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends, and the UNC Campus. And I surely hope this criminal is caught and put to justice.
As a parent, I cannot imagine the devastating sorrow Eve’s famiy is experiencing at this time. I can only pray that the happy memories of the times with Eve will someday soften the loss. Eve, her family, friends, and the entire UNC-CH community will forever be in my prayers.
To Eve’s family and friends and to the Carolina community,
You are held close in our hearts and our prayers as you–as we all–grieve the loss of Eve, Carolina’s PRICELESS GEM.
May we offer our sympathy to you as parents. For we can not fathom the loss you have experienced, but we do know this, God is in control even when we do not understand why things happen as they do. “Vengence is mine saith the Lord”. Justice will be served accordingly.
May our Lord give you strength and comfort like no one can give.
Our love to you all.
Hi as soon as I heard about what happened to Eve I cried. And I didn’t even know her. I’m so sorry for your loss. I really do hope that the person who did this to her will pay. She did seem really nice & she will be missed. Don’t worry Eve [our little angel] we WILL find out who did this to you. God bless you Eve Marie Carson.
I would like to send my condolences for this terrible loss. She sounded like a great and wonderful person, and I am truly sorry for what happened. I am applying for undergraduate admissions, and I would have loved to meet her next year. Society has lost someone great. We will all miss her.
My condolences go out to the family of this wonderful young lady. May God give you comfort in this time of mourning. My thought and prayers are with you, as well as with the students and faculty who were close to this special person. God Bless all of you.
I heard about this tragedy at work and was stunned by the news. As a fan of North Carolinia basketball for over a decade but never an attending member of this wonderful university, it brought me much sadness and sorrow about the news of Eve Carson. The Caroline family has dimmed a bit without one of its shining stars. The outpouring of grief and support on the Carolina campus, the vigils and condolences are all ways to cope from a life taken much too soon. My most deepest condolences to Eve’s family and the Carolina family.
My prayers are with all the friends and family of this lovely young woman, truly a wonderful person, taken from a world in need of her leadership and qualities. My heart hurts for her parents..they must have been so proud of this beautiful daughter…Gods strength and peace to you.
tina bruland
As a Carolina Alum and the mother of two boys at Carolina I am saddened and deeply troubled by what happened to Eve. She was such a bright light and embodied the Carolina campus. My deepest sympathy goes out to her family and the entire Carolina community.
Although I never met Eve, I feel great sadness at her passing. I pray for comfort and peace for her parents, family and all of her many friends. Her loss affects all of us.
With deep sympathy,
Joan Keuper
The entire campus mourns the loss of this very special person. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family throughout this difficult time and we hope you find comfort in the many wonderful and caring messages about Eve from her UNC family.
With our deepest sympathy,
Ron and Darlene Freedman
Although I never met Eve, I feel great sadness at her passing. I pray for comfort and peace for her parents, family all of her many friends. Her loss affects all of us.
With deep sympathy,
Joan Keuper
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your beautiful daughter. As a parent of a college student (21 year old daughter),My heart aches for you. May God bless and comfort you in your time of need.
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
Psalm 23
May God Bless and comfort you in your time of sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Stay strong and soon you will be with Eve again in our heavenly home.
I do not know Eve personally, but I am still sad to hear of her loss. I was Student Body President at my alma mater so this really hit home with me.
Based on the out-pouring of grief, Eve is clearly someone who was loved by many. Please send my condolences to her family and friends. This was a truly senseless tragedy.
I am so sorry FOR HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY…… You will hear over and over that EVE was beautiful inside and out and that is so true. To watch her grow into a lovely young woman so full of promise has been a joy. I am so angry at this tragic event. I keep asking ” WHY”?
I am so sorry for your loss. It is frightening to think these kinds of things can and are happening. We have a student in college as well. May God’s hand be upon your heart and give you peace. We need to be vigilent in putting an end(the best we can) to such evil, including putting prayer back in school. Peace be with you.
You were a leader, a colleague and a friend. I don’t know exactly why God decided to take you away from us. I think he made a mistake. I miss you so so so so soooo much. I will pray for your family in this hard time and for you to be lifted up to God and choirs of Angels that await you.
Though I did not know Eve, as a Tar Heel (alum from years ago), my heart goes out to the community, the students, the faculty, and without question her parents.
Though it’s too late, I would like to thank Eve for her dedication and her service to UNC-CH.
I wish that I could help the community cope with this senseless tragedy. My wife is surprised by how much this cowardly act has affected me, for never having met Eve… but today I mourn the loss of a wonderful servant to my graduate school institution.
As a family with two children around the same age in the NC University system, our hearts and prayers go out to the UNC family and the family and friends a remarkable young woman. Know that prayers from many people are being sent your way. I cannot imagine what the family of Eve is going through. A loss such as this has no school color, mascot or school letters. This is a loss for the entire UNC school system! May God grant his belssing of peace and love upon all whose lives she touched and her family.
Jennifer, Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA '05 said
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and the Carolina family at this tragic time of loss. Learning about Eve’s contributions and spirit tells the world about the special community of UNC. She has left a legacy of giving and building. May her family and friends find peace at this difficult time.
Although I did not know Eve, it is easy to tell that from what other people have said just how special a person she was. My deepest sympathies go out to her parents, family, friends, and all those that have been touched by her life. Rest in peace Eve…I am sure you will be a shining light in Heaven as you seemed to be on Earth.
I was very sorry to hear of your loss this week. The outpouring of support will help you cope with this tragedy right now. Your daughter was taken from you injusticely and for that I am truely sorry. Time will heal some of your pain and her memory will last foever.
As a member of the college community, I am heartbroken to hear of the loss of such a promising woman. My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends, and the UNC community. May her death not be vain, but be used to inspire us to give more of ourselves and to do more for others.
I am a former nurse educator at Duke University, and the mother of one son. Your daughter’s death has touched me to my very soul. My deepest condolences. May God bless Eve, as well as all that loved her.
As a senior citizen living in Raleigh, I did not
know Eve until this horrible and heartbreaking tragedy. To have known her would truly be a blessing. I believe UNC, our communities and a good part of our nation have responded to Eve’s senseless death for several reasons. Yes, her beauty, her activities, her sweet smile and warm eyes. Even more, we are responding to her exceptional abilities and to what is our loss.
We have lost Eve’s future accomplishments and the blessings to be bestowed through her. I have no doubt she would have touched her community, state and nation in wonderful ways.
I know the pain of loss, even sudden loss of someone far too young. You will continue to be in my heart and prayers.
Our prayers and condolences to all of Eve’s family, friends, and loved ones. May Angels surround you each, and wrap comfort around your broken hearts. Our family in New Orleans LA will keep you lifted in our daily prayers.
I am a mother of four school age children in Westchester County, NY. Our hearts go out to you. I cannot imagine the pain and feelings of loss you are going through. Your daughter Eve exemplifies what everyone would want in a child. She made incredible, admirable choices in a world where so many others are making poor choices. She will forever be a shining example to my kids of what’s good in the world.
God Bless
Words cannot express my sorrow about your loss. I am the Interim Dean in the School of Education, and I had several opportunities to be with Eve at meals and in meetings this year. She was one of the most precious, special young women I have ever encountered. I have her picture hanging in my office and in my kitchen at home now, and she will be in my heart and mind forever. I hope your happy memories of her will sustain you now in this time of grief.
From a father of two daughters I would like to send are deepest condolences.
From what I have read and have heard Eve Carson made a significant difference in many peoples lives.
May God bless you and keep you.
From an NC State and soon to be Peace College Dad.
Kind regards,
I am sitting in a hotel room in Tokyo, Japan and have just learned about the death of your daughter. Please allow me to express my deepest sympathy for your loss. My thoughts and prayers will be with you in the coming weeks during this impossible time.
I didn’t know Eve but am so sorry for the loss of such a lovely and hopeful young woman. As a Chapel Hill resident I join the countless others who are so saddened by this horrible turn of events. I can only hope to take what I have learned about her and try to apply her goodness to my own life. I would hope to be even half as kind as she seemed to be. My sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family, friends and peers.
Please know you are in my prayers during this most difficult time. As a parent of a senior Tarheel I cannot imagine what you are going through at this time. The world has lost a gem.
God bless you.
Please accept the deepest sympathy, from our family. Your daughter must have been a tremendously special person. The stories of her accomplishments and her potential show us how many lives she has touched and would have touched. I am so sorry for your loss.
Words cannot express the sympathy I have for Eve’s family and friends. I have a student at NCSU and cannot imagine my life with out him. This world has become so evil that I fear for our children everyday. Have faith in God that Eve is in his presence and we will all be her one day soon. You all are in my prayers.
I graduated from UNC nearly thirty years ago, and when I read about this tragedy yesterday, simply could not imagine anything like this happening in Chapel Hill. Eve sounds like an absolutely extraordinary person and i am simply heartsick for her family, friends and everyone who knew her. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Suzanne Mitchell ’79
Your daughters loss can never be healed with words, but the Lord is the one who gained a precious gift from your loss.She is with the best team of all. Believe.
I just wanted to express my grief for your loss and let you know that I am praying for you. My best friend was taken suddenly as well this past July and it has changed my life. The quest for answers is long and daunting but have faith and keep praying and you’ll make it through. Be strong, God bless, Go Heels.
What a tragedy… to lose someone so young and so promising. May God bless her and her family. I send my deepest condolences as I have lost people in my life that I loved – it hurts! My daughter is not much older than Eve (so sad) and I cry for her and her family.
Our daughter is a 2005 graduate of Chapel Hill and our son a freshman this year. We attended freshman orientation this past summer and Eve spoke to our orientation group. I remember how impressed I was with her spirit and leadership. Without her ever knowing, she calmed all the worried parents in the room with her assuredness and enthusiasm. Our hearts are heavy for her family and friends and we offer this: eternal life is the collective memory of love in the world. It is that memory that continually recreates life. In that sense, everyone is with us and forever will be wherever love is offered and received. Our prayers are with you. The Currlin Family
I heard from a neighbor that a special women at her daughter’s university was killed. I did not know Eve but my heart goes out to her family, friends and everyone she touched. She obviously was this incredible person. I am involved with Girls on the Run and I just know that our community is grieving with you. I am so sorry. I hope we can do something to memorialize her wonderful spirit.
I did not know Eve, but I still can not imagine a better humanitarian, friend and person. Carolina and the greater community has lost a brilliant light. As a fellow tarheel, I am praying for Eve’s family. She is among the angels now. Rest in Peace Eve.
I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. I know words are not enough at a horrible time like this. Your daughter sounds like a wonderful and kind person who shared her extraordinary gifts with the less fortunate. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
I just happpened to be visiting the UNC website and noticed the link about your daughter. What an incredible young lady. The powers that be have something else in store for her, which is beyond our understanding at present.
May the Grace and Peace of God be with you in your time of loss.
And the Lord said to Eve Carson,”Well done, my good and faithful servant.” My prayers are with you. May the Lord comfort you and provide with a peace that passes all understanding.
To the Parents of Eve,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your daughter.I also have a 21 year old daughter at N.C. State and worry about her everyday.I cannot begin to feel the pain you are going through.You and your family are in our prayers and thoughts.
Our deep sympathy,
The Moot Family from Clayton
Eve’s story caught my attention through online news sites. Living in Texas and not knowing her, I couldn’t imagine the pain her family and friends are going through. My deepest sympathies and prayers are with you all. I read and watched Eve’s stories and videos of charity work. Having a daughter myself about to start college, Eve is the type of girl all of us new college parents hope our child will turn out to be like. She seemed like a true angel, God Bless You All, and I will keep you in my prayers.
David
Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy are with you
at this difficult time of loss. We are sure that
Eve was very loving and a wonderful human being.
Her memory will carry on for every remaining day.
I am so soory for your loss. I am not a UNC student, but merely someone who is touched by what a special person Eve was, and for the way she lived her life. You are in my prayers.
My our Lord and Father wrap His loving arms around you and your family at this horible time of loss and comfort and strenghten you. Our family, UNC graduates are deeply saddened by Eve’s untimely passing. We have a daughter her age graduating from NC State this year; all of us will be praying for you.
Plano, Texas
As a parent of 2 sons in college, I can’t begin to imagine the nightmare you are livng through.
Even as a mother of boys I worry about the safety of the campus and other places they go. My sincere heartfelt sorrow I send to you. She seemed to have made a difference in her short life and maybe someday this will bring some peace to you both as parents. You have so many people praying for you, and I hope someday this helps
I am so sorry to hear about your loss! It saddens me to know that such a bright and beautiful girl was taken from you! My thoughts and prayers are with family, friends and the UNC family. God bless you all.
I only knew Eve briefly when she was campaigning for SB President and I was in the GPSF. She had a tender and compassionate way about her and an instinct for leadership. Why bad things happen to good people we may never know, but I know the world is a better place having had Eve Carson in it.
What a joyful girl Eve was! The beauty and maturity she had were remarkable. In her eyes, I see her spirit. God Bless her and those in her world. To her family and friends, may peace and comfort be yours now and in time to come.
Although I personally never met Eve, I am deeply saddened and angered by her loss. May her memory bring her family and friends peace, beauty, and strength. You are in my prayers.
As the father of a junior coed at Duke, I mourn with you the loss of your sweet, precious daughter. Please know your family is in my prayers. God’s plans are often incomprehensible to us. But God does have a plan, and He does love us very, very much.
Although I personally never met Eve, I am deeply saddened and angered by her loss. May her memory bring you peace, beauty, and strength. Auburn University’s thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
On behalf of the entire Georgia Tech family, our hearts go out to the Carsons and the UNC campus as you deal with your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers. We will all miss the joy that Eve brought into the world.
Anu Parvatiyar
Student Body President
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dear family and friends of Eve,
When I look into her beautiful face, I see the hopes and dreams of every parent who has loved a child so dearly. As a parent of two daughters, ages 19 and 24, I can only imagine the horrific grief that you are experiencing. It is hard to believe that there can be such an extreme degree of good and evil in this world. But as we, mere humans, struggle to deal with this, rest assured that Eve is resting in the loving arms of God. You will see her again in a place where there are no more tears, only happiness forever. I will be praying for you. God bless you.
Such a horriable loss, its always the best people who are taken away from us, before their time. I just lost a close friend of mine in a fire at seven spring’s resort in Pennslyvania (Sasha Zuro) she was another beautiful person just like Eve Carson was. My prayers are with the Carson family and friends. What I’m trying to get to here is it’s amazing how you realize; when you lose someone, you get mad at yourself for not saying the things you could’ve a million times. You take for granted the days spent doing nothing when you could’ve been with them. Anyone can be taken at any time in our lives but we always wait until they are gone to say the things we never had the courage to before… And now what? Nothing, SO call that person today, hug someone, tell someone that you love them, say the thing’s to people that you are scared to say to them, because before you know it, when you wake up tomorrow that person might be gone and you will never have that chance to do so again, I have been the person that regrets all this stuff, but from now on, I’m gonna be the person that doesnt keep anything inside. God bless, and my prayers are with Mr. and Mrs Carson and Family.
-Rich Swalin
My heart is broken.
As a lover of life, I ache with you.
I did not know Eve (but I sure wish I could have).
What I have learned about her: who she was, what she had accomplished, how she lived her life… makes me want to be a better person.
I am so sorry.
As a resident of Chapel Hill and a mother of a college bound son, I send the family and friends of Eve my thoughts and many prayers. As a parent, I cannot fathom the amount of grief which Eve’s mother and father are feeling. I’ve wept for you as I have read the many wonderful things about your beautiful and gifted daughter. I also cry for Eve’s brother. I too have one sibling and can’t imagine your loss. This tragic event has affected me more than I can even say and I find myself sending you prayers and many thoughts of comfort at various times throughout the day.
I pray that your daughter’s killer will be brought to justice and believe me HE WILL! I also pray that the Lord will help your family get through this enormous tragedy. The Lord will give you strength and the prayers of Chapel Hill,North Carolina, the nation and the world are with you!
I am so sorry for your loss. Although I did not know Eve personally, I know that she was loved by all of her peers and was admired for her leadership, hard work and love of life. Her reputation inspires me to live out the Carolina Way just as she did. I hope that she is happy to see the unity and inspiration that her life has created throughout our campus as she rests peacefully with our Heavenly Father. God Bless.
I am very sad to hear about this tragedy. Eve Caron was a special person who was gonna make a difference in the world. This was just a senseless killing.
Eve was such a beautiful beacon of love, friendship and hope. How tragic that her light was extinguished by a mindless act of violence. My heart aches for her parents, family, friends and all who loved her. May you all draw strength from the knowledge that so many share your grief.
To the Carson Family,
your lose can’t be felt by others as it’s felt by you. Know that you gave much to the world with your daughter, her spirit will live on through everyone she touched. I hope these short words will help console your family.
On behalf of the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) I wanted to extend condolences to Ms. Carson’s family, friends, fellow students, administration, faculty and staff of UNC-Chapel Hill. This is a great tragedy and it is my hope that all those affected feel our empathy and reach out to us if there is any need we can fulfill.
-Rina T. Daniels, USGA President
University of the District of Columbia rina.daniels@udc.edu
As a recent graduate of Carolina, I’m shocked and saddened by this terrible tragedy. My deepest prayers go out to Eve’s family, friends, and the Carolina community.
My daughter, a freshman was on the “P2P” last week at UNC and someone pointed Eve out to her as her student body President. She says she felt such a warm spirit from her as she heard her talk. I shed tears for your loss and pray God’s comfort as we grieve with you in our university family. Judging by the many calls from folk wanting to know how my daughter is after this senseless act, I know Eve left something for the world to celebrate for the light she shone so brightly “on the Hill.”
My heart is broken for you, as you mourn for your precious daughter. Please let the Holy Spirit cover and protect you until you are able to cope with the loss of your beaufiful daughter. Hold each other tight and do not let this break up your family. Keep strong and pray for your protection.
God and time is the only thing that will get you through this.
My deepest sympathy. A parent isn’t suppose to outlive their children. I couldn’t imagine what I’ll do if this happen to a friend of mine. You wasn’t at the “wrong place”; you were in college and a sga president. But I’m sorry and a life can’t be replace
I wanted to send my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. I only watched the news about Eve and realized that a beautiful person, a beautiful life had sadly ended. I did not of course know her. But I cried openly. I thought about how hurting our world already is and now someone who was helping so many was now gone. I thought of a friend I knew who went out of her way to help others as well. And was as nice as she is beautiful like Eve I am sure. I pray for Eves family and friends and I truly believe that God took her into His arms the moment she left us.
May God’s blessings and peace comfort you all at this time.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends and all of UNC in the midst of this terrible tragedy. As a senior member of Stanford Women’s Lacrosse team, we send our condolences and tomorrow we play for you, Eve. We play with you in our hearts and for your honor.
God bless you, you worked so hard to make a difference and so many people loved you. It’s so bittersweet to find out about such a special person only after their death.
As a parent of a UNC student, my heartfelt condolences go out to your family over the loss of your beloved daughter Eve. Know that even those of us that didn’t know Eve or your family feel the tragic loss and pray that God’s loving arms surround you and give you peace and comfort.
I did not know Eve and I am not a student at UNC but I wanted to offer my deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends and all the others whose lives Eve touched in her short life. It is truly in these times in which everyone must trust in God’s plan. Eve is now able to accomplish so much more then she ever would have been able to here on earth. She is now an angel of God and will be watching over all of those who cared about her while she was here. God bless her family and friends my prayers are with you all and the rest of the University of North Carolina. – Erika Conkle 22 year old from Columbus, Ohio.
Nobody can hear this sad news without an aching heart. Our daughter is studying at UNC. We, far away in Korea, are very much shocked and sad. Please God be with Eve and the Carson family.
I didn’t know Eve personally, My name is Jason and I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio. I just wanted to send my deepest sympathy to you’re family for your loss. I’m sure that Eve was and still is a very wonderful and very promising young woman. I will never understand why there things happen but I do know that everything happens for a reason and it was “God’s will” to send you’re daughter home at this time. Have pleasure in knowing that Eve is not gone forever…you will see her again in the future. For the reason she was so special, God took her before all of us and the Lord has her safe in his arms where no harm may come to her, my prayers are with Eve and your entire family, GOD BLESS! (Psalm 62:2) —Read.
To family and friends of Eve,
I’m not a UNC student, but I am a fan of everything tarheels. It saddens me to here about this senseless tragedy. I hope that you all find the strength and courage to get through these hard times. You will be in my prayers.
Sincerely,
Jacque Kosarek
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
there are no words, there is no air in the lungs to speak of reasons why. this loss leaves a vacuum in our lives, that only time can stop the bleeding from the wound to our hearts. Know that you do not greive alone, our prayers and thoughts are delivered, that you can make some sense of this life lost.
We did not know your daughter, but we want you to know that we pray God will be with your family as you grieve this unbelieveable loss. Our daughter is a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill, and we know that we could just as easily be the family living through this tragedy. Only our heavenly father knows why Eve was called home at this time. And so we pray that in time, you will know why and find comfort in the ways in which Eve’s death has already made and will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of others. From all we’ve seen on TV and read in the news, Eve was an amazing young woman who used her short life to make this world a better place. Therefore, it is also our prayer that you might find comfort in knowing how much Eve was loved by all, how much Eve gave to all, and how much Eve will be missed by all. God bless you all.
My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. It is very difficult to make sense of such a senseless act. I hope it is some comfort to know that Eve is in a much better place. My God bless her.
Like so many who have sent messages, I did not know Eve, and yet find myself so touched by the magic she wrought while here with us. My deepest condolences to all who held her dear. I teach at UNC and was with my class when the campus alert came out that a young woman had been found – I think now back to the faces in that room and the questions we all had – it was a moment when we moved beyond the mundane and were thankful to be there together and in support of one another. Even in tragedy, it seems Eve brought people together. To her parents, thank you for the gift of her you shared with our world.
As I write this, tears fill my eyes for Eve’s family and friends. May the Holy Spirit rush to you in your pain, and hold your hearts together even as they feel like they are breaking. I pray that the God of all peace will give you his peace and fill you with hope. Eve’s death has impacted our entire nation, and she will continue to work in more lives than anyone will ever know. I recently lost my 21 year old brother, and know that to suffer this tragedy, for parents, siblings, and family is the worst pain I can honestly imagine. Cling to each other during this time- and know that people across the world are praying for you.
To Eve’s parents Teresa & Bob and her family and friends,
We are deeply saddened by the loss of a very talented and beautiful young lady. Our deepest condolences to you all. Our daughter Gowri and Eve were classmates in Barrow Elementary School. I remember her warm smile always. My heart goes out to Eve’s family. Our prayers and best wishes to Teresa, Bob and Andrew.
To Eve’s family and friends,
I am student at UNC and met Eve several times. I cannot say enough about what a wonderful young woman she was. You are all in my prayers and I hope that courage and strength can help you get through this difficult time. I send you my deepest sympathy.
This is such a tragedy. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Eve was a bright and talented young lady that had a great future ahead of her. To the Carson family and the Carolina family, stay strong and God bless.
To the Carson Family,
Clearly there are no words to convey the sadness and outrage over Eve’s tragic death. As UNC alumni and parents we can’t fathom the pain you must be suffering. Please know that Eve and your family are close to our thoughts and prayers, as they are many people with whom we have come in contact over the past few days. Even though we never knew Eve, her life has affected many of us.
dear Carson Family,
Even though I live in Texas and I am only in middle school, I feel your melancholy. My dream school is UNC, because I am a NC native. The whole county has your back. May God bless you. Amen
It is so sad to know how cruel some people can be. I am not a UNC student and I never met Eve, but it still makes me so sad to hear about someone so special and so smart being taken like this. I am a mother of a three year old, and I could never imagine something like this happening to my little boy. I just want you to know that you will be in my prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
My deepest sympathy for this tragic loss. The moment of silence at the UNC/Duke basketball game was felt around the world. May God place you in the palm of his hand and give you peace.
I did not know your daughter, but by all accounts she sounds like a wonderful person. My thoughts and prayers go out to you during this unimaginably difficult time.
My condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends. From what I’ve read Eve’s future was bright. It is such a tragedy for her life to end at such a young age. May happy memories of Eve sustain you at this time of great sadness.
To Eve’s family, friends and all the people whose lives she touched, which seems to be an enormous amount, I want to send my deepest sympathies. I cannot begin to imagine what you are going through. As someone who never met Eve, I feel a connection to her because she is the kind of person we should all aspire to be like. This was a senseless act of violence that could have happened to anyone, but is is such a shame that it had to happen to her. She will be remember always for how she lived, not how she died. GO HEELS!! This one’s for you Eve!
From our Mesa AZ home, we are deeply sorry for the loss of your inspiring daughter who loves everyone. She was a terrific person who loves to serve others. Her public actions remind me of our savior. She was sent here by our heavenly father for a reason, to be an angel of service of hope. I truly believe her earthly mission is complete and now serving in the Lord’s heavenly mansion. She was an angel of hope and peace in our very turbulent world. We thanked you for raising a truly wonderful person whom I hope my daughters will exemplify someday. God bless your family at this time.
My heartfelt condolences go out to everyone on the UNC campus. Having visited the area and the campus I truly recognize what a beautiful spirited community you have. Eve seemed to be the perfect representation of your school. Beauty on the outside, as well as the inside, and full of spirit. The sorrow of her passing is being felt nationwide. I believe Eve will still preside over the student body, but now she will do it with wings. God Bless. Love and peace to all.
My thoughts are prayers are with the Chapel Hill community and Mr. and Mrs. Carson as you mourn the loss of an exemplary young woman. No one can ever understand the loss you are experiencing and it is through tragedy that we all come to realize how precious the things are that we take for granted. I hope that these notes help you cope with the loss of Eve and bring to life the memories she has created.
I am sorry that the world will never get to know Eve. She was such a bright light with such a promising life ahead of her. I cannot comprehend how someone can be so evil as to take this from her.
I am sorry that I will never know her, will never hear of her accomplishments. The world is a lesser place without her in it.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and all the students at Chapel Hill.
I am truly sorry for your lose. Such a gifted and talented person that had so much going for her. I am sure she would have made a difference in her field for others to live on. I only wish the family the best during this time of sorrow and loss. I will have you all in my prayers.
Sincerely, Mandy Moore
Mr and Mrs. Carson,
I never had the pleasure of meeting your lovely daughter. As a matter of fact, I live in Virginia and have a son that is a Sophomore at Radford University. I only wanted to take a minute of your time and tell you how very sorry I am at the loss of Eve. Her death is another senseless crime on our college campus. Please know that you and your family and friends are all in my prayers. God Bless!
Please accept my deepest condolences and sympathies for the loss of a wonderful young lady. From all that I have read and heard, Eve was living and preparing for a life of service to her community, a beautiful example for all of us, both young and old, to be inspired by. As a graduate of NC State it is second nature to be in opposition with our in-state rivals. This tradegy, however, is one that pulls us together, uniting us in support as we grieve together. As a father of three young adults, two still in college, your loss is impossible to truly understand. Humbly, my prayers are for God to be with you and give you peace. May He be your source of strength.
Mr. & Mrs. Carson: My heart aches for you and your family with this senseless and tragic loss of your beautiful daughter. Her life was cut short while she was about to embark on her life’s work. I can only pray that God needed her in Heaven for a special task. One day you will see her again, but for now, know that your daughter was loved by many and admired by many.
As a youth minister and a fan of Tar Heel basketball, I’m saddened at the loss of a young lady of great potential! A daughter, a family member, and a friend is gone, tragically! There is no sense in this, but I pray that God heals the heart of all those whose hearts are hurting as well as His justice is brought on those involved in the taking of a precious, precious life! God bless you all and once again you are in my prayers!
It feels me with incredible sorrow to think one could take the life of this beautiful, intelligent young lady at such a early stage of her promising young life. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and with her friends at this trying time. May God bless her!
I am a former graduate student at UNC and knew your daughter briefly as she entered into her position of Student Body President. I am honored we were blessed with her leadership, and mourn with you and UNC at her loss. She was unique and highly motivated and will be truly missed.
As a fellow UNC parent, my heart aches for you over the tragic loss of your wonderful daughter. It is plain to see that she was a bright light and a joy to all who knew her. I hope that knowing the hearts and sympathies of many thousands from the UNC family are with you, will bring you some comfort. Eve is in God’s embrace but her bright spirit will always be with you.
I have no link to Eve, or to her school. Even so, I feel a sense of loss for not only her family and friends, but for the nation as a whole. There are not enough people like Eve in the world…it is tragic when someone so talented and driven is not allowed to fulfill their full potential. I hope her family can take solace in the fact that even though her time here on earth was short, she has touched far more people than most people do in a full lifetime. She was a beautiful woman.
Only the loss of someone as special as Eve could break the heart of a complete stranger 2000 miles away in canada.
Humanity has lost a gem…but if complete strangers like me are feeling her loss so profoundly, I suppose it’s a sign her spirit will live forever.
My deepest condolensces to all who knew and loved her…
Dear Carson Family,
Words cannot express the sadness I feel for your loss. May you find comfort each day knowing your daughter did make a difference in a lot of students lives and impacted our community of Chapel Hill in the most positive way.
God bless Eve and your family and you are in my prayers.
Words seem of such little comfort during a time of such sorrow. We are parents of two college children, our one son is a senior at Chapel Hill and our daughter freshman at UGA. Our son called us when he first learned of the tragedy, he was in schock like so many others. As parents we can only imagine your heart ache and we offer our deepest sympathies and thoughts and prayers. From the descriptions and kind words written and spoken about Eve she was not only your loving daughter, but a really remarkable person. We know her energy and presence will be deeply missed. With sympathy, Reg& Mary Ridenhour
There is an understanding between all Tarheels of the love we have for UNC and how it binds us. I did not know Eve, but I know that we will all miss such a shining example of the Carolina spirit. All my love is with Eve, her family and the entire UNC community.
To the parents of Eve Carson: My heart aches for your loss. I too lost my daughter at the age of 23. That was 16 years ago and still it is painful. I pray that your pain is comforted and the void is filled with the sweet memories you’ve shared. Please allow yourself the time to grieve but always remember how blessed you have been to be her parents.
To Eve Carson’s family and friends my heartfelt symmpathies. She seems like she did so much good in the community with a caring and gentle heart and yet one lunatic decided to take her life so soon, too soon. I don’t know her, but my heart goes out to young people who have lived life the right way and have it stripped away. My thoughts and prayers are with the grieving family and friends.
As a UNC grad, I frequently ran through the neighborhood where this tragic event occured. The beauty of this place was my peaceful escape from the demands that came with excelling at Chapel Hill and at the same time, my encouragement to return to my pursuit of excellence only made possible because of students such as Eve, who were the essence of this great institution. As it has been stated by many and felt by every UNC student, teacher and alum — your daughter and sister epitomized the beauty and the spirit of this great university. I know that these words cannot even begin to dent the overwhelming pain, loss and complete devastation that you must feel. However, I do know how honored the University is to have the beautiful spirit of Eve’s legacy — which will truly be an inspiration to those who went before her and those who come after her to become a part of her UNC family. God Bless…..Katherine, Class of 1984
We cannot imagine this devastation you are facing. What a wonderful daughter you have. Our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies are with you and your family. Please accept the following sentiments and know you are and will continue to be, in our prayers:
If we could take the pain away,
We’d massage your wounded heart.
If We could find some magic,
I’d make your troubles part.
If we could wax so eloquent,
We’d soothe your troubled mind.
If we could erase this tragedy,
We’d leave it far behind.
If we could, restore your loss,
We would do it instantly.
All that we can offer you,
Is our love and sympathy.
I failed to mention this in my previous comment, but I would also like to extend my sincere thougthts and prayers to the family, friends and Auburn University family of the late UA student Ms. Lauren Burk.
I harbor faith that the studious and dazzling Ms. Burk possessed similar noble traits to the late UNC Student Body President. Eerily reminiscent to Ms. Carson, Ms. Burk tragically passed away in the same week. My heart is aching.
I keep in invocation that if the reprehensible violence in this country cannot be eradicated, than at least we can find a way to erode these far too familiar devastating developments.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been having what I thought was a tough time in my life and was feeling sorry for myself when I heard the terrible news involving your daughter Eve.I was overcome with sadness,then determination to re-apply myself and acheive all I can in life,and in some way come close to the standard that Eve was laying down for all of us. God bless the Carson family and God take care of Eve.
Rick Armstrong
Dallas,TX
To the entire Carson family. My condolences to you all. From what I have learned about Eve since this tragedy, she was an amazing person. Godspeed Eve, I am sure you will be an Angel among us.
Dear Mr and Mrs Carson and everyone else who loved and cherished Eve,
My deepest sympathies. I have two daughters in college, and cannot imagine the pain of your loss. I am so touched by all the wonderful stories about Eve. She sounds like she was a remarkable and gifted young woman who made a big difference in the world in her much too short life.
May your memories of Eve comfort you and sustain you.
I never new Eve-but as a Carolina grad and a girl who has lost a sister your hearts are in my prayers. I will remember this tradegy for a very long time and pray that time and her impact on so many people’s lives will heal your hearts…Love, Rebecca
God bless you. What a beautiful soul you daughter must have been. Please know that her accomplishments and her example must live for ever as a shining light in the hearts of those who knew her. Deepest sympathy form a UNC CH alumni.
I knew Eve only indirectly, a brief introduction in the pit and exactly two lunches at the same table upstairs lenoir were the only occasions that I interacted with her and yet, when I opened up my browser on thursday morning, after being out of town all week, I was devastated. I found myself outraged, confused, disbelieving. Eve was essentially a stranger to me but I find myself grieving like ive lost my best friend. The outpouring of sympathy, from across the country, from Mexico, from Europe, from the Duke student body testifies to what was lost when Eve Carson was killed. This was a person who was going to change our world, whose light and energy affected the lives of so many in a positive manner. Thank you Eve for what you gave and gave and gave to all of us.
As a Carolina alumni, I am so saddeded and outraged by this tragedy. My prayer is that her parents and all dear to her will have the peace that passes all understanding and that they will continue to share her visions and dreams of a better school, community, state, nation and world. God’s blessings.
I am a 1965 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and ever since have felt attached to the school and all that concerns it.
I have just read the tragic loss of Ms Eve Carson and can imagine what the parents must be feeling now.
My most sincere condolence to her parents, the university and the student body.I am sure she will be missed by all.
Edwin.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Eve, but I am sure that you were incredibly proud of her.
This senseless tragedy resonates with anyone who has ever been part of a tight-knit college community. The loss of such a classy person is devastating to all of us.
I am truly sorry for your loss, indeed from the news story I think the loss of Eve should sadden all of us. May her spirit be with you at all times. May Gods grace fall upon you and your family.
Carson Family: My most sincere condolences to you. May God grant you (and the entire UNC family) the time to grieve, the space to reflect and the warmest arms around you to help you heal. It is senseless & unimaginable that academic families and communities need to continue to meet on condolence boards. There is no way to make sense out of our young lives, our young leaders being stolen from us so abruptly. I wish you peace, even when the answers are lacking.
A Hokie Nation is behind you!
when the loss is uncomprehendable,time stands still,tears are running among us, the hurt is deep, ride on the wings and the Love of God. Those like you who gave so much will never be forgotten. The greatest thing a person can do in life is to be remembered….You will be remembered…… I am a father of two college students and I cannot understand this…..God speed Eve…. You are remembered….
In death Eve has touched many people who did not know her. I am 55 years old, have no official contact or relationship with UNC or even the state of North Carolina, but I have been deeply affected by what Eve accomplished in her short life. She obviously died too young but she will be an icon not unlike Princess Diana, JFK and JFK, Jr., in that she was extremely charismatic and her flame was extinguished too early. I mourn her passing and will pray for all of us who lost such a rising star for the future of this country. God bless you and keep you always. He has Eve in the palm of his hand.
My heart is heavy for your precious lost. I know all too well how you feel. My pray for your family is that you find strength in knowing that your daughter is at peace.
UNC, family, and friends, I am sorry for everyone’s loss. I do not personally go to UNC, but I did want to send my condolences to everyone who is grieving at this time. It looks as though Eve was a very hard-working and dedicated student on trying to make things better for everyone. The world just lost a very special person.
While I didn’t know Eve personally, I can’t help but remember her passion and enthusiasm while campaigning for SBP last year….after her victory was announced, I knew my school would be in great hands. As a recent graduate, I could only help but grieve with all of my UNC family at the news of her passing. When I first read the e-mail, I thought to myself “this is a joke, right?” I could never imagine someone so beautiful being taken away from us so soon. It just doesn’t seem fair…
I will continue to keep the Carson family in my prayers as well as my UNC family. I have never seen my school come together and support each other the way they have this week. I ask that God continues to comfort and strengthen you during this tough time. Continue to look to Him for support…..
Eve, what a blessing you were to the world. You will be missed.
As a UNC alum, this tragedy has touched me deeply. I cannot even begin to imagine the depths of your grief. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you bear the loss of your beautiful daughter. I pray that you find comfort and strength during this trying time. Your Carolina family is rallied around you in support!
As an alumni of Carolina, I can only imagine what it’s like for the students who are grieving over their loss. As a parent of two children in college, I can only imagine the pain that her parents are going through. My sympathies to everyone. You are all in my prayers.
We are so sorry about your terrible loss, in such a brilliant young lady. May Your pain be weaken alittle by all the love surrounding you at this time. God Bless you and keep you strong.
My son was begins at Chapel Hill this fall. Our entire family is saddened by this tragedy. We know that you have received a tremendous amount of support from people throughout this country and that nothing can ever replace the loss of a child. Its hard to believe that in time your wounds will heal. Your daughter’s spirit, however, will never be forgotten. We must now cure the sickness which has befallen the campuses of this country and hope that these senseless crimes not be repeated. Rest in peace Eve, we will find your killer.
As parents to another Carolina freshman, we read with horror and profound sadness about the loss of your Eve. Our son is home on spring break and while we will cherish the time with him, our thoughts will be with you as you mourn the loss of your precious child now and forever.
There is no way to express the depth of shock and sorrow I feel as a Carolina girl at the loss of such a beautiful, friendly, and young woman. God bless you and give you peace.
As a parent, I would like to send my heartfelt sympathy to Eve’s parents and family and all who knew and loved her. As a former teacher and school nurse, it is rare to have a person of Eve’s calibre on the planet and it is a travesty to have to give her up. I have cried tears for you and I send my prayers and hopes for some kind of peace, eventually, to come back to your lives – I know that’s what Eve would want.
I did not know Eve, but as part of the Carolina family, I am still deeply shaken by our loss. I am touched just by the stories and pictures of Eve that have been shared by those who knew her best.
The entire Carson and Carolina family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Eve, her family, and her friends are in my prayers. This story has touched me and my family, and we continue to hope for justice. Even though I’ve just seen her from news reports, she seemed like a wonderful person.
Alexandra Bloomfield
Kellenberg Memorial High School, NY
I am indeed very sorry for this sad news. I hope that God will strenghen the Carson’s family and the UNC Community during this painful moment. I wish to extend my most sincere condolences to Eve’s family and friends.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:…”
Our entire family grieves for you. We are UNC alumni, I am a Chapel Hill native and our daughter is a freshman at UNC. Please know our hearts are with you.
-The Cushmans
No words can make such an incredible loss easier to bear. Eve’s tremendous impact on her friends and family and the student body of UNC is echoeing through the many condolences listed here. I hope that Eve can live on in those who have survived her. I know I will never forget the girl who was desribed a few weeks ago with an Arab Proverb: you see a ball of unground pepper and you think how small and powerless such an object is, but when you bite into it, you can truly taste how powerful and strong it is. And though it was not her intention, Eve Carson is the only person who could have gotten Duke fans to wear Carolina blue to the Duke game. To her friends and family, I am sending my deepest sympathy and sincerest hopes for peace. May we all continue to be inspired by the world, as Eve was.
The right words are never easy to have when someone suffers a loss, especially when the loss is a very tragic one. I am sending my condolences to the family, the UNC family and all of Eve Carson’s acquaintances and close friends. I am not an informed reader when it comes to daily news because of so much heartache in our today society. Therefore, I didn’t fully understand about Eve’s death until I read about her on this website. I am praying that God gives you comfort. Also, even though it won’t take the pain away, they solve this crime soon. Know that many people,like me…I usually wouldn’t give a comment,hold you in our thoughts and prayers.
You all had the honor (even though it was just for a short time) to have in your lives a wonderful person who gave her best while she could.
Patricia Pasley
Louisville, KY
To the parents of Eve Carson: My condolences go to you! You did your part and presented a gem to society and a great leader to UNC. I pray that God grant you peace from this senseless tragedy. Having been a graduate student and a faculty member at UNC,this news has deeply affected me. I have some idea of what you are going through since I lost a wonderful son to cancer. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you grieve and attempt to find peace.
bill buckman
The College of Charleston community sends its deepest sympathies to the Carson family and the UNC-Chapel Hill campus community on the heartbreaking loss of Eve Carson. We offer our thoughts and prayers for your grieving now and your healing in the months ahead. May Eve’s brilliance continue to shine, not just through memories, but through your acts and deeds towards others and your vision for a better world.
Let me begin by saying how truly sorry I am for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I have known Eve since our freshman year, however it has been in this pass year that I really got to know her. I am so fortunate for the time we spent together and feel blessed for the time and fun we had in the past months. Anytime Eve walked into a room, it brought a smile to everyone else in the room. She brought happiness to every situation and positively impacted everyone who knew her (which was quite a number of people because of her amazing personality). What I am trying to say is that myself and all her friends learned so much from her. I have never met anyone that matched her dedication, her ability to put positive light onto any and every situation, and the care she felt about everything she did. I will do my best to apply everything I learned from her into my life. She was such a special person and we are all blessed to have had her impact our lives. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now and I will do everything I can to live in the memory of Eve. Thank you for bringing such a special person into this world.
I did not know her but what I have heard she was an amazing person. Who had the world at her fingertips. Its such a tragic loss. I pray that this violence would end in the world. My heart prays and thoughts go out to her family and friends. And all the lives that she touched on her short time here.
To the family and loved ones of Eve Carson – my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies. I know that in her short life that she was a great source of joy and pride to her family and a shining light to those who called her friend. I am sorry for this terrible loss. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you all.
God Bless this young lady and all the people in the world she has so graciously given her time and love to.Although I have never met Eve I saw the story on TV and thought of 1 of my kids who attends UNC and I couldnt help but think That could have been her and When I called her just to talk it was such a bittersweet moment as I feel so happy to hear her voice but also so badly for the Carson family who were not afforded that last chance to speak with such a wonderful life changing individual. Life is so short and Precious and In Gods name We pray for the Family of Eve Carson in this time of need and great sorrow. Mike H
As a Hillsborough native and UNC alum from more than 30 years ago,
and as one who was briefly involved in UNC freshman basketball until an ankle injury, who was an inter-institutional student at Duke at the same time, and who has been working in science as my career, it is evident to me that despite the difference in time, your daughter Eve has shared some of the passions of my life – sports, science, and without discounting the value of competition in our society, realizing that the greater good beyond spirited competition is served by a sense of family in our society and in our world. She instinctively seems to have realized that not only is UNC a family in many ways, including ways far beyond the basketball court or football field or track, but that the same thing applies to our world today – people here at home and around the world, of all different ethnicities and beliefs and situations, are our brothers and sisters, our family, and that we have a great responsibility to our fellow humans and other creatures on this planet. I didn’t know her, but I feel as if I did, and it is remarkable how much more she has managed to do about this in her short life than most of us have managed in more than twice the time. Although surely she must have been as human as anyone else, and must have struggled with some things as all humans struggle, she seems to have been the very embodiment of the golden rule and of all that is good about our humanity. UNC and the world at large can have asked for no better representative than Eve. It is obvious from all the testimonials that she has touched many lives in many ways large and small, from her home in Athens to her home in Chapel Hill and to her home in the world at large, for surely she must have viewed the entire world as her home. Nothing can make sense of a senseless act of violence, but I think that the irony is that, in the right circumstances, Eve probably would have been one who would even have worked to help defuse the problems of those such as one who went so badly astray and behaved so cruelly and unthinkingly towards her, and in that is this great quality of her’s so well exemplified – to love humanity and to work to serve the greater good. As you can see from these postngs, the idea of family is strong at UNC and is a very important part of the education of students there, but it also extends far beyond that, and it was a lesson that Eve seems to have learned from you, her parents, well before she ever got to Chapel Hill. We are all forever both very proud and humbled to be associated with one such as her, and may you take consolation in the fact that her spirit lives on in all of those people whose lives she has touched and enriched and empowered in various places and in various ways, around the world, at home and abroad. May you be ever joyful in the knowledge that her spirit will live on as a vital force in the lives of those she touched with her own great sense of loving concern and with her enthusiasm. She was a beautiful girl, but even more, a beautiful spirit, and most of all, a truly beautiful human being in all senses of the word. The words of so many hear bear witness to that. May you all find some sense of peace and consolation and blessing in that, for surely the world was blessed with her presence and her life.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson and all the students and faculty at UNC:
My daughter attends soccer camp at UNC annually and dreams of becoming a Tar Heel. It is apparent that Eve touched many lives in her short time here on Earth. For her parents: I can see that you raised a phenomenal daughter who truly cared about the people and environment which surrounded her. I can only hope to accomplish the same with my daughter. May you live on in peace, Eve Carson, and know that you made a difference on this Earch.
Jennifer Lewis
Strattanville, PA
Our entire family grieves for you. We have two daughters of a similar age and want you to know that you and your family and the UNC community are in our thoughts and prayers during this sad ,sad time.
As a Carolina alumnus and mother of daughters who I hope one day will be at Carolina, I am just heartbroken for your loss. I hope one day my daughters can bring the same light to this world as yours did.
As a UNC alum in London, England it shows something special that so many of us from so far away are affected by the loss of Eve. Even living so far away the spirit of Carolina, and what it means, binds us together in the knowledge that we know the potential each member of our family has to make the circle around us a better place. Eve’s circle was already wider than most, and we will all miss her terribly whether we knew her, knew of her, or hadn’t yet had the good fortune to meet her.
As a recent Carolina alumnus, the news of Eve’s death struck me on multiple levels. I remember Eve’s charismatic personality as she ran for SBP and heard many mutual friends speak of her caring nature. The surprise of such a senseless, violent act made me think of the many times I felt safe in Chapel Hill driving at two o’clock to pick up a friend from Franklin Street or the Undergrad library. However, just to hear the lengthy list of the ways that Eve touched those around her makes me want to do more to touch my own community. To Eve Carson’s family and friends, I send my deepest sympathy and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I will also keep Eve in mind whenever I see good things happening around me.
I am so sorry for your loss. My daughter is also a senior at UNC. When we heard the description of the victim, it mirrors my own daughter. I felt your horror. She was one of a kind. And as we have always called our daughter….. A Shining Star. God bless you.
It may be cultural or maybe just human nature to eulogize the life of most everyone that expires. In this case however, Eve was not like everyone. She is being praised not because she died, but because she honored each person that ever came her way, every one that she ever went to, and everything that she ever did. While I am deeply saddened by her death, I am profoundly encouraged by her life. To you, Eve Carson, who I never met, I praise you.
I never been to Univ of NC nor did I know Eve but the pictue of her shows a very pretty radiant young lady who had he spirit and was well liked by many. The Lord has a special reason for this as she will be his special angel in heaven.
Eve, her family, and her friends are in my prayers. This story has touched me and my family, and we continue to hope for justice. Even though I’ve just seen her from news reports, she seemed like a wonderful person.
I can’t find words to express the grief and sadness I feel.
My husband and I met Eve at our daughter’s freshman orientation last summer and we remembered Eve because she was such a gifted speaker, a beautiful person, and because of our connection to Athens (UGA grads). Hearing Eve’s enthusiasm and her love for life and learning at orientation made us even more excited that our daughter chose UNC. We send our deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends, and to the entire UNC community.
Jane Mather
Raleigh
What a tragic and senseless loss!!!!I was saddened and then angry when I heard about the senseless and horrific murder of Eve.I did not know her but having been a life long Tar Heel fan,I felt like I lost my younger sister.I hope the coward who killed her will be caught soon and that Eve can rest up there in Blue Heaven..My thoughts and prayers arw with her family,friends and the entire University of North Carolina.I would also like to thank Duke University for showing their support by wearing the blue ribbons in honor of Eve.The Cameron Crazies showed real class by standing and respecting Eve’s memory during the moment of silence.May God Bless EVERYONE..
Hi. My name is lindsey and I saw the story of Eve on a news channel. I don’t have children and I’m not much older than her but my heart broke. I will pray for you and your family during this time. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ll pray that they find the person thats done this terrible act. I wish you strength and peace during this indescribably difficult time.
My name is Andrew and I’m 9 years old. I live in Asheville, NC and I love UNC. I don’t understand why this had to happen to your daughter, but I will pray for your family and the UNC family. I am really sorry for your loss and I hope that your happy memories will help you through your tough times and heal your hearts.
Hello, first of all I’m so sorry for your loss. I had only met Eve once; it was at the very beginning of college for both of us. We were placed in the same small group in the first meeting of the organization Big Brothers and Big Sisters and even though that was the only time I met Eve, I always recognized her afterwards because of her enthusiasm and beauty. Even though I didn’t know Eve very well, it was obvious to me that she was an extraordinary person and so beautiful inside and out. I am so happy to have met her and all my thoughts and prayers are with you.
hey i jast would like to say that iam so sorry about eve carson iam 22 years old iam fourm fl and that I wish you strength and peace during this indescribably difficult time
To The Carson Family, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter, Eve. I pray that your family will remain strong during this time and Eve may rest in peace. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.
As a Carolina alumni, we all are at a loss. We are family and hurt when something tragic happens to one of ours. I hope that God grants you peace and there is light at the end of the tunnel. My family is praying for you, all of Eve’s friends and family.
As a UNC alumna, I was sad to hear the passing of your special, talented and gifted daughter. My prayers are with you and your family and Eve’s friends and the UNC community during this difficult time.
Condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. What a loss to the Carolina family and the world. My thoughts and prayers will be with you all.
Jill Santopietro, UNC’97
Please accept my deepest condolences to the family, friends, community, and all who knew her. This is such a tragic loss to your community. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone during this difficult time. As a NIU Graduate Assistant, I cannot imagine the grief and sorrow everyone must feel at this time. Everyone took the time to grieve for all of us, and now it is time to grieve for you. I want to thank you all at the same time as saying how sad I am to hear the news of your loss. At the NIU memorial service, there was the statement that when an old person dies they take with them the past, but when a young person dies they take with them the future. We will surely miss her. Take care of yourself and each other. God Bless.
Dear Carson Family,
While we did not know your beautiful daughter, we attended a parent seminar at Family Weekend during which she was a key speaker. We were and are impressed with her many accomplishments and friendliness.
As the parents of a UNC freshman, we are shocked and saddened by this tragedy, and cannot comprehend how this could happen.
Please know that our hearts go out to you and your family. You remain in our prayers. May you find comfort in wonderful memories of Eve.
Sincerely,
Nancy, Wayne, Tyler & Austin Evans
As a parent of two daughters, one a recent
college graduate, and one a current sophmore,
our prayers and thoughts are with you at your
loss of you daughter. We are so sorry at your
loss. God bless your family and Eve.
WITH THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF EVE CARSON. WHAT A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, I WISH I CO ULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP YOU , BUT WHAT CAN ANYONE DO, I WISH THEY CATCH THIS ANIMAL, AND EVERYONE WHO LOVED EVE CARSON, WILL NEVER FORGET HER. JACK M PURVIN,M.D. THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ALUMNI ALL SHARE YOUR UNIVERSITY’S GRIEF
I’m not sure why the lose of any one person is greater than that of another but, this is just staggeringly senseless. She seems to epitomize everything good in the world; beauty, kindness and intelligence.
I wish there was something someone could write to ease anyone’s pain. Hopefully just knowing that so many people have Eve, her friends and family in their thoughts is some slight solace.
This is one of those things that will never make sense.
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your daughter. She sounds like a wonderful person; the kind of girl I would like to see my daughter become someday. You are in our familys’ thoughts and prayers.
Jill
Medina, Ohio
From all of us in the Big Blue(UK) family to the Carolina family and more importantly, Eve’s family and friends….Our hearts are broken for you and our thoughts and prayers are with you!!!!
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I know that the family will remember the good things about Eve and always remember how good of a person she is.
My family’s thoughts and prayers are with your family. We did not know Eve, but this tragedy has served to alert us to what a special soul she is. She is an inspiration.
to the parents of eve carson.i pray your child is in gods safe hands.i am so sorry to hear of your loss .
marvin,karen,kyle,krystle romero
columbia tn.
As a student of Auburn University, I express my deepest sympathy for your family during this terrible tragedy. After reading her biography, amazing doesn’t even begin to characterize Eve. Her wonderful contributions to not only UNC but the personal lives of young students touches me 400 miles away. As a pre-med student also, her accomplishments in the field inspire me to do more and be more. As the rest of America grieves with you, I would also like to celebrate the beautiful life that she led while with us. I can only assume that the life she led was somehow inspired by you. I hope that this never loses its integrity, but Eve was a beautiful person.
I am truly sorry for your loss. I did not know Eve, but it is obvious how special a young lady she was. Having lost my mother two years ago to an untimely and unexpected death, the only thing that even begins to bring any peace to my mind after losing her is the thought that some people are so special and their light shines so bright, that they accomplish what the Lord sent them here to do. Then, He brings them back home to Heaven so they continue to do their good works, but on a larger scale. It is so hard to think about, but after a while, that gave me some peace. I hope you will find peace as well. Please know that I am praying for you.
I’m sorry about this incident. It has shaken the whole student community, everywhere. My deepest condolences to her family and may her soul rest in peace.
As an alumnus of Chapel Hill, I grieve with all alumns, students, and residents of Chapel Hill. My heart goes out to all those who knew her personally. I did not have the opportunity to know Eve. However, since her tragic death, I have come to know her through our son who is a sophomore at UNC and did know Eve personally. He has shared stories of her passion for life and for making the student life at Carolina the best for all. I’ve heard of campagin stories and her willingess to take the time to not only campaign, but to listen, and to offer a helping hand. And I’ve heard of how she made students feel important as she would call them by name. We can never make sense of the death of someone so giving to others and who had such a promising life. But I do know that by the grace of God, we will all be stronger individuals because of Eve’s life. My prayers are with you in these difficult days and may you find peace in knowing others share your pain.
To the friends and family of Eve:
I did not know Eve personally but have been a student and faculty member at UNC (BSN 1985, MSN 1989, & Faculty). This event has shaken me to the core. I have been praying that God or the Holy Spirit was with her during those last hours. After reading about Eve and watching her video on the Morehead Web site about her summer experience “the Gift of Poverty” and hearing her voice –esp at the end when she said she learned that “she could take it” then I am comforted as I go to sleep tonight that she could take it. I know if there are angels she has to be one. I have heard the others say “she could have changed the world”. I think she has (as evidence by that video AND by the outpoor of love & support). She has touched those who did not even know her. So if there is a heaven, and if there are angels she is certainly there with them now and will be pulling us all closer to heaven and our faith. Bless her family as they heal. Bless the Carolina community as we all come to grips with this terrible loss.
One person of many who will forever be changed by Eve……
I heard about this tragic news the other day and I am still depressed about how so many people can take the lives of the innocent each and every day. From what I have read, Eve has achieved so much in her short 22 years of life! I am the same age and I have not done nearly as much activities as Eve has. For those who had her in their life, you all are forever blessed to have known someone so amazing. I send my condolences to the Carson family and to the Burk family (Lauren Burk of Auburn University).
We were so touched by reading about what a wonderful person Eve was and how much she gave to so many others with her life and her spirit. Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time of immeasurable loss.
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your precious daughter Eve. I wish there were words that could relieve your pain, but can’t imagine what they are. Losing a child is one of the saddest life experiences possible, and words of true comfort are difficult to find.
May these scriptures offer some measure of comfort and hope at this time. – John 5:28,29 and Revelation 21:3,4.
I pray for God’s peace in your hour of despair. The loss of your daughter is a loss to a bettering of the world that she surely would have been a part. God bless you now, and in the days ahead, and I pray that He may provide you comfort and understanding in your time of reaching out for answers to this unspeakable tragedy, a time which only you can know, in a time which only He can answer. God bless you.
To the family of Eve Carson. Although I never met Eve, her magnetic personality and intelligence are evident. The way she cared for her fellowman is amazing. I know that the world lost a superstar. My thoughts are with you.
Very sorry to hear about this on the news down here in Houston. I believe Eve Carson would’ve done quite a few amazing things in her lifetime, above what she’s already accomplished. I wish her entire family and friends the strength to get through this and that the person responsible suffers tenfold.
I saw this on the news today and for some reason ,not even knowing the girl,I was moved to pray for her family.I hope they know that she is safely in Gods arms now and that someday they will see her again.
God Bless,
Brian from New Jersey
I did not know you but I am so extremely shocked and saddened by the turn of events which took your precious life. Please know that your smile will eternally continue to grace the lives of your family, your friends as well as many of those who never knew you. My heart goes out to your family and lord knows what they must be going through right now. I will keep them in my parayers. Rest in peace.
My deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends at UNC. My son also attends UNC. I couldn’t believe it when I heard of this senseless tragedy. I pray for you all to pull together now at UNC in Eve’s memory. Keep her spirit at UNC, Chapel Hill.
Take care,
my name is jesseca favors i am from athens ga also i didn’t know eve because she was a couple of years older then me but i felt like it was only right that i showed you guys my deepest sympathy for your lost and remember you and your family will forever be in my prayers
To the Carson Family.
It only takes a few minutes reviewing the Biography of Eve to know that she was a very special and gifted person. The Medical Field has lost a very promising student. Please know that she is safely in the arms of our Lord.
God Bless Your Family in This Time of Deep Sorrow.
Steve Sykes, MD
We cannot even imagine the grief you and your family must to going through at this most difficult time. However, we know how proud you must be in the loving, caring legacy Eve leaves behind to the thousands of peole she touched in such a short time.
Praying for God to wrap you in His comfort, grace and peace and to give you daily what you need to get through that day.
This song reminds me of all the great things I’ve heard about Eve:
“The Change”
by Garth Brooks
One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It’s like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm
And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It’s like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss
And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone
I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me
What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me
On behalf of many of our student leaders at Hofstra University, we send our deepest condolences for the loss of one of YOUR greatest. May you find strength in each other during this difficult time. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Eve, as well as to the entire Tarheel community.
My wife and I feel compelled to offer our condolences to you for the loss of such a wonderful daughter. As UNC alumni and parents of future UNC students, we can’t imagine how you are dealing with your grief. I know that you must have many emotions and questions about the circumstances surrounding this horrible crime. I hope that those questions are answered and peace and closure will come to you in the near future. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss.
Peace be with you….
Mr.and Mrs.Carson,
At this time I am asking myself the same question that I did during 9-11,where is GOD in this issue?
Even though I never knew Eve,her family,friends,
fellow church members,I feel the loss of a sister in Christ Jesus.
The tears I have shed have been in bewilderment
hurt and anger,but God in his mercy and grace has shown me that His grace and love is sufficent for all who knew and loved Eve.
Were I able to drive to Athens I would’ve attended the Memorial service for Eve.
May God comfort and hold you in His arms as you
try to reason and understand why this happened.
Smoke and Prayers,
Jim Barnes
Wrightsville United Methodist Church
Wrightsville Beach NC
Dear Carson Family,
I believe America is shocked in Eve’s saddened demise, especially in such a tragic manner. We want the authority should find quickly and bring the perpetrator to justice with exemplary punishment. Though most of us here didn’t know Eve before this news, but sure would have been her admirer if we knew what an accomplished student and a person she was in her such a short life, through her God gifted talent, charm and personality. For that my posthumous salute to Eve. I know no words can comfort you Mr. and Mrs. Carson in such a tragic loss, only I can say: my utmost prayer and deepest condolence to you and rest of the family. I am a father of an 18 year college bound daughter. I am sure, like me, rest of America is deeply sorry in such loss. We pray for Eve’s soul rest in peace with God’s blessings and God give you and your famly strength to withsand such a loss and trauma. Again, God bless Eve’s soul and she rest finally in Heaven.
~Khaleed
Hawthorne, New Jersey
Many of us ask why this happens. Many of us sometimes do not find an answer. I was a soldier. I was in Iraq. I lost two of my best friends in Afghanistan, and two in Iraq. I asked myself, why. The answer I received was what gave me solace.
This answer was to remember everything that was shared with them. It got me through, just keeping those memories with me.
Your daughter was the special kind of person, that I dedicated my service to. People like her, with that talent, potential, and courage to do the good and right thing. I know you are proud of her accomplishments. Each student at that school are going to remember her for being who she was: a genuine inspiration to everyone around her.
I cannot begin to express my sadness. What I can, is this. For certainty, through this tragedy many will benefit because of the example she set. I hope that knowledge can ease your suffering, if only a little.
There is no excuse for the actions of the one responsible for this. I hope that this man will be brought to the forefront of justice and dealt with purposefully. Even the fallback of him being changed from deployment still does not give him the right to murder. Believe me when I say, soldiers around the world are not only saddened, but angered that someone would dare commit such an atrocity.
For myself, she reminds me of why I do what I do. For the good people of this country, like your daughter. Inspiration and courage, is what she has donated to this world. And that is beautiful. Thank you for your time, and thank you Eve for your gift to this world.
My niece was killed on Thanksgiving Day this year – she was 24 and full of live – much like your daughter. I understand your grief and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you. What a loss! I hope you know that because you have a Savior in Jesus that you will see her again. Find strength in that. May Godspeed your healing.
Sincerely,
Ohio
What a terrible loss for all mankind. My thoughts & prayers to all those involved. Only God can bring peace & understanding in times like these. RIP Eve.
it is impossible to put into words such events that we cannot understand. to say that we would miss someone who have been forcebly taken from us will never come close to what we would really feel. questions would linger into our hearts and minds, questions like why her? why now, when she had everything within her grasp? questions like, did i tell her how important she was? or how she changed my life by simply smiling at me. in the end, all we could ever really do is pray and hope that during the days that we had eve, that we had provided her the love and care that she so willingly gave others.
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I pray that your memories will give you comfort. I am employed by ECU in Greenville, NC and my son is a freshman at NCSU in Raliegh, NC. Our family is praying for you family.
What a wonderful child you raised. Eve touched so many peoples hearts. I can not begin to understand the grief you must feel. Know that your daughter is loved. You are in my prayers……
This is such a tragedy. We didnt know Eve but have learned so much about her through this website. I want the Carson family to know that we are praying for you during this difficult time. We are also praying for the students and faculty at UNC.
Mike Janice Noah and Micah Cook
Fort Wayne In
There are no words to adequately express the sorrow felt when speaking of the untimely death of someone so young and with so much promise. was . I pray that in time you will feel God’s comfort and peace during this most difficult time. Heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are sent to you and your family as you try and cope with the loss of Eve …May God Bless
As parents of a Carolina grad, we offer our sincere condolences on the loss of Eve. Your family raised a remarkable young woman. May you find comfort in knowing your grief is shared by so many. Our family’s thoughts and prayers are with you.
Although I never met your daughter, Eve, my sincerest condolences for your tragic loss. I only hope to convey my deepest sympathies for the loss of her bright and wonderful life. We know that she is in her Carolina blue heaven and will remain in our thoughts and prayers for lifetime. The entire UNC family will be forever grateful that she was a part of us.
There really are no words…..my heart aches for you, and my tears have fallen for you over this tremendous loss. Sensless…Eve did so much and still had so much to do.
Eve’s beauty, grace, style, and love has touched all our lives. I am just sick over this. As the mother of two daughters at NC Universities, and a younger son who aspires to attend UNC-CH, this has hit extremely hard. Unexplainable!
I could only hope that my children can live up to Eve’s legacy.
Y’all, and the whole UNC Community, will remain in my thoughts and prayers for a long time.
From what I have read and heard, Eve seemed to be an outstanding person of integrity and promise. I am so sorry for what has happened and will keep all of you in my prayers.
Well, im very surprised i didnt knew about it, when she went in cuba i met her and she was a graet person, also very nice, me and her friends from Cuba, are very sorry
My family has been praying for your family ever since we heard the news. My son Michael is a senior as well and held Eve in high esteem although he did not know her personally. Our hearts are broken with you and we pray that the Lord would comfort you and show you his love.
My heart and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. I pray for the strength of her family as they deal with this sudden tragedy. We will all miss you Eve, and may your bright smile shine down on us all, from the beautiful Carolina Blue skies above us. We love you and you will be missed.
In memory of Eve-
To the family and friends of this lovely person may God comfort you during this difficult time. I have read the stories of this wonderful person and I cried and cried. What a loss for those who knew here and those who never had the chance. May God bless you all
-Richie Medina
Las Vegas, Nevada
My heart goes out to Eve’s family. I didn’t know her, but she is everyone’s child; a most accomplished, beautiful young woman with so much potential. I am so sorry for your loss. The world has lost a special person who would have continued to contribute to a better world.
As a parent of a student at NC Sate, I realize that the unthinkable act of violence can happen at any college and that the loss of Eve affects all of us. My thoughts and prayers are are with you as well as the other universities that have lost loved ones.
As parents of a UNC student, my wife and I can only imagine the grief you are feeling as a result of this senseless tragedy. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. God bless you and your family.
Dear Bob & Theresa,
As the mother of 2 college students & a UNC graduate (UNC ’75) myself, my heart goes out to you. We send our young people out into the world with the highest of hopes, never thinking any moment might be our last with them. My daughter was home this weekend en route to a spring break trip, and you can be certain that I hugged her extra tightly, and thought of your family in this time of grief. Please know you are in our thoughts.
I am so sorry for you losing your precious daughter. May God Comfort you all. May God’s holy Angels surround you. May you feel peace from knowing that Eve made this world a better place for many others and is now in a place of pure love.
To Eve’s family and UNC community:
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this tragic time. I do not have any personal ties to UNC. Seeing Eve’s picture and hearing her story on the news just breaks my heart that someone so young and vibrant and loved was taken away in a horrific way that we will all be searcing for answers on. May God give you strength to help you though this time. Blessings to you all.
Our whole family is touched by this senseless tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family as you experience your loss. Please accept our sympathies and be strengthened by the knowledge that Eve touched the university and the community profoundly in her short life.
To Eve’s family and friends:
The news of Eve’s horrific and senseless murder left this UNC alumnus in a state of shock and disbelief. My partner and I met on Friendly Lane, the street where Eve lived, over 20 years ago, and I spent many happy days and evenings there. I am sickened that an act of unimaginable brutality has taken her from us. Please know that the extended Carolina family will always remember Eve and cherish her and her memory, for all that she has done for the University and for the world. Love is stronger than death; love will endure.
John Gantt ’89
No words can express the grief and shock I felt when my daughter, Reine, a UNC senior, called to tell me about Eve. Although my daughter did not know Eve personally, she knew of her and was deeply saddened. It is such a terrible loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
This devasting loss you have sustained has touched us, although even as parents we can’t begin to fathom the depth of your sorrow. It seems difficult to face life with joy when your world has been so fractured and emptiness consumes your memories. There is a passage from our prayer book that maybe you can find comfort in. “Life is finite. Like a candle, it burns, it glows, it is radiant with warmth and beauty; then it fades; its substance is consumed and it is no more. In light we see; in light we are seen. The flames dance and our lives are full. But as night follows day, the candle of our life burns down and gutters. There is an end to the flames. Yet we do not despair for we are more than a memory slowly fading into the darkness. With our lives we give life. Something of us can never die.” It is apparent from all the many notes you have received, that Eve was such a person who’s light and gifts will be held close to everyone’s hearts, even those, like us, who did not have the honor to know her. We wish you strength in this most difficult time.
i am truely sorry for your lose.i may not have meet eve but everyone knew her very well.i know its hard losing someone who meant so much to everybody.just know that she will always be watching over the carolina campus.eve’s not dead she still lives with in the hearts of every student and everybody.
To the parents and family of Eve Carson
Thank you very much for doing such a wonderful job of developing such a caring and giving young lady. Her good works will encourage others to do the same.
May your wonderful memories of Eve surround you in comfort.
Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Vergie Taylor,
University Career Services
Being a parent of four, all of whom have now graduated from college, I am devasted by the news of Eve Carson’s untimely death. As parents, we all entrust our children to their college careers with hope, concern and a certain amount of trepidation. Ms. Carson was obviously an exemplary student and human being. This is a tragedy that should never happen. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family.
Jim Millea
Rensselaer, NY
Your loss is beyond comprehension. As a father of five boys, the thought of losing one in any manner is beyond my abilities to even fathom. I fervently hope that those responsible are caught, tried and convicted and face the ultimate punishment so that they can face the Lords wrath sooner, rather then later.
May the Lord bless you and shine his face upon you. May he gather you into His arms and carry you through the tough times ahead. Your family will be in my prayers now and for the months to come.
Our Carolina family has lost a wonderful member, full of spirit and promise. My heart goes out to Eve and her family and friends. Peace be with you Eve. The world was a better place with you in it.
I send my condolences to Eve’s family and friends at this sad time. I will always remember Eve’s smiling face and our brief visits when she visited the Chancellor’s Office.
The loss of such a bright and shining star is hard to understand, even harder is the action that caused the loss. May God’s grace be upon your family each and every day as you live with Eve’s memories, forever. As a result of your gifts raising such a remarkable person, many people’s lives have been touched by Eve. Cherish live, breathe deeply, God’s grace is with you.
A sad event and TREMENDOUS loss. I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Eve Carson, but feel as though I did because the sadness and hurt remain strong today. I pray for Eve’s family and friends to find strength to deal with their loss. Just remember that Eve will ALWAYS be in your hearts where she now lives forever…
How beautiful a person can be taken only for one reason to become an angel with God. God bless Eve and her family and friends for having such a sweet person in their lives
God blessed the lives of our family because of Eve. She was one of the first faces my daughter encountered when she came to Freshman Camp at Chapel Hill; a face dazzling in its enthusiasm, caring, and spirit. They’ve stayed close ever since and Eve is her role model. I have no doubt that knowing Eve has forever changed the course of my daugher’s life. I am truly grateful for the gift Eve gave to Katie and all those whose lives she touched.
May God bless you with comfort in your grief stricken lives as He has blessed us by letting Eve into our lives.
Though both my girls attend UNC Chapel Hill, as a parent I had never heard of Eve. Now I wake up each morning thinking of her. I try to think of the right words… but none can come close to the way I feel. Nor can I conceive of any combination of words that would provide any comfort to the family of Eve. Instead I submit 2 words, “Love” and “Patience”, as a muse for the days ahead.
I am very sorry to hear and read about Eve. Please accept my deepest and sincerest sympathies. Eve will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved her. May God Bless each of you!
I am a graduate of the University of Georgia, and I currently live in Asheville, NC. I read about Eva in the local newspaper. I believe that anyone with ties to Athens would say, “we are one big family”, and my heart was broken to read of the loss of your daughter. She gave so much in so few years.
I am a nurse. I can say from my experiences that it is truly not the length of time that we have on earth but what we do with the time that we have that counts. God used your daughter to touch the lives of many, and she is now a shining star in heaven.
May God’s love be with you and your family today and always!
My prayers are with Eve’s family at this time. I did not know Eve but I am a Mother to two little girls. I pray that God gives you comfort and peace at during this difficult time.
Keep your faith and memories in this sad moment. Her memories will never be forgotten and continue to live in her spirit. Her legacy must continue in your daily lives.
Eve, her family and friends, and the entire UNC-Chapel Hill campus are in my thoughts and prayers. I hate to see such a promising young woman go this way.
To the friends and family of Eve: My family and I extend our deepest sympathies for your loss. Though I did not know Eve, I mourn the loss of her positive presence in the lives of so many. In her short time, she obviously had a profound impact on this world. May God grant her entrance into the fellowship of saints.
To the Carson family, please accept my condolences for your loss. I didn’t know Eve, but it is clear that she was a gifted, compassionate woman and her loss is a tragedy.
Eve was a wonderful person. She touched the hearts of every student at UNC. She had a passion for academics and service to her community and to her peers.
And I say all this without ever having met her.
Such was the nature of Eve, her actions and voice resonated throughout the campus of this university. It is sad to lose such a wonderful person to a terrible act; but her hard work, her passion, her love of life will never be forgotten here.
I will keep Eve and her family and friends in my prayers.
Niraj Shah
Eve Carson, your smile lit up Freshman Camp, and you had a way of touching everyone in your life.
For someone with so many friends, you were always so trusting and loving to gain another.
I didn’t want Hillary Clinton to win the presidency partially because I wanted you to be the first female president.
Freshman Camp will miss you – as will you friends and family here at Carolina.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Keeping Eve, her family, friends and UNC in my prayers.
To Theresa, Bob, & Andrew Carson,
You are in my prayers and I send you all my deepest condolences. I will never forget Eve, Aliyah, Kalindi, Giordana, Liz, the rest — and all of us parents raising terrific girls. I hope you find comfort in knowing you did a great job with yours.
Sincerely,
Erin Richman
(co-parent to Aliyah Phillips)
i was never fortunate enough to know eve. however, i feel a great sense of sadness surrounding her death. she was the kind of person that all carolina students aspire to be–a person that leaves an undoubtedly positive impact on the community. my sincerest condolences to her family during this tragic time, and i hope that all tar heels will remember to live each day to the fullest, just as eve did.
I didn’t know you very well, but I do know that you were a great person. You will be sorely missed. I’m still not sure how to respond to this, but I do know that I am deeply saddened for all who knew you well. Rest in peace.
I am deeply saddened by this terrible news regarding Eve Carson. As a faithful Tarheel alum, it shocks me to hear a story like this that hits so close to home. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, and the entire UNC community.
A bright shining light was diminished. A woman with the world in her hands taken well before her time. She will be missed by those of us that knew her from ASG.
God bless. Sorry for the loss
My heart and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. The horrible tragedy has affected us all.
Stay Carolina strong!
Eve was one of the kindest, sweetest person I knew. She always had something nice to say and kept a smile on her face. She was never too busy to give a hug or just listen. She poured her heart out into Carolina. My heart and prayers are with her family and friends
From another student body president across the country – this is truly a numbing tragedy. My deepest sympathies to all members of the campus community -you are in our thoughts in Nevada and across the country.
Sarah Ragsdale
Student Body President
University of Nevada
I did not know Eve personally, but I know people who did and I just want to send my thoughts and prayers to her family and friends and to the community at UNC.
The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight….Rest In Peace Eve.
The family and friends of this young lady, as well as the UNC-Chapel Hill community, are in my thoughts and prayers. Condolences from Kansas City.
We are saddened by this, wanted the family to know we here in North Carolina are thinking of you and you will be in our prayers. john3:16
I am saddened by the loss of such a precious life. Please send my condolences to her family, her friends, and the entire UNC community.
To the family of Eve Carson,
I never had the privilege of meeting or knowing your daughter, but was deeply moved by the outpouring of support from all corners of the university community at the ceremony this afternoon. We all send our deepest condolences at this tragic loss and celebrate the life she lived.
In the Tar Heel Spirit the Student Government Board of The University of Pittsburgh extends our deepest sympathy and concern for the community that Eve Carson loved and served.
There are no words that can ease the pain of your loss, and though words can never say enough at times like this, please know that the Tar Heel community is not alone.
The thoughts and prayers of our Student Government Board and the student body of the University of Pittsburgh are with you.
Sumter Link
President – Student Government Board
University of Pittsburgh
My question is Why ?
I did not know Eve Carson at all. Yet I feel compelled to write this.
God’s Angel Eve has been called to heaven for all her of love and good deeds on earth.
Fair to her family and friends? Absolutely not!
Where is the lesson in this tragedy?
You don’t know.
How do you explain it ?
You can’t.
Just grap hold of every minute of every day and love those around you and hold onto your wonderful times and memories.
In the end, the memories are what remain. No one can touch those or alter them.
Your memories of Eve will be as sweet and loving as the day that memory was created.
Hold on tight to your memories of Eve’s and let them be of comfort in this time grief and sorrow.
I will be one of those lights carrying on for her by caring for those around her.
God Bless and may you see the light of Eve in your eyes tonight.
Our family did not know Eva, but have a close friendship with UNC through a son who works in the Counseling Center. Our hearts are broken to see the loss of a beautiful and talented person. We know some of the pain of this loss having lost a son tragically. Our prayers are with the family, friends and the campus community.
Dear Everyone,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I am a junior at Treasure Coast High School in Port St. Lucie, Florida. I have had high hopes since I was a sophomre to attend UNC. I cant imagine the pain you are all going through. I am truly sorry!
xoxo megan johnson
Eve, was a greatest person on campus who wanted to change the world. My condolence to her parents. My prayer’s are with Eve’s family an friends.
Stay strong!
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family, friends and the entire UNC-CH community.
From all the students and staff at Wesley Campus Ministry to Eve and her family: Big Wesley Love.
My family did not know Eve, but we have a close friendship at UNC through a son who works in the counseling center. Our hearts are broken to see the loss of such a beautiful and talented person. Our prayers are with the family, friends, and the campus community.
A Tar Heel Requiem
A mother softly softly weeping
the love of her life outlived,
a father sadly screaming screaming WHY?
why forever sleeping?
Beloved face in
paper’s smiling,
departed victim
of God’s good grace.
The Hallowed Heel Ground
was once sacred,
now innocent death a
new meaning found.
Senseless, heartless,
lifeless monster
stealing, shooting, loving none,
and leaving us no faithless.
A watchful eye on all does keep,
a loving heart for those that weep.
As Eve today and day to Evening
silently will shift,
a heavy weight will surely lift
a mourning burden from our souls.
Through time our memories will fade,
you guiding light will never drift,
from love and heart, truth and care,
sometimes leaning towards unfair,
to take a life so premature,
will someday serve to show God’s love for sure.
Our prayers and condolences to all of Eve’s family, friends, and loved ones. May she be received into God’s own heart, and the aching hearts of all those who knew her be comforted.
As an Athens, Ga resident and former student of Clarke Central High School, I want to express my deep sympathies to Eve’s family and friends. You are all in my prayers. She was an extraordinary person who has already made a huge impact on the her state, her country and around the world. Her spirit of compassion will be missed.
An angel was taken from us far too soon. Eve will be sorely missed, and the world is already a darker place without her. Her loss was felt by all at UNC.
I send my condolences to Eve’s Family,Friends and the entire Tarheel community. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Hokie Love always!
God Bless all effected by this event. You are in our prayers.
I did not know Eve personally, but I do remember seeing this beatiful, vivacious young lady from time to time, when she was tutoring at Githens Middle School, where I teach.
My heart is deeply grieved for her family and the loss of their precious gift from God .
May you find comfort in the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he wrote:
“Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! for the soul is dead that slumbers and things are not what they seem. LIFE is real! LIFE is earnest! And the grave IS NOT the GOAL; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, WAS NOT spoken of the SOUL.
It was not spoken of the SOUL!
You will be rememberd in my prayers.
I am deeply saddened by the loss of Eva, someone who was a leader. Someone who could’ve been a promising future leader, and as a fellow Phi Betta Kappa member. Eva, her family and our UNC Family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope and pray for answers to this senseless tragedy. As I know from first hand experience, not knowing the full truth of this type of loss and tragedy leaves a never ending hole in an already broken heart.
I am so saddened by what happened! It sounds like Eve was a beacon of light on your campus and just a great student leader. This is an awful tragedy. I am praying for all you guys. Lean on each other and encourage each other through this. Jesus loves you guys!
The UNC campus and the family of Eve
Carson are in our prayers.
How can something like this happen to such a promising young woman, so full of love and life? My heart, along with everyone else’s who learns of this horrible tragedy is with Eve, her parents, family and friends. How I wish things like this did not happen to anyone on this earth.
May you cherish the life you shared with your daughter and all she gave this world.
As an alumnus of UNC, I wanted to send a note to Eve’s family and friends. All of my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. God bless you and Eve. I am so sorry for your loss.
Though not knowing Eve personally, I am a fellow tarheel. May God be with her family in their time of need and grievance. Truly gone before her time, I know her soul lays at rest physically on this earth however lives a life of eternity and eternal joy with our lord and savior. She will forever be missed and I’m proud to say she was the epitome of a tarheel student.
To the Carson and UNC family,
Please know that there are families all over the country praying for all of you during this time.
Please allow your strength to represent Eve’s noticeably amazing spirit.
I did not know Eve, but she sounds like an amazing person.
I did not know President Carson, but as an alumnus, certainly feel the loss of a great Tar Heel. Prayers for Eve’s family and friends at this time.
I am half a world away, in Chicago. I did not know Eve. I have no ties whatsoever to the UNC community, but I stumbled upon this memorial website for Eve Carson. I am deeply saddened to hear of this tragedy and my heart goes out to her family.
Eve was my classmate in conservation biology this semester. Without ever having talked to her it was easy for me to tell that she was someone with incredible energy and enthusiasm. She had such potential, and she was using it to better the world for all of us. It is tragic that such a bright and joyful person was lost in such an horrible way. Eve had so much more to give. My deepest sympathies go out to Eve’s family and friends. Please take solace in knowing that Eve was cherished by all of us at UNC, whether or not we knew her personally.
I did not know Eve personally, but as a representative in the Graduate and Professonal Student Federation Senate, I was familiar with her unfailing commitment to making UNC a better, more engaging place to learn and to grow. Carolina is a better place now thanks to Eve’s many accomplishments, and she will not be soon forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go to her family and her friends.
I am without words to express my anger. Some days when I read news like this, I don’t even know what the point is. What are we doing? Senseless doesn’t begin to cover what happened. I am not numb with grief; I am numb with anger and frustration that parents have to suffer this indignity, not to mention what society has lost by Ms. Carson’s murder.
I have no connection with UNC, except for my many friends who have attended.
I have no words of advice, but I would recommend a book that I have recommended to clients since the day I heard about it, THE GIFT OF FEAR by Gavin Debecker. This may sound out of place, but you will want anyone you care about to read it after you look at it.
Condolences from Charleston, SC.
To the Carson family and the UNC community, I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences for the loss of Eve. I am a Blue Devil in Atlanta and check the Herald-Sun website regularly. When I saw this story my heart dropped. To lose anyone at this age to violence is horrible, but when you look at the impact this young woman had on others it makes the loss that much tougher to bear.
My prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
I am a student at Oregon State University and would just like to express our condolence for this aweful tragedy. Please know that Eve will be in our thoughts and prayers and we will pray for your university. Oregon State stands behind you and justice will be served.
This is so unspeakably sad. My heart goes out to the Carson family and to everyone else who knew this obviously remarkable and beautiful young woman.
God Bless you Eve Carson, you will always be remembered.
Rest in peace.
As a Carolina alum, I was deeply affected by this news and send my thoughts and prayers to Eve’s family and friends.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson:
As a proud alumnus (Class of ’91) and former employee of UNC, I am deeply shocked, saddened, and astounded by this awful news, and offer my deep condolences. Deadly violence is always so horrifying in this world, wherever it may occur, but I feel this loss even more strongly coming as it has at my alma mater.
And it makes me angry: “Carolina, priceless gem” should never have to endure this kind of inexcusable crime. No one should. And yet it has happened. Worse still, we are not alone: Northern Illinois University; Virginia Tech University; Columbine High School, CO; Platte Canyon High School, CO; the Amish girls school at Nickel Mines, PA…the list goes on. Even our children and young adults fall victim to the endemic violence of our troubled culture.
I did not have the good fortune to know Eve — President Carson — alas. And so I do not know the best way to honor her memory. No doubt her family will give us word on that presently. But I would think that any victim of gun violence cries out for a more serious, sustained, and practical discussion of the size and scope of this tragic problem across the country. Why are so many Americans killed by guns? Why are we the most violent Western democracy? What does this mean? What must we do about it? How many must die before we face this squarely?
If UNC — which the great Carolina alum, Charles Kuralt, rightly called “the university of the people” — is to live up to its potential as a place for free, open, and creative conversation and study, then I call upon the Chancellor and the university community to find a way in the days to come to give such a conversation form and substance, and to include all students, faculty, and staff at UNC. I do not know if this is what Eve or her family would want. I hope so. I think it’s time we turned towards this tragedy, not away from it. It’s time to wrestle with it, talk about it, do something to raise consciousness around gun violence in America. I wish we could bring Eve back. We can’t. Perhaps, though, we can make some kind of contribution — perhaps in partnership with NIU and VTU even? — to halting any more such terrible losses. May it be so.
What an utter tragedy…although I did not know Eve personally, I knew of her. I have friends that know her closely and spoke only the best of her. As a Carolina Alum, I feel just as affected by this loss, and I offer my sincerest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and the students she represented. God Bless…
Eve was the reason I applied to UNC. And I say this as a prospective student who has never even met her. I wanted to be a Tarheel because I would be led by people like her, people with un-relentless determination, softening patience, and vigor for life. That she was named ASB president is truly a testament to who she is, and what she stands for. I hope that next year, at whatever college I end up attending, there will be people like Eve, ready to lead at a moment’s notice. She is truly an inspiration to all, and I will keep Eve, and the entire UNC family, in my prayers. It’s not the days we remember, it’s the moments. And Eve had some pretty good ones. Go Tarheels.
To Eve’s family and friends and my fellow Tarheels, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
I was fortunate enough to know Eve through her work with Nourish International, and it was impossible not to admire her for the enthusiasm, commitment, and joy she brought to everything she did. She was the type of person who truly made you believe that anything was possible.
UNC and the world has lost one of its brightest people. She will be missed.
Appalachian State University mourns the loss of a fellow North Carolina student. The heart of our student body goes out to that of yours in this difficult time.
I’m a fan of UNC, when i heard of this, i was truly
sad, my prayers and thoughts go to your family, Rest in Peace.
I did not need to know Eve personally to know she was an incredible person. Meeting her at CTOPS, I could immediately tell she was a bright, talented, genuine person who cared a lot about others and about Carolina. We are blessed to have had her in our community, and there is no way to even express how sad it is to have lost her. My prayers go out to her family and friends in this time of grief.
My prayers are with Eve Carson’s family. She will be missed dearly and there will be a void that cannot possibly filled at UNC. The memory of her great works, her beauty, and her life will be remembered forever.
Rest In Peace Eve
Although I did not know Eve very well, I am severely distraught by the loss of such a young and talented girl. Eve embodied all of the qualities we strive to attain as students who seek to better the world. It seems unfathomable that a young woman with such potential was unfairly taken from us, far before her time.
I know that words can not ease such an immense pain, but I want the express my deepest sympathies to her family and friends. My heart goes out for all of you who had the privilege of being blessed to know such an amazing person. You are all on my mind and in my prayers.
To the Carson family, you are all in my prayers. I know this tragedy is devastating and I can’t imagine the pain you are feeling. Please know that Eve’s legacy will live eternally at UNC and that the changes she made in her time at UNC have bettered many lives.
I did not know Eve, but she seemed like a remarkable young lady. I would like to extend my condolences to her family and friends.
Heather Funes
UNC School of Nursing, Class of 2008
What an absolutely tragic and shocking event. It is almost inexplicable as to why I’m filled with such grief, such numbness, and such anger over this young woman’s murder when I didn’t even know her.
But then I realize that I know all of my Carolina brethren, both younger and older than me. We all share our love of the University. We all go through similar experiences of waking up to go to that 8am class, walking past “the dogwoods blooming,” and giving tirelessly of ourselves to those endeavours we hold dear. Eve was just like me, just like Roy Williams when he was an undergrad here, and just like future generations of Tar Heels who are just a glimmer in their parents’ eyes right now.
Eve represented all that was great about Carolina – intelligent, compassionate, and giving of herself. Eve represented all of us in a way, not just the current students. And for that, even though I didn’t know her, I’m numb with grief, I’m angry over her murder, and I hope justice is swift.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Carolina Family. Hark the sound …
Mark Townsend
Former Speaker of Student Congress
Class of 2002
I met Eve her freshman year and in just five minutes I knew she was someone special. It wasn’t just her smile, her charm, her obvious intelligence…it was this ineffable goodness that emanated from her. I saw her push Hunger Lunch (now Nourish International) to new heights and was thrilled to find out she was running for SBP. The last thing I got to say to her was “good luck.”
Although I cannot claim to have known Eve well, I knew her well enough to respect and admire her. I am deeply, inexpressibly grieved that the world, and especially her family both at home and at Carolina, has lost such an amazing person.
I did not know Eve personally, but as a Carolina alum I was deeply touched when I heard the news. My prayers and thoughts are with Eve’s family during this time.
Rest in Peace.
Eve was in a class of mine, and although I didn’t know her well, I do know that she was the type of person that so many people aspire to be–vibrant, engaging, beautiful, caring, intelligent and inspiring. UNC has lost a true treasure, and she will be greatly missed. My prayers are with her family and friends.
It is with a heavy heart and tremendous sadness that I extend my condolences to the Carson and Bethke families. May God bless you and provide you with the strength that you need to get through this difficult time.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Eve was clearly a beautiful, intelligent, talented and giving person. The Tar Heel family grieves with you.
May God rest his hand on all of Eve’s family and friends, and the entire UNC family. I am so very sorry for her tragic death.
As a lifelong Carolina fan, I’m deeply saddened by the loss of Eve to such an unspeakable crime. My thoughts and prayers to Eve’s personal family, UNC family, and life long friends.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. May you realize that Eve has been called home. She has served her maker well. A celebration in the heavens, as she now lives in the kingdom for all eternity. Praise the Father for the light He allowed Eve to share while on this earth.
May your pain be eased knowing Eve has met the Father and that she will now serve in His kingdom.
Remain Strong and Courageous
As a mother of three young adults, I extend my heartfelt condolences and prayers.
To all the family members, faculty, students and staff, I send my condolances regarding the death of Eve. UNC is a fantastic place and just hosted a dear friend of mine who is an author and a graduate of your school. Prayers to all from Little Rock.
My child is a freshmen at Chapel Hill. Just wanted to let the family know how much my heart breaks for their loss. Words can not express how sorry we are for your loss. You are in our prayers……
Eve…I didn’t know you that well, but your death has left me, like many others, speechless and stunned. I remember meeting you at Freshman Camp…you were so sweet to me, and had an unforgettable smile and personality. You lived a short life but you’ve left so many footprints on the hearts of many people. Sometimes you really don’t appreciate people as much as you should until they’re gone. You are an angel, Eve. Rest in peace.
It sounds as though Eve was a “special” young lady. Being a mom to a child that age makes me stop and think…”What if that were my child?” My prayers are with her family, friends, and all who knew her on campus. God Bless you all in this difficult time.
My sincerest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and classmates.
I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to Eve’s family. Although I did not know her, she is part of the Carolina “family” and her loss affects us all deeply. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
My condolences and prayers are with the UNC Chapel Hill campus and Eve Marie’s family…this is so senseless and tragic. You have my most heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
I went to Clarke Central with Eve. While I wouldn’t say we were close friends, we knew each other enough to say “hello” and “how are you” and have the usual chitchat.
Eve was an amazing person. She is quite possibly the only person in my entire life about whom I never heard a single negative comment and from whom I never heard the same.
Talking to her was always an incredible experience. When you talked to her, there was no fear of being judged or saying the wrong thing. She had no problem simply accepting who you were and enjoying every moment talking to you. She just seemed to have figured it all out. I think thats why she was smiling all the time. It was like she knew something we didn’t and while she could tell us, she didn’t want to spoil the surprise. I only hope eventually everyone can figure out what she did. If that day comes, it really might be heaven on earth.
To the family: I am so sorry for your loss.
She will be deeply missed.
As a father and as a Morehead Alum, I am staggered by the enormity of this loss. May God be with her family and friends alike.
I’m a Carolina student studying abroad for the semester; I didn’t want to believe it when I heard–I am so sorry. There are no words that can truly comfort in a time like this. Please know that we weep with you, we’re praying for you, even halfway around the world. May God comfort and give you peace in the midst of such a tragic loss. You will be greatly missed, Eve.
Eve,
You were truly a leader and an inspiration to us all. I always admired your compassion and dedication towards helping others. I am grateful for the opportunity of having known you and being a fellow tarheel. You put your heart into making this world a little better than you found it, and now I know you are in a better place. My sympathy goes out to your family having lost such a wonderful person. Until we meet again,
Rest in peace.
I don’t know you, but as a UNC alumni with you, your family, and the UNC community.
EVE WAS SUCH GREAT PERSON …THE COLLEGE AND FRIENDS WILL MISS HER
My daughter is a senior at UNC. My heart is broken for you, Eve’s parents. I’m remembering you in my prayers. May His comfort sustain you in the coming days.
Sending thoughts and prayers to the Carson Family, all of Eve’s friends, the staff and students at UNC, and those at the Morehead Foundation. What an utterly devastating loss. Although I never met Eve, she comes across as the most incredibly compassionate and gifted person. I wish you all strength in this most horrific of times.
Jamie Whittle, Scotland – Morehead class of ’97
As a fellow Tar Heel Fan, This news has brought me great sadness and disbelief. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and the entire UNC community.
May God watch over you always….
Eve was a fantastic person and this is a tragedy. It is senseless that such a wonderful person can be taken. RIP
My heart breaks at this horrible, senseless tragedy. I don’t have the words to express my sympathy for the family and those who loved her. She shone so very brightly and her kindness touched many more than you know. May you all find peace and may God have mercy on those responsible. You are all in my prayers.
Its amazing to me that while i only spoke to Eve once, i feel as though i have lost a dear friend. It is a true testament to her incredible personality and beautiful soul. While i want nothing more than for Eve to still be alive, her death has made me realize that i need to make my life count for something besides my own personal success. To anyone who is grieving, no words will ease the pain, however remember what an incredible impact Eve had on everyone, and how blessed this world was with her here. i WILL NOT forget you Eve Carson.
Please accept my sincerest of condolences. As a member of the UNC community, I am proud to have had someone with so many positive qualities representing us. I commend you for raising such an inspirational woman; as a role model, she has only begun to touch people.
What a dark day for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a 22+ year employee of this great University, my heart and prayers go out to the Carson family. I can not imagine the depth of your loss. My deepest sympathy is extended to Eve’s family, friends, fellow students and colleagues. From what I’ve read, Eve lived life to its fullest! Let’s follow her lead!
God Bless, Eve Carson!
My sincere condolences to Eve’s family as well as those who she touched at UNC-Chapel Hill. As a student government president at my alma mater of Rutgers University in New Jersey (we have several because we have five different campuses spread out between New Brunswick and Piscataway in NJ) I know what it means to to great positive things for you fellow students, and I can see from reading all the wonderful things Eve had accomplished that was truly a champion of her peers and the UNC administration.
My prayers are with the UNC-Chapel Hill community right now. This is just a reminder that we fellow student leaders support each other and the remaining student leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill must continue advocating for students in honor of Eve.
Sincerely,
Michael Convente
President – Busch Campus Council (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and the entire Tarheel community.
So sorry to hear about this tragic news. A sad loss. God Bless.
As a parent of a high school senior who is considering UNC I am so saddened to hear of this tragedy. Your family, friends and entire UNC community are in my prayers, and hope you’ll find strength and hope in such a difficult time.
To Eve’s family,
Please accept my most sincere condolences for your horrific loss. My daughter was a neighbor and friend of your daughter. She told me today how truly remarkable Eve was. Although I am sure that I can barely fathom the depth of your grief, I wanted you to know how incredibly saddened I am by this news. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
God’s peace to the Carson family and friends tonight. I never knew Eve personally, but I know her reputation as a wonderful, kind, good-spirited woman was well-deserved. The entire Carolina community is behind you all with this. Thoughts and prayers,
Michael.
To the Carson family and UNC friends – Words can not express the shock and sadness that my family feels over your loss. Though we never had the priviledge of knowing Eve, it is certain that she was a wonderful, promising young woman and daughter. We are so sorry for your loss.
Please know that you are surrounded by thoughts and prayers, just as you all supported our beloved Virginia Tech family in her darkest hour.
The Elliott Family – Winchester, VA
Eve was such a beautiful, intelligent, energetic young woman with a true passion for Carolina and for life. I didn’t know her well, but seeing her actions in office and around campus, she gave so much in everything that she did and she cared deeply about those around her. Losing her is an incredible blow to our campus, and to the world, and she will be very dearly missed.
To the Carson family, please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of everyone in our Tarheel family. Our hearts go out to you.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family.
I did not have the honor of knowing Eve. From what I have seen and heard, she was a beautiful and remarkable young woman who will truly be missed. I am praying for the family and friends and I would like to extend my condolences to them as well.
Heather Love
UNC School of Nursing, Class of 2009
I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. Eve was an inspiration to so many. I am so sorry.
I am saddened by the loss of such a wonderful peson in the UNC community. Eve’s family and friends are in my prayers during this difficult time. The Lord is always with you – He will never leave you.
To Eve and all those hurt by this loss, may the Lord be with you. Praying for the entire family at UNC from Eastern Michigan University.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
Although I never met Eve, it is obvious what a beautiful person she was and how much she meant to so many people. My thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be with Eve’s family and friends.
My deepest condolances. Eve represents the very best one could find in a scholar, student, leader, humanitarian, and, most importantly, person.
Eve,
Thank you for everything you have done for this great university. It is an unfortunate loss.
Rest in peace! We will miss you.
As a UNC alumna, it deeply saddens me to read about the loss of such an amazing, determined, and devoted young woman. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends, and peers. I ask God to comfort you and to strengthen you during this time of need. I pray that justice be done in a timely fashion. I pray that Eve’s life may inspire us all to do more, to care more, and to love more.
As a rising freshman to the university, I never knew Eve, but can only imagine the heartbreak felt by the student body. I extend my condolences to the family and friends.
Eve Carson was a great woman, and a dearly beloved president. May her visions and ideals shine show through on this campus for years to come. The Lord blessed Eve with great talent and a great attitude for helping others and leading this school; these things will never be forgotten.
Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC campus as a whole will be in my prayers.
May God bless all.
I didn’t know Eve well but she was one of those rare people who didn’t seem to have a mean-spirited bone in her body. The world needs more people like Eve. My thoughts are with the Carson family. This is a huge loss for the Carolina community.
hello, i am eleven years old. i don’t go to unc but would like too. i would just like to say that this is a such a sad thing that happened! i saw it on the news and was heart-broken. she was such a beautiful person and on her youtube videos she seemed like the nicest person! my heart goes out to her family and friends!
I met her briefly after a talk by one of my department’s former students. I left the conversation thinking how fortunate I had been to study and teach at a university with such students. I can’t grasp that she is gone. I am very sorry for your loss.
This loss is all the more tragic for all that bright promise of all she would have accomplished-the people she would have healed, the smiles she would have caused, the good she would have done. That is the challenge to her peers: to step up to fill the void and make sure all that good work still gets done.
Our prayers are with her family at home and her Carolina family.
Eve was in my recitation in my Gnosticism class the spring she was elected to SBP. She was smart, delightful, and very friendly. I also voted for her:-) My condolences and prayers to her family and friends. I know she will greatly missed. The UNC community has lost a treasure.
Heartfelt prayers to the grieving family. This sure is a great loss to UNC.
To all Students: We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your student body president, Eve.
We also send our sincere thoughts to her parents.
The entire area, Raleigh, Wake Forest, are supporting your UNC campus.
We will pray for your healing.
Sincerely,
David/Beth
I sit here, tears rolling down my cheeks, mourning with hundreds and hundreds of others the loss of such a special young woman. Eve had accomplished more in her few years than many accomplish in a lifetime.
My deepest, most heartfelt prayers go to her parents. As a parent myself, I cannot imagine how you will face this unspeakable loss — except that you must allow people to take care of you, love you, and help you bear this burden. I pray that the tributes that so many are offering to your daughter will bring you comfort.
My prayers always!
Beryl
Fellow Tar Heels,
I was on my way back to campus from a student leadership retreat with our elected SGA officers, new RA’s, and Student Life staff when my wife called to tell me the terrible news of Eve’s death. All the way back I had been reflecting on the incredible privilege I have been given to live and work every day with college students and to walk along with them in their intellectual and spiritual journeys. Reading Eve’s bio and the many tributes to her life has only reinforced that conviction and that sense of gratitude. She was a remarkable woman; I know that the grief so many of you are experiencing is overwhelming because of the depth of the journey you shared with her. As I look at her picture, I think of so many students on the Huntingdon campus and of the crushing sadness that would fall on our college were any of them to be taken away so cruelly. You are in my prayers.
Eve’s journey of study and service at Carolina also reminds me of Carolina’s incalculably positive impact on my life. Like Eve, I was a serious student; like Eve, I was a North Carolina Fellow; like Eve, I was a Freshman Camp Counselor; like Eve, I was active in Student Government leadership. And like Eve, I was enriched and shaped by all of these experiences at Carolina.
Our debt to Carolina can really only be fully repaid in one way: by committing ourselves to lives of thoughtful service on behalf of a world starving for leadership that is discerning, courageous, compassionate, generous, faithful. Eve had begun that journey of leadership and had already, in so many ways, repaid her debt to Carolina. Her life will reach its fullest potential when we, the living, take up her legacy with renewed resolve.
We did not know Eve but share in your grief. The ACC is & always has been a family. At this time, we pray that The Lord strengthens you for what lies ahead & gives you the knowledge, wisdom & understanding to deal with this great loss.
As a fellow North Carolina resident mine and my family’s heart bleed’s for Eve,her family and all student’s of U.N.C.God be with you all.
Eve was a leader, an inspiration, but most importantly an amazing and caring friend. I have never met anyone so optimistic and friendly in my life and it was honor knowing Eve through SGA. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. We are going to miss you Eve.
I only met Eve a couple of times, but it’s not hard to tell that she was an amazing person, liked and loved by many people, myself included. Losing such a cherished person is quite an ordeal, I speak from the experience of having lost my best friend a few years back. To all of Eve’s friends and family I give my deepest condolences and keep you all in my prayers.
Hilary Babu
UNC Class of 2009
I did not know this young woman personally. However, I would like to send my thoughts and prayers to her family and friends. I am so sorry for your loss. I am an ER nurse in South Carolina and see death everyday. It is never easy, especially when it is a young person. My heart bleeds for this young woman who had so much going for her. I pray they find who did this to this beautiful woman. A candle will burn in our house for her. A prayer of peace will be said tonight with my lil one as I lay her down to sleep for this young woman who was taken too soon. To her family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. May her light shine through those who knew her. God bless and God speed in finding the one who did this.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Eve was a wonderful, extraordinary girl. She was an idol to all of us at UNC, and she was off to great things in life. I didn’t know her personally, but I distinctively remember her speech at CTOPS, welcoming us and making all us incoming freshman feel the love for the school that she had.
We miss you Eve, no words can express the pain of loss we all feel for you. We love you and we know God will take care of you in heaven.
Our hearts go out to Eve’s parents and everyone in the UNC-Chapel Hill family.
Eve was obviously a special young woman, full of promise.
You are in our prayers.
My prayers are with Eve’s family and the entire Carolina family right now.
May God continue to uphold us during this time of mourning.
Luchara Wallace-Lawrence, Ks
UNC, Class of 1998
The supporters and alumni of Western Carolina University send our best wishes and prayers to the family of the deceased, the UNC family, and the Chapel Hill community. God bless.
This is just completely devastating. I am a HUGE Tarheel fan, have dreamed of attending since I was very young, etc.
It’s such a tragic and senseless loss. I am very saddened by what has happened.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, the UNC “family”, as well as the community.
My heart and prayers go out to Eve’s parents, family, and friends. This act of violence on a person that seemed so destined for greatness is unheard of. And to my fellow Tar Heels and seniors be sure to make Eve’s legacy continue on through your committment to your goals and future endeavors, and through your Tar Heel Spirit.
May she rest in peace.
Eve, you were a great, inspiring leader and friend. You always brought the best out in everyone you touched. You will be missed deeply. My prayers go out to everyone connected and touched by Eve – only the good die young.
Although I never knew Eve personally, the name “Eve Carson” was always associated with livelihood, activism, and a generous feeling in my mind. I appreciated how the student body president would be humble enough to come to the CTOPS orientation sessions for the incoming freshmen to personally welcome them to the community.
She was the best respresentative that Carolina could’ve had, and she will be sorely missed. To the Carson family, please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of the entire Carolina community.
Young Lee
Class of 2011
I never met you. Possibly our paths crossed on Franklin St for a brief moment once or more.
When a life, especially young as yours is lost, a void is created, and an outcry – why?!
As a retired senior police official, I unfortunately witnessed much too many senseless killing.I wish I had the answers.
I hope that wherever you are, you are at peace.
At the same time I hope and wish that the proper authorities will do their investigative work as vigilantly as possible to find and bring the culpable to justice.
To your parents and family, there is nothing but my sorrow and pain that I offer sharing.
Yehuda (“Jim”) Lev
Well Path Holistic Clinic
From Athens and everyone at UGA, our thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family friends and the entire Chapel Hill community. God bless.
What a crime to extinguish such a bright life in a matter of minutes. Our lives will never be the same.
Eve was extraordinary. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with her on a university committee, and I remember thinking how proud her parents must be. Poised, confident, caring, beautiful, and wise, Eve was a role model for all of us. My deepest sympathy to her family and friends.
My deepest sympathy to the Carson family and to Eve’s friends and acquaintances. My daughter is an out-of-state student at UNC, far from home, and I wish I could be there to offer comfort. Eve sounds like she was truly special, and her giving spirit will live on in the hearts of those at UNC. I am very sorry for your loss.
As a 1990 alum, my heart goes out to the Carson family as well as our entire UNC family. What touches one of us touches us all.
As the parent of a college student, my heart, prayers, and thoughts go out to the UNC family and to Eve’s family as well. It gets more and more difficult to send your children away to school to better themselves and to prepare as leaders of our state and nation when violence continues to rear its ugly head on or near college campuses much too often. I pray that the person responsible for this tragedy is found and persecuted to the full extent of the law.
I wanted to send my condolences to all of Eve’s family and friends. She was obviously an accomplished leader who will be missed dearly..my prayers are with all of those she touched and with the campus at large..
I pray that God blesses Eve, her family and her classmates.
What a horrific event. A young women so full or promise, who clearly had the power and purpose in life to help others, being taken away. All my sorrow and blessings to her family and the UNC community.
My thoughts and prayers are with both the Carson family and the UNC student body. A loss like this is such a hard thing to comprehend, and I pray that this time of mourning would be filled with grace.
today, i’ve read about an amazing person i would never have met, and a life cut short senselessly.
to her family, friends, & all whose life she touched, i offer my thoughts and prayers -
Eve was the epitome of a person who is beautiful both inside and out. She is an inspiration to us all, and the world has truly lost someone special. This is a tragedy that I don’t think we’ll ever be able to understand.
It is always extremely tragic and difficult to comprehend a loss like this. I did not know Eve, but she sounds like a young woman who was destined to change the world. May all of our thoughts and prayers be with Eve’s family, and may they know that they have the love and support of a far-reaching Carolina family.
Brittny McGraw
Class of 2003
I did not have the opportunity to know Eve, but as a staff member at a University on the west coast, I know how difficult losing one of your classmates and friends can be. I extend my condolences to her family and friends and hope that this tragedy will bring renewed attention not only of her life and accomplishments but also greater appreciation of those that are still with us.
i have no idea why things like this happen or what we are supposed to learn from them. the notion that god needed her to help him in heaven seems a little more than untimely, given all that she was doing to help people here on earth. i can only hope that in time her family and friends, and all those whose lives she touched, will be able to find peace. may whoever did this to her not only find justice, but rot in hell.
As a native North Carolinian, I am just wanting to send my prayers to the family. I am stunned by this tragedy.
As an alumni of UNC, I am deeply saddened by this loss. From reading Eve’s biography, I can tell what an amazing person she was. You can tell she loved our university!! To her family and friends, you are all in my prayers! To the UNC campus, community, and family, my thoughts and prayers are with you as well!!
May the friends and family members find peace and solace in the fond memories of Eve Carson. And let the impact of her accomplishments at UNC and as a human being, be acknowledged, celebrated and rewarded eternally!
Although I did not know Eve personally, I know she touched many lives. Its sad to know that we live in a time where we get killed over meaningless things. I pray for her soul, her family, and the UNC community as they mourn the loss of one of God’s Angels.
I don’t know how to say this, but when Eve smiled you felt something very warm and amazing. I remember seeing her the last couple of months at social justice events I was at. We didn’t know each other personally, but somehow when she was around, you could just tell the atmosphere was warmer and lighter.
Eve, as a graduating Women’s Studies Major, I will work even harder for you and all the other women who are being taken by violence everyday like this. I’m bawling right now writing this and I didn’t even know you.
I can’t imagine how the people who did know you so personally feel right now. You were a strong woman who will always be remembered.
Your family and friends are in my thoughts.
To Eve’s Family and Friends:
My thoughts are with you. Eve touched so many lives in this community…her presence will always live on.
To our friends at UNC,
I spoke with my daughter at Duke earlier today. Word of this tragedy spread very quickly on the Duke campus.
We are all very saddened by your loss. The Carson family and all the students of your great school will be in our prayers.
Craig, Elizabeth and Erin Good
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve and all of her loved ones. This is such a tragedy, Eve has impacted so many lives in such a short period of time. May we remember what Eve did for this world, it isn’t everyday we are blessed with someone so talented and caring as Eve.
Tyler Roe
UNC ’11
To the Carson family,
“Be the change that you want to see in the world” Gandhi
Even though not knowing Eve, it is easy to see that she lived by example. She was the change that she wanted to see in the world. From the outpouring of grief on campus, it is easy to see that not only was she changing the world, she changed the lives of so many students, faculty, and some many others outside our Tarheel universe. You are in our prayers.
I was deeply saddened when I saw the story on CNN today. I am a former student body president (Fayetteville State) and fully understand how this loss has devastated your University. I want to extend my deepest condolences to the Carson family and the UNC community. I will pray for all of you and for the soul of the individual that perpetrated this act on an innocent human being.
Eve, thank you for being such a big part of what makes Carolina special. My thoughts are with your family and friends and our fellow Tar Heels who mourn. Rest in peace.
Although I was not fortunate enough to know Eve personally, I did vote for her as SBP, and I have a tremendous respect for all that she did as an advocate for us as UNC students. She will be greatly missed by the Tar Heel family as we strive to live life “the Carolina way”, just like Eve. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
It’s a sad day when someone with so much life is taken away. I am praying for her family and her friends. Although I never spoke to her, she was the face of the university that I entered, and a vital part of my college experience.
God bless
Even at this time of immense palpable loss, Eve, through the words of her biography (posted on the University’s website), inspires, warms, and
brightens others such as myself residing on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
May your pride in her,your admiration of her, and your awareness of the unfathomable but poignant good that she accomplished – even through her biography – shrink your sorrow and brighten your outlook.
Wishing you strength and love,
from this mother of a Junior daughter
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Eve Carson. As I know that no pain will compare to the agony of loosing a child, I have great sympathy for Anna, and Eve’s other roommates. I have always admired how strong their friendship was and how happy they were around each other. I am praying for you all.
I did not personally know Eve. But my thoughts and prayers are with her family & friends.
i am so sorry for your loss.
my prayers are with you.
Its certainly heart breaening news. My codolences are to her family and friends.
What an awful tragedy! I am still shocked.
I was not fortunate enough know Eve. I am a UNC alumnus and now on staff for the UNC School of Nursing. Having dealt with a recent tragedy in my family, I know that nothing can take away the pain or shock that her family and friends are feeling. I wanted to tell them that I am very sorry for their loss and that all of you are in my prayers.
The UNC family will never forget her. Eve’s character will have a lasting impact on the UNC community.
Eve was the first person I met at Carolina not from my highschool. She was there taking the swim test days before the first day of classes at Carolina and was immediately friendly, engaging, and obviously intelligent. I only spoke with her briefly a few times, but she had the ability to make it memorable. She is the rare person who nobody ever forgets. Congratulations on a life filled with amazing, wonderful, commendable work.
Rest in peace
I feel a bit of a connection to Eve since I was not only born in Chapel Hill (MUCH longer ago though, in 1960), but also because my middle name is Eve. Also because I grew up in Georgia and DESPERATELY wanted to attend Carolina.Both of my parents are alumni, but being out-of-state I just didn’t have what it took to get in.
Apparently your Eve did though, PLUS SOME!!! A Morehead Scholar none-the-less!!! I bet y’all were so proud!
My heart still belongs in Chapel Hill, and I hope that the manner of her death doesn’t distract you from her love of Chapel Hill. I know it will be difficult for you to be there for a long time,but it is indeed a wonderful place with truly beautiful people who I’m sure will be very supportive of you during this trying time.
In fact, my former stepmother (my Dad and her were divorced) just died in February and my former step-siblings wanted her intered with my Father in UNC Memorial Gardens,however the rules state that it must be a spouse or blood relative.Well someone at UNC helped bend the rules because she was just THAT special to us.UNC is just THAT great of a place! I hope you will be able to keep that in mind.
My thoughts and prayers are with you!
I did not know Eve, but I am saddened and shocked be this news. My thoughts and prayers with her family. In this awful time, know that the whole country is feeling your pain even though I cannot imagine what you are going through. She sounds like an amazing girl and was taken too soon from this world. I guess we have to just believe that there is a reason for everything and hope that in time we know that reason. So sorry for your loss, you’ll be in my prayers…
I did not know Eve but as a parent of two children who attend UNC …my heart breaks for this family
I will keep you in my prayers
Although I never had the opportunity to meet her, my heart goes out to the Carson family. A light will continue to shine at Carolina.
Eve,
You were the best person I had ever met. Not only beautiful, you were always kind and generous. I am glad I had the honor to know you, and I will always remember your smile and the huge hugs that we exchanged on campus. They always made my day 100 times better.
To your family and closest friends, please accept my sincere condolences. Your girl was simply incredible.
Rest In Peace Eve, we will miss you.
Ben C.
As a graduate of a fellow ACC school, Eve personified the perception of UNC. She was accomplished, driven and courageous. What a treasure it must have been to have known her.
The Maryland community has the Carson family in our prayers.
As a UNC alum, I didn’t want to believe that such a tragic, meaningless crime could happen to one of us. I never knew Eve, but I have no doubt that we have lost an amazing daughter, friend, ambassador, and leader. My prayers are with Eve’s family, friends, and everyone at UNC. Please take comfort in knowing that you have the support of the worldwide Tarheel community.
To the family of Eve Carson -
my most heartfelt condolences go out to you. I don’t know Eve but she was a member of our Chapel Hill community and she was killed very close to our neighborhood. She may even have used the running trails in our woods. What a beautiful person she must have been. What a very tragic loss for everyone.
To Eve’s family and friends–please know that you are in our hearts. She was everything that is so beautiful about Carolina and its incredible students. Her spirit and her enlightened presence live on at Carolina. We carry her with us. We are so deeply saddened by this terrible, terrible loss. Our sympathies go out to you.
I’m shocked to learn of this senseless loss to the UNC community. The Carolina family extends far and wide. I’m a UNC alumnnus living in Pennsylvania. My thoughts are with every heart that is healing from this loss.
As a proud UNC alum who has remained in the Chapel Hill area, this whole story has hit very close to home. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve, her family and friends, and the entire campus of UNC. This is truly a tragic and devastating loss.
Jaclyn Parks – Class of 2000
My deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends and the entire UNC community. May God Bless you all during this difficult time.
To Eve’s parents,
As a parent, I send you my deepest love in this time of shock and profound grief. I can only hope that the outpouring of grief and love from Eve’s Carolina community and friends will somehow allow you to get through this nightmare. Believe that my thoughts and prayers and support are with you at this time.
May peace and comfort come in time.
I knew hardly anything about her. I just transferred here last semester. But reading that small bit of information about her has already left me inspired and impressed that someone could be so very successful and accomplished at such a young age. It breaks my heart to think that something like this could have happened to such an inspiring and amazing person. The world has lost an amazing spirit, someone who could have made a great impact. My thoughts are with her family.
Even reading Eve’s bio was an inspiration. I send my heartfelt sympathy and loving prayers to her family and to her friends. Her life can inspire all of us to do more with our own.
Meg Finch
c/o 1992
Denver, CO
I didn’t know Eve, but my prayers are with her family. I am very sorry for your loss.
When I heard the news tonight the UNC lost such a gem, I could not help but be deeply saddened and angry. When things like this happen, it makes me wonder why? why such a great person who made such a positive impact in her comunity and world. I am a sophomore in high school in NC, and it has been my dream to go to UNC! My heart felt condolences and prayers to her family, friends, and the UNC campus. I am truly saddened that I will not have the opportunity to meet such a beautiful, inspiring, intelegent young woman.
My condolences to Eve Carson’s friends and family. Carolina has lost a great leader and wonderful person. I only know of her from what I read about her term as SBP in the Daily Tar Heel, and I was always impressed.
I still can’t process what exactly happened.
I wish I could have made it to the vigil tonight, but I couldn’t find parking. There were just so many people here on campus to pay their respects.
I hope we’ll have another memorial after spring break so the campus community can continue to process this tragedy.
Peace,
Katya (UNC staff & UNC MPH 2007)
I am a UNC alum from the early 70s, and so very sorry to hear about this tragedy. Eve was obviously a most remarkable person. She and her family will be in my prayers. I also send condolences to everyone else at a wonderful university that I recall with fondness.
May Eve’s contributions to the Carolina campus be long remembered…
i wisht the best for UNC and i pray Eve is family
I wish the best for UNC and i pray for her and her family as well
From Wisconsin
For Eve.
It was September of 2004, and my hands were lodged in my pockets as I walked beside a creek in the forest behind Paul Green Theater. I was in recitation for Biology 54 when my solitude was suddenly interrupted, “Hi, I’m Eve.”
**Hark the sound of Tar Heel voices
Ringing clear and True**
Soon I was acquainted with a friendly young lady from Athens, GA. The conversation is difficult to remember, yet impossible to forget. Less than two months in Chapel Hill, and her excitement showed she already adored Carolina.
**Singing Carolina’s praises
Shouting N.C.U.**
Mutual friends ensured our paths would continue to cross on Friendly Lane, how appropriate. Eve certainly acted on that first semester excitement. Her achievements speak for themselves.
**Hail to the brightest Star of all
Clear its radiance shine**
On Election Day 2007, Eve was actively campaigning for SBP. I teased her as I passed that she just might receive my vote, as if there were any doubt.
**Carolina priceless gem,
Receive all praises thine.**
I read the report on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. It was sobering and unsettling, but I shamefully closed the web browser and moved on with my day. When I read the Chancellor’s email today I became numb. Then I felt sick. Then I cried.
**I’m a Tar Heel born
I’m a Tar Heel bred
And when I die I’m a Tar Heel dead.**
I wish it would rain. Heaven should cry for Eve, priceless gem. Today’s Carolina blue skies seem unfit for such a tragic day, but they are fitting for Eve. I too will steal a moment from grief to celebrate Eve. I’m going to cheer her character, her kindness, her passion, her dedication to this place we all love.
**So it’s RAH, RAH, Car’lina ‘lina
RAH, RAH, Car’lina ‘lina
RAH, RAH, Car’lina RAH! RAH! RAH!**
I will cherish the fond memory of my classmate by that creek. I will keep it near words I rarely cheer, but can never forget.
**’Neath the oaks the sons true hearted
Homage pay to thee
Time worn walls give back their echo
Hail to U.N.C.
Though the storms of life assail us
Still our hearts beat true
Naught can break the friendships formed at
Dear old N.C.U.**
Farewell, Eve.
Carolina alumni everywhere are feeling the loss of Eve Carson. The University of Carolina at Chapel Hill is a family of thousands. For those of us who are getting ready to celebrate 20 years since graduation, we do so with a touch of sorrow. Ms. Carson will never know a 20th reunion. Still we are thankful that students like her have graced the campus.
My condolences to UNC and specifically the Carson family. We have lost a great one.
Tom Shaw
’88
my son, aaron, was one of eve’s roommates last year on friendly lane. i had the great privelege to spend a long weekend there last spring, getting to know all of his roommates and friends a little bit. eve was obviously a special person – beautiful, ambitious, accomplished, smart and down to earth. what a tragic loss to lose someone so vital so young. my thoughts and prayers go out to all of her friends in this time of such deep and pesonal loss. and as a parent, by deepest condolences go out to her parents and brother. may all of you try to continue to live on in the spirit in which she lived.
I join with all Virginia Tech students and alumni in expressing our profound sadness for the loss of a young and promising Tar Heel. I hope her family and friends find comfort in knowing that so many people mourn her loss. You will prevail.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. This is a very sad day for the Tar Heel family.
The pain reaches deeply from the hearts of Chapel Hill to those in Athens, GA. We are at a loss for words.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Eve, and the University which she so obviously loved.
As a student, I am so very sorry that this university has lost such a bright and shining light. As a mom, I am utterly heartbroken for Eve’s family. God bless.
This tragic event was an attack on all who have ever attended UNC-CH. Even though I attended UNC 20 years ago, her death reminds us of the frailty of life. To the family, my deepest sympathies and prayers extend out to you.
I did not know Eve personally, but have seen and felt her presence as an integral part of Carolina. She will be sorely missed, as demonstrated by the outpooring of love and support at the memorial on polk place today.
My thoughts are with her family and friends
May she rest in peace.
Matt 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
I am very, very sorry for this tragic loss and will be praying for the family and the UNC family as well.
Pastor Shaun King & Crew
I do not know Eve Carson, but the UNC community and her family will be in my prayers. Sorry for your loss.
~ Brittany Brown
WFU ’09
While I didn’t know Eve personally, I do know that she has touched the lives of many. My prayers and thoughts are with her family and friends as they try to deal with this tragic loss.
A few days before the Student Body President election last year, I ran into Eve on campus. Stressed and tired, she accidentally called me the wrong name. This is the facebook message I received from her later:
“hey andrea!!… i mean, angela!… um…
i just wanted to let you know that i DEFINITELY knew your name was angela…. i mean, considering the fact that dr. lowman’s class was one of the most eye-opening aspects of my freshman year, i definitely still remember all my classmates! but it was just a long day. i called my professor by another professor’s name in the morning, and i mostly just haven’t been sleeping for the past couple of weeks. ah; i need for things to become quieter soon!
anyways though, angela, i wanted to apologize for that, i felt so rude about it but i really didn’t forget your name at all and i sincerely hope i didn’t offend you!
okay, i’ll talk to you soon! enjoy this week and the beautiful weather that’s coming soon!
eve”
“Hahahaha it was no big deal. I knew that you must have had a crazy-stressful day!! I hope it was more comic relief than anything else. Good luck in the next week and kick butt on Tuesday!!
angela”
This just goes to show what a conscientious and caring person Eve was. She will truly be missed.
To the family of Eve Carson and UNC Faculty and Students,
It always grieves the souls of many to lose a young person to such an unprovoked tragic event. It is my sincere hope that Eve’s spirit may be kept alive at this prestigious university. May we all live up to the honor and standards that Eve so excellently personified.
My hearfelt condolences go to Eve’s family and the entire UNC community.
I am so sorry to all her friends and family for this loss. Eve was a wonderful person and an irreplaceable asset to the campus community. This tragedy breaks my heart and I hope Eve’s memory inspires others to continue her good work and positive attitude.
This truly saddens me that another young life is taken for no reason at all. Keep faith in God and you’ll make it through this. I know things seem so bleak and confusing at this moment and you wonder what’s the reason. I too know that sickening feel when you receive the news that a loved one is gone. I lost my Uncle and a close friend to a sensless killing and although it seems as if life will never get back on track holding on to Gods hand will get you through this. I’ll continue to pray for your family.
It’s been over ten years ago since I lost a beautiful friend who I first met in Chapel Hill to violence. And now, though I did not know Eve personally, she seems to represent all that is beautiful in Chapel Hill, especially to alumni like myself. To her immediate family and friends, I am very sorry for your loss and offer the same words of advice that were given to me in comfort years ago: try to be happy and enjoy life to the fullest each day–for this is what your loved one would want. In this way, we show them honor.
Dear Carson Family and Carolina friends,
I’m so sorry for your loss. I would have preferred to learn about Eve’s pure beauty from more great things she was destined to accomplish, rather than reading about the early Wed tragedy. My heart and prayers are with you as you grieve, and remember your dear Eve.
As a faculty member, UNC Graduate, and a parent I am deeply saddened about the death of Eve Carson. I offer my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and all of her friends. I feel the loss of Eve even though I did not know her personally. I do feel her presence through her many accomplishments at UNC.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Carol
I’m deeply saddened by the loss of your student body president. While I’m a student of Appalachian and not a student of UNC, I deeply sympathize about the loss of someone so important to you all. I’m sure she was a great person, student, friend, and president.
I know she’ll be missed, and I’m praying for her family’s and her school’s resiliency.
At a time like this, there is a sorrow for which no heart can ever be prepared. Please know you have the support and caring of so many who have you in their prayers and hope for your comfort and peace.
There is no answer to the “why” that would ever suffice. The dynamic life force that was Eve can never be extinguished by a selfish senseless act of violence and cowardice.
Everyone she touched and loved are always to be the better for it.
It is so hard to walk around Chapel Hill and be able to feel the sadness in the air. Eve Carson was an incredible girl, the kind of human we should all aspire to be, and she will really live on at Carolina and in Chapel Hill forever. She truly did set an example for all of us to live by.
I did not know Eve, but as a UNC student, I feel a great sense of loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family. May you soon find peace.
So sorry to hear about UNC’s loss. Eve seemed like a very special person. Eve’s family and Tarheel family are in my thoughts and prayers.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of this beautiful, gracious, and talented young woman. What an immeasurable loss.
As a former SBP, I have made it a habit to send messages of congratulations to the incoming President. Eve’s response to my message stood out from all the others – it was quick, it was full of excitement and promise, it was full of hope. From all I saw in the following year’s coverage of her administration, that message reflected Eve perfectly. Her loss is deeply felt – even by those like me who never met her face to face. The Carson Family and the Carolina Family are in my thoughts and prayers.
I didn’t know Eve personally but I saw her around campus & remember her from freshman orientation last summer. However, I find myself deeply affected by this loss of such a young, vibrant life. The overwhelming display of support and love throughout the campus today at the memorial & the vigil shows how wonderful of a person that Eve was & how she touched everyone that she can in contact with. I pray for comfort and peace for her family & close friends, as well as all of us students, the faculty & staff here at UNC. This truly is a tragic loss for the Carolina community. I pray that justice will be served for Eve. Let us all not let her life & death be in vain. Everyone please be safe & lets keep her memory alive as we live the CAROLINA WAY!!!
I attended a National Honor Society induction ceremony this evening at the high school where I teach in Brooklyn, NY. I was reminded of the intelligence, leadership, self-sacrifice, commitment to study, and pioneering spirit that Eve surely possessed even though I never met her. As a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and a triangle native, I mourn for all of the members of the community who are suffering. I am so sorry for all of the people in Eve’s life that she must have touched and influenced in a profound way. I send my prayers and love to all of you who have lost a loved one and very special person.
I would just like to say to the family and friends of this young, beautiful, intelligent and talented young women, who obviously had a tremendous future ahead of her that I am sorry for the tradegy they are suffering. As a mother of two adult children, I am saddened by the evil in today’s world. Please find strength in knowing how much she was admired and whoever did this will be held accountable. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
While we did not know Eve, those who have described her have etched her wonder into our hearts as a true Carolina Girl. What joy she has given to so many. Be assured that you, her family, will be in our thoughts and prayers today and in the days to come.
May Eve’s spirit of leadership and generosity live on in her family and friends. It is a tragic and horrible sadness from which UNC will hopefully come out stronger and more determined. Pity on those who exacted such violence on a beautiful human being.
Condolences from Stanford U.
I was extremely sad to hear of the tragic loss at UNC. I can not imagine the shock and grief that have hit her family and the UNC campus. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. May Eve rest in peace. May God heal her family and the students of UNC.
I had always though that she would outlast me. She was obviously going to go far and already had, but senseless crime is exactly that: senseless. It’s been 5 years since I last saw her and yet I could call up her image just from her name without trying. I even remembered she was a Soc Stud. Probably because she was beautiful and back then I wanted attention. That image in my mind is always of her dancing, wearing my yellow tie and a t-shirt that said “Geologists get hung up on rocks.” Someone mentioned she could have been president, and having passively watched her college career from my FB news feed, I can believe it. But we’ll never know now.
I cannot imagine the grief that the Carson family has encountered. Eve sounds like an angel just visiting for a short time to show us what a young person can accomplish with the ability and drive she had. Perhaps she had completed all that God had planned for her in this life. What a terrible and tragic way to die…. You are in my prayers. It would have been wonderful to have had a daughter so brilliant and dedicated to making others have a better life. My heart goes out to you.
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with the UNC community and Eve’s family.
To all who mourn, may you be strengthened by the love and support of your Tar Heel family. Even from afar, alums feel your loss and wish that we could somehow ease your pain. We hope that you continue to pull close to each other and our University in this time of challenge.
I am so sad to hear this…our campus is normally a beautiful and thriving place. My thoughts and prayers to the student body and Ms. Carson’s family.
I only know about Eve through reading about this tragedy. I have been crying about her loss since I heard the story. I am a parent who cannot even bear the thought of another mom losing her most precious gift…her baby. I will be praying for the parents of Eve and hope that God will help them through this somehow.
I am sorry to the whole North Carolina State. And most of all to the UNC community who must now go through the pain of having lost such an accomplished and respected young lady. To her family I apologize for this senseless act. May the culprit be found and may he/she pay for the horrible action they committed.
God is grand and he will make justice for this tragedy.
Sad and with you in prayer in Arizona (UofA)
Dear Carson Family,
My thoughts and prayers go out to you all during this tragic and unbelievable time. As a UNC alum, I was shocked to hear of such a devastating loss in “Blue Heaven”. May you feel the love surrounding you by all.
I did not know Eve personally, though i do recognize her from around campus; I teach in the graduate program at the department of Dramatic Art at UNC-CH, and am also a fellow Phi Beta Kappa.
I was preparing for my class when i got the text message from the university about the shooting yesterday; today we’d just finished fitting costumes on actors for /Amadeus/ when our department head came to tell us that the victim had been identified as President Carson.
It seemed today that our entire community grieves as one. My sympathies go out to those who knew her well, family and friends and colleagues.
Eve took the time to hand-write me a thank you note after I spoke at an SGA event last December. Those manners bespeak a lifetime of unselfish concern for others and diligent leadership by example. In remembering Eve let us all strive to be more like her and to make UNC the university Eve Carson envisioned: deeply inclusive, globally conscious, and steadfast in its pursuit of social justice.
As a faithful UNC alum, I am deeply saddened at the loss of such a bright star. May God bless Eve’s family and the entire Carolina campus during this great tragedy.
My heartfelt condolences to all of Eve’s family and friends. I have never met her, but am deeply touched by this tragic event. I will remember her in my prayers.
Our prayers are with Eve’s family and friends as they try to cope with this tragic and senseless act. No words can possible convey how sadden we are at their loss.
Eve,
I only spent a year at Carolina as a study abroad student but I feel so privileged that I had the opportunity to get to know you. I’m sorry I called you a geek but I did say you were quite hot for a geek! I’m coming back to Carolina in 2 weeks time for the first time in 2 years and I’m devestated I wont be able to keep my promise of lunch. Oh Eve how I’m going to miss you.You made my year at Carolina so much more eventful.
In my memory forever,
Elijah T Choudhary
London
UK
Our family does not know Eve, but our son attends UNC I cannot imagine your pain and grief, but it is my prayer that you will find comfort in the beautiful person your daughter is inside and out. What a giving heart and beautiful spirit she was to devote so much of herself to so many. May God Bless your family.
I only met Eve once, but her presence on campus was incredible. She will certainly be missed by all in the UNC community. Best wishes and prayers to all of her friends and family.
As a former resident of both Athens, GA, and Chapel Hill, NC, I am deeply disturbed and mystified at Eve’s death. I offer my deepest sympathies to her family, friends, and loved ones in this time of extreme grief. To the killer, I wish for no source of peace, ever.
I am a student from NC State University and I just want to say that just by reading other messages on this page that Eve really touched the hearts of many and even though I did not know her, when I heard the news it really crushed me. Not only is it so close to home, but that was a life that was taken at such a young age. I will keep the family, friends, classmates, and the UNC student body in my prayers. My heart goes out to all.
I did not know of Eve Carson before learning of her death today. However, as I have read and heard news stories about her outstanding character, service and leadership, I am so impressed with her. Not only did she touch countless lives throughout the world in her short life, but also she continues to deeply impact lives (including mine) even in death.
May God wrap his arms around her family.
I’m so sorry to hear of this news- I’m a student up North and I’ll be prayin’ for you guys down there. I’m really sorry for your loss, she seems to have been a remarkable woman, and it pains me to see so many young people leaving this earth with so many unfufilled dreams… Let her be an inspiration to everyone else she left behind.
We are so sorry about this tragedy and feel so sorry for the family. May God bless her and be with her family during this terrible time.
We didn’t know Ms Carson but we do feel the pain as we have children as well and can just imagine how the parents feel. God Bless!!
My prayers go out to Eve and her family. This loss is terrible and seemingly unexplainable and I just don’t understand the evil and violence that is proliferating throughout our society. God bless.
To Eva’s parents and friends,
I am so sorry for your loss, and cannot imagine the depth of your pain. I hope the love and support of the many Carolina familys who mourn along with you bring you comfort during this terrible ordeal.
I was one of the people who was touched and inspired by Eve, and mourn the loss of her cheerful glow in the world. I thought an angel had been left on earth every time I interacted with her. She had the motivation and the compassion to change the world into a better place, and I am so sorry she didn’t get the chance on a grander scale.
Bob, Teresa and Andrew, I am so sorry for the loss you must be suffering. There are truly no words to describe how amazing Eve was, and I am sure that her loss is equally unspeakable. My heart and thoughts are with you.
I’ve never been to UNC or met Ms. Carson, but this Hokie mourns your loss. God Bless her family and all that had the privilege to know her.
My deepest sympathy to the UNC community and to Eve’s parents, family, and friends. While I did not know her, this story, like every innocent life unfairly taken, has pinched a nerve. May Eve rest in peace and her name be known for generations
I am so sorry for the family of Eve. I never met Eve, but the trajedy of her death is unspeakable. As a mother I can not contemplate what happened. Prayers for Eve and her family
I did not know Eve Carson personally; however, I sincerely wish I did. She was a great person, as I witnessed from her strong presence around campus and what everyone who knew her thought.
I remember Eve speaking to the freshman at orientation last summer and at freshman convocation, and thinking how sophisticated she was. She was so intelligent, approachable, and caring. She worked so hard for our campus and its students, and I believe she has made a positive impact on student life. She will be greatly missed, and I can only hope to achieve half of what she did in her short life.
She had such a bright future ahead of her, and for the sake of her family, friends, and all who cared about her; I hope the person who committed this act of cruelty is brought to imminent justice.
I’m sure Eve touched as many lives there as she did here in Athens and at UGA. She will truly be missed in her hometown and all over this world. Eve has inspired me in many ways and her memory will live in my heart forever. Today has been a sad day and I will never understand why this happened to my friend. I love you Eve and I’m sending many blessings to the Carsons. god bless
First of all, I would like to send my condolences to her family. I have no idea what they may be going through, but as a resident of Georgia and a Carolina fan, the news of this young woman’s death hurt me as if it were my own daughter. My daughter is an junior in high school and has aspirations of attending UNC. However, I hope the students aren’t affected emotionally, so as to endure but not forget Eve, because she obviously was a very important part of the Carolina family and hopefully will remain as such as time passes on. God bless Eve’s family in this time of need.
My wife and I are the parents of two daughters, one about to enter college. All our filled with grief about this senseless tragedy. For us, the loss touches close to home. Our heart goes out to the Carlson family and to the Carolina community.
Sam George, MD, JD (Duke alum)
Janice Olson, MD (Carolina alum)
I didn’t know her, but as a Tarheel, I mourn the loss of someone obviously poised for great success. You will be missed.
This is truly a tragic tragic day. I do not know Eve personally, just heard about the news. I’m so sorry for the loss, to her family, to the university. From the sounds of it, we lost a really special person. My heart and the heart of everyone here at Duke University go out to her family. She is with God now, but taken far to early
To the parents of this lovely shining star–
Heavenly Father
On this journey towards the edge of life
Seize my wounded spirit
Hold it firmly in the palm of your mighty hand
As I stand naked before you,
Blanket me with your precious warmth.
Chilled from the wind of sorrow
Blindly I stumble down endless dark corridors
Going deep into the swollen chambers of my tender heart.
Oh, how I yearn for your presence
Walk with me out of the darkness and
Seal the door to my sadness
If I keep silent, will I hear you call out to me?
Are those your footsteps?
I sense you are standing guard
Wrap your strong arms around me and hold me close
Let me unfold and collapse in solitude
Caring nothing about my destination
You are the custodian of each moment in time
I wear a smile knowing your eyes
Shall forever be within my view.
(taken from chambers in my heart by rowena brown)
I am so sorry that this has happened. In todays world you are never safe.
I hope the lord walks with you through these times of trouble.
I pray for you and your family.
Shawn
WI
Condolences to the Carson family. I was shocked when I checked my email and saw Chancellor Moeser’s messages there. This was a senseless tragedy, and a young life was taken from us too soon.
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine;
Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Requiescat in pace.
Amen.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends.
She will never be forgotten..
Jackie
Mississippi State University
I am filled with sadness to know that this beautful young womans life was taken at such an early age. My prayers go out to all of Eve’s family and friends..may God be with you all in this time of sorrow.
I am from Houston and have learned about the tragedy of Eve’s death on the Nancy Grace Show on CNN. Eve from all reports must have been an outstanding young woman, student, leader and friend. I would like to send Eve’s friends and family my sincerest condolences for their loss. Heaven has gained another angel.
I am very sorry to hear about this. As a student and student leader I am sadened that the world has lost a very special person. Although I am not from UNC and did not know Eve Carson, reading about her and how much she was loved is a testiment to the greatness of who she was and still is. I am very sorry for your loss. I send my condolences to all UNC, but especially her friends and family. Good luck through this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
It’s hard to accept such a bad news. We are going to miss you.
God bless you!
You are in our prayers.
Eve. Beginning. As the mother of a 22 year old, I just cannot imagine. My heart is broken.
How can truth and justice prevail? We have to have hope. Not easy.
As an alumni of NC State University in Raleigh, NC, thank you for sharing your daughter with our community and the world. Our whole family grieves with your family.
We will pray and continue to pray for your family to have the courage and strength to travel a very difficult path. When you are able to see the footage surrounding her life it will give you some comfort. She touched every single person who ever met her. We are all so very sorry, from our workplaces, neighborhoods and church families. We are just mothers and fathers, just like you.
I just cannot imagine and I am so sad and so angry. God be with your family and her friends, as she has many and they are so deeply saddened.
Peace,
Kathy Bryan
I have no connections to Eve or to UNC. Still, my heart breaks for Eve and her family and friends. May God grant them comfort, strength, and a peace that passes all understanding. May God surround her family with love. My prayers are with them.
- Janie
Gardner-Webb University
Just want to offer my deepest condolances.
I’m just so sad, and wish there was anything I could do.
So, I’ll pray for your strength through this greatest of trial. May God bring you peace.
She’ll *always* be a part of the UNC family.
Most sincerely,
Dan Murdock
UNC ’93
Eve Carson was the most beautiful person inside and out that I have ever been blessed to know. We met at Morehead Finals weekend and our friendship continued throughout our years at Carolina. She was always so intelligent and so warm, so supportive, so kind to everyone she ever came in contact with.
I feel so blessed to have known her these past four years, and I cannot put into words how much I will miss her.
My deepest condolences go out to her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
My prayers and thoughts goes out to the parents of Eve and for the UNC Family. This is a tragic loss. Eve had a great future in front of her. Eve may you rest in peace and you will never be forgotten. May God be with your parents and your UNC TARHEEL FAMILY. We will see you again some day.
To All at Carolina…
From California — our hearts are with you. Though not a Carolina student or graduate, I am and always be a Tarheel fan. Our thoughts and prayers with you all…
To my fellow Tarheels. I live here in Athens and this town is devastated with the loss of Eve. I walk at Clarke Central where Eve attended high school and moved here to Athens three years ago from Greensboro. My condolences to you all and heart-felt prayers to God for each of you. This is truly a very sad day. To Eve’s family I pray for unending comfort and closeness through this time. For all my fellow Tarheels we’ll all heal in time. Eve’s legacy will live on and the world she was about to change will come to pass through others. Stay true to the faith and comfort one another. Eve was a remarkable Saint and will never be forgotten.
My deepest sympathies go out to Eve’s family and friends. I unfortunately didnt possess the honor of knowing Eve, but I know she will be infinitely missed. Literally the world suffers a tremendous loss as Eve’s life ended much to soon. I am so sorry for your loss.
What a wonderful person. Eve touched and inspired everyone who came near her. Look at the groundswell of people who love her! She was one of the perfect people: incredibly smart, beautiful, accomplished, yet down to earth and wholeheartedly kind. I feel lucky to have had the chance to become Eve’s friend. I miss you Eve. Rest in peace.
My prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. The Lord’s spirit will be with you during this time of great sorrow and tragedy. God bless.
I did not know Eve. However, she seemed to be a very intelligent and beautiful young woman who wanted so much for UNC. I will keep her family and friends in my thoughts and prayers and hope that the Eve Carson legacy will live on through Chapel Hill.
Oh the hurt in my hurt for her friends and family! Im praying for you!!!! God Bless her soul! I read this story and immediately started researching and i will not stop until the person responsible is brought to justice
Eve was a leader and some one who served many–she was also a student in my class this semester, Biology 565, Conservation Biology. She was engaged, energetic, interactive, and we all (the class is 85 some students, plus a grad TA and me) got to know her and her contributions. We will miss her and remember her as one of us, as one who influenced us in just this half of a semester.
Peter White
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN THIS HORRIBLE LOSS. MY HEART AND SADNESS IS WITH YOU.
My heart and my prayers go out to Eve’s parents. As a parent, I can not even imagine the pain you are feeling. God bless you and I hope and pray that your faith will bring you through this most difficult time.
Katie
UNC-class of 83
To the Carson Family,
I am deeply saddened and filled with such grief for your loss.
In September of 2007, I was fortunate enough to attend the ERP Kickoff held here at UNC-Chapel Hills George Watts Hill Alumni Center where Eve spoke on behalf of the student body. Your daughter spoke with such eloquence, wisdom, insight, grace, and maturity beyond her years. I distinctly remember leaving the presentation thinking “there’s a woman who really must make her parents feel proud.”
Thank you for bringing such a beautiful soul into our world.
And if you were with me tonight
I’d sing to you just one more time
A song for a heart so big
God couldn’t let it live
May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
On sleepless roads the sleepless go
May angels lead you in
Eve Carson was an amazing person.
I met Eve only this past weekend and spent a few shorts hours with her over the past few days. From the moment I first met Eve, I was struck by her amazing spirit .. so energetic, encouraging, and enthusiastic. Before I was ever aware of her death, I told several people about Eve after meeting her. She simply left me so impressed that I felt the need to share her enthusiasm with other people.
Though I knew her for only 5 days, I will remember Eve for the rest of my life. Such an amazing, talented, and beautiful person is certainly an excellent role-model and a leader well worth emulating.
My thoughts and prayers belong to Eve’s friends and family, and the UNC student body.
As a UNC fan, I am still in a state of shock over this tragedy, not only the death of Eve Carson but the manner in which her death occurred. It seems cliche but it’s true that a picture says a thousand words. The picture of Eve that has gone along with the news reports shows a caring and confident young lady with a warm smile. To all the students of the University of North Carolina my only advice is to talk to one another, share your feelings, share a hug, grow closer together as a community. Best of luck to the authorities investigating this senseless crime and my deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family, the UNC community, anybody who was fortunate enough to know Eve Carson, and those who unfortunately never got the chance. I trust that somewhere in heaven she has already been elected head of some council by a landslide margin. Go Heels, RIP Eve Carson, and God Bless
I never knew nor met Eve Carson. But after a weekend at Carolina and from all that I have heard, Eve must have been an incredible person and integral part of the UNC community. My thoughts go out to Eve’s family and the UNC community.
My sincerest prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. May God make you patient and steadfast in the face of this loss. Eve was such a wonderful, sweet and caring person. I know she will be remembered by many.
Eve, though I only talked to you once during your campaign last year, I will always remember how sincere you were and how truly interested you were in what I thought. You will be missed.
-Tom
To the parents of Eve, a bright shining star–
Heavenly Father
On this journey towards the edge of life
Seize my wounded spirit
Hold it firmly in the palm of your mighty hand
As I stand naked before you,
Blanket me with your precious warmth
Chilled from the wind of sorrow
Blindly I stumble down endless dark corridors
Going deep into the swollen chambers of my tender heart
Oh, how I yearn for your presence
Walk with me out of the darkness and
Seal the door to my sadness
If I keep silent, will I hear you call out to me?
Are those your footsteps?
I sense you are standing guard
Wrap your strong arms around me and hold me close
Let me unfold and collapse in solitude
Caring nothing about my destination
You are the custodian of each moment in time
I wear a smile knowing your eyes
Shall forever be within my view.
(Taken from “In The Chambers Of My Heart” By Rowena Brown
It will be hard to replace Eve’s smile, humility, her noble soul and desire to lead. May her soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
I am very saddened by this unfortunate loss of a precious gem
Eve, I did not have the joy to know you. I wish I did. From reading about you, I can tell that you represented all that is good with the world. I am deeply saddened by this tragedy.
My twin brother, a UNC alum, played flag football with you. You were both team captains. Today we shared stories of how much fun your team and his had playing each other – despite never coordinating schedules to do those scrimmages.
As I am still grieving from my own schools tragedy at Virginia Tech, I wonder if this madness will ever end. I cannot fathom such senselessness and evil.
I am so very sorry Eve. May your strong spirit, guidance, and positive influence now shine down upon the world – especially to those who desperately need it the most.
You will truly be missed. Much love to you, your family, and friends…
One of the brightest, friendliest, sweetest people I ever met. I am honored to have known her.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends.
This young woman whom I regret I never knew had so much drive and possessed limitless potential. But I have no doubt that Eve Carson will continue to inspire and have a tremendous impact on the world. Reflecting on Eve’s life has created a beautiful domino effect of appreciating today and working for a better tomorrow. And thanks to you Eve, I am confident that tomorrow is better because of you.
My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Eve Carson. What a tragedy. R.I.P. Eve, you will surely be missed.
Kyle Bills
Wow! As a alum of ’87 I did not know Eve until now. What a spectacular young lady! All of us feel a sadness and a loss with you the family when one of us so wonderful and surely loved by so many is taken from us. Thank you for parenting well such a fine young lady. May we all strive to make a difference as she did. May God be with you.
Although I have never met Eve, and do not attend UNC, it is obvious to me that she was an amazing person. All of my friends at UNC are completely distraught over this tragedy. This shows me that Eve really affected their lives as college freshman.
I go to a considerably smaller university than UNC, and I do not even know who my student body president is. It is so clear to me that Eve really made an effort to connect with and lead her student body.
I was also struck to learn that Eve studied abroad in Cuba. Along with a very small number of US citizens, I have also visited Cuba. It is a place of unbelievable beauty and compassion, and I am so glad she was able to experience that.
This loss is incomprehensible for our community all can say is that I wish to send love and strength to her family.
My most sincere sympathies to Eve’s family, friends and contemporaries. She was clearly a remarkable young woman with endless roads of opportunity in her future. There is no doubt her spirit will continue in this world as she seems to have inspired so many.
I have just seen a story on TV about the loss of Eve Carson. I am shocked and saddened that the senseless tragedies occurring in our schools and universities has now touched a beautiful young life at the ‘southern part of heaven.’ It sounds like Eve was a shining examle of what it means to be a ‘Carolina girl.’
As an ’78 grad of UNC, I know that the campus and community there will remember her well as our entire Tarheel family grieves.
My family’s thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends.
Burdette Robinson ’78
Richmond, VA
It is utterly heart wrenching to hear that something as awful as this has happened. I know I speak for my student body when I say our thoughts and prayers go out to the UNC student body,faculty, staff, family, and friends. It is impossible to imagine how to live in a tomorrow that is so drastically changed by the loss of a beloved student. It is a matter of remembrance and hope that will carry you through this impossible time.
I was lucky to have known Eve for four years. We are all lucky to know her.
In trying to describe someone as precious as Eve, I’ve been at a loss for words. Trying to describe someone so uniquely special, so unforgettable, is impossible. What I can say is she was the kind of person who instantly and effortlessly made everything around her better. I cannot think of a finer complement or a more deserving person.
Quite simply, the kindest person I’ve ever met.
Thank you, Eve.
My most sincere prayers, condolences to her family.
Eve, you, your family, and the Tarheel community are in my prayers. May you Rest in Peace as Heaven’s newest Angel.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carolina community and Eve’s family in light of this senseless tragedy. May God be with you in the coming days.
Dear Friends and Family of Eve Carson:
Eve truly embraced what it means to be a Carolina student. She was involved in so many aspects of University life and she was definitely making the most of her time here. I only met her once, but her vivacious smile was so warming and pleasant that I will never be able to forget it.
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this terrible time.
To the Family, Friends, and Colleagues of Eve Carson:
My sincerest condolences to you as you endure this season of grief and mourning for the passing of such an extraordinary young woman. Many prayers are being said for you all and I pray that you will have an abundance of support, strength, peace, and love as you go through this difficult time.
My dearest respects go out to Eve’s parents and loved ones. This is such a horrible tragedy, that was entirely UNDESERVING to such a bright and positive individual. Despite this incredible loss, I hope and pray that Eve’s family as well as those who were close to her are able to stay strong and keep her spirit in their hearts. God Bless.
R.I.P. Eve Carson (1985-2008)…may your soul rest in eternal peace.
Dear Friends at UNC:
It is with great sorrow that I read of your loss tonight. Know that your friends and colleagues at Baylor University mourn your loss and are lifting you up in prayer during this time. May His comfort and counsel guide you as you mourn the loss of Ms. Carson.
In His love,
Dr. Jess Kelly
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
I can safely say without hesitation that I am a better person for knowing Eve and the world will never be able to fully appreciate her absence. Let her spirit live on in us all.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends.
There are so many stories of tragedy in the news each day. So many that I rarely spend more than a moment glancing at them before I move on to something else. However, this unspeakable, horrific tragedy has happened in my own backyard and to such a promising young woman. Even my eyes that have become so desensitized in the 34 years I’ve spent on this earth could not turn away from this. Tears have come quickly for me tonight as I’ve read the condolences and seen the pictures of thousands turning out to remember Eve tonight in The Pit.
I never met Eve as I am a mother of two young children outside of Chapel Hill in Hillsborough. Chapel Hill and the surrounding community have been my home for 11 years now, so guess that is part of the reason why I feel a connection and such a loss. It breaks my heart and brings me to tears for this promising, generous, inspiring life that has now been ended much too soon.
I think of my own children sleeping soundly in their beds tonight, and it has shaken me to my very core thinking about what this family must be going through. My sincere condolences and sympathy to a family and community that must be so inexplicably devastated and grief-stricken. There is no explanation I can think of to explain this tragedy. I pray for strength and support for Eve’s family during this devastating time.
As a UNC alum – Class of 2003 – I was deeply saddened to hear of Eve’s passing. I didn’t know her but during my time at UNC, I was proud to be a part of a diverse and groundbreaking student community led by wonderful, talented, inspiring student body presidents and leaders. From what I’ve read and heard about Eve, she was a tremendously gifted young woman who touched many lives and was living her dreams. Eve’s life is a testament to the fact that you do not have to live a long life to make a difference and inspire others. She lived life. She made a difference. She touched the campus community and that touch reached beyond UNC. She will be remembered for daring to live her dreams and for pursuing greatness, which Oprah said best – “greatness is determined by service”… Eve achieved greatness in her young life through who she was and also for her works both in the U.S. and abroad.
I didn’t know you Eve, but you left your footprint in my life as well. My heart goes out to Eve’s family and friends and to the entire student body.
Although I graduated long before Eve was born, even those of us who never knew her are deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Carolina truly has lost a priceless gem who accomplished so very much in a life that needlessly ended far too soon. My deepest symphathies to her family, friends and all those whose lives she touched.
My prayers and deepest sympathy go to Eve’s family, friends and to the entire UNC-CH community.
Everyone of us wishes we had known Eve personally. She sounds like just the perfect friend, caring student leader and darling beautiful girl.
May we all remember how short our journey is and that someone so young impacts lives beyound her knowing.
In sympathy and support,
Connie
There are no words that can be said to take away the pain. I merely pray and hope that the Carson family, our UNC community, and Eve’s many friends continue to walk the path of love that Eve has so dutifully left for us all!
May God’s light of peace find you in your darkest hours.
I read the story on the internet. Such a bright young woman with a wonderful future ahead of her. My prayer is peace and strength to her family and friends.
My name is Lee Brooks and I am the Student Body President at James Madison University. I would like to offer the condolences and prayers of the Student Government Association at JMU to your school and to your SGA during this difficult time. Though I never knew Eve personally, through talking with friends at Chapel Hill, I have heard nothing but positive things about her personality and presence on campus. Please offer our sincest thoughts to your student government, to her friends, family, and all your students through this difficult time. We wish you the best with everything.
We are NC State are deeply sadden by this tragedy. Our heart and prayers are with you all at Carolina.
My deepest sympathies to Eve’s family.
Josh Chernoff
Partner
Bain & Company
While i did not know Eve, i am deeply saddened by hearing the news of her passing. I am a senior at the University of Toronto sending my love and prayers from one student council representative to another and her family.
My heart goes out to the Carson family, know that you are in my prayers. Keep your heads up in this mournful hour and keep your hands in Gods hands for HE holds the master plan.
I just heard of Eve and the tragedy that came to pass about an hour ago. From what I read, she was an amazing person. Eve, her family, friends and fellow students are in my prayers during such a terribly difficult time.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson…my heart so goes out to the Tarheel family. Only the other day we were talking about how sad it was for the mascot to have gotten killed in an accident during tournament time last year and now this…my heart hurts with you,what is this world coming to? You’re almost afraid to send your kids to school anymore.
Justice will be served to whomever decided to committ this senseless act of violence. Just seeing her photo and smile, I can only imagine the joy she has brought to everyone lives. May GOD bless you and give you the strength to make it through this terrible time. Stay close to family and friends and pray. I am praying for you.
As a UNC graduate, I feel violated that such a senseless act could occur at Carolina. May God hold Eve in his arms, and provide comfort and love to her friends and family.
I worked with Eve as a Freshman Morehead Scholar and was able to witness her amazing caring spirit. She accomplished so much in her short life and especially in her years at Carolina. She will be missed but will never be forgotten as long as those she touched carry and keep her memory. Deep condolences to her family and close friends in this time of loss.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family. Isaiah 55:8 “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, declares the Lord.”
We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragedy. Our hearts pour out to the family and friends of Eve Carson.
God Bless
I’m shocked and saddened to hear about this loss. The UNC community and Carson family are in my prayers. Know that myself and many other Blue Devils stand with you in grieving her death.
I mourn with you at this horrible loss. Know that you are being surrounded by countless prayers and friends, seen and unseen.
Dear Carson Family & Friends:
I had the pleasure of meeting Eve once when she was collecting signatures in order to run for president. She always struck me as a hard-working, wonderful person, and she touched so many lives. She was truly one of a kind, and we will feel her loss for years to come.
Our hearts go out to you in this terrible time.
As a proud alum of Carolina and of Northern Illinois University, this news is so, so sad, as were the recent deaths of the NIU students. Eve sounds like she was a phenomenal young woman, someone who would have gone on to change the world for the better in so many ways. Over time, I hope her family and friends will take comfort in the fact that she already has and that her legacy will live on and shine bright in the lives of those – so many – she clearly touched and inspired.
I did not know Eve, but as fellow Tar Heels, we all lost a most special member of our family. I cannot think of anything to write other than to recite these words….
May you see God’s light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
Even in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.
When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall—
You do not walk alone.
God Be With You.
There is no way to comprehend the magnitude of this tragedy. My heart goes out to all who knew her and especially her family. May God Bless all of you in your time of sorrow.
My prayers are with the Carson family and Eve’s close friends. If only everyone could lead a life of passion, pursuits and poise like she did.
Rest in peace.
I am so sad to hear that UNC has lost such a wonderful person who really cared and had compassion for this campus. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends and I pray that God sends you comfort during this tragic time.
A tragedy like this touches all of us — not just the UNC community. Whether you are a Tat Heel, Blue Devil, Wolfpacker or someone else, this sort of thing fires a shot at everyone’s soul and spirit.
Although I never knew or met Eve, I am touched by the outpouring of emotion. In this time when tragedy seems to visit school communities around the country, it is always sad to see another young life snuffed out so early.
In closing, I can only paraphrase what was said after the deaths at Virginia Tech last year. In this situation — in this time of tragedy — we are all Tar Heels.
God bless the UNC community and Eve Carson’s family.
nd so “until the day dawns and the morning star’”(2 Peter1;19),I leave you in bigger hands
May the lives Eve touched touch others’ lives.
May memories of kind words and selfless deeds endure forever.
May sadness and grief be met with compassion and empathy.
May peace surround the family and friends of Heaven’s newest angel.
I don’t know what to say. Not many, or anyone at all, can truly understand the pain of losing someone so young and talented. Eve has done so many wonderful things in her life at so young an age, and so violently taken away from us that it’s impossible to even fathom the pain that this crime has caused. The entire campus will always remember her, and celebrate her life.
I heard about this tragic event on ESPN’s Sports Center. I wish to express my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.
Sean
Villanova University
I am proud to say I knew Eve, and I witnessed first-hand the joy and spirit she brought to Carolina and to life.
I met her for the first time when she came knocking on my door, a friendly and eager face, out to tell the world she was running for Student Body President. I give Eve endless praise for her zest for life, her devotion to everything she was involved in, and her friendly and welcoming spirit that was felt by everyone around her.
She never forgot a face; she never stopped giving. She was so generous with her time and talents that the brief life she lived was so full and so powerful.
I pray that God Bless you, Eve, and all the friends, family, and lives that you’ve touched.
I am so so sorry.
My heart goes out to Eve’s friends and family. She was such a special girl who touched more lives than she knew. Yall are in my thoughts and prayers.
The family and friends of Eve Carson, as well as the UNC-Chapel Hill community, are in my thoughts and prayers.
Tesa
As a parent of two wonderful children who are currently fellow undergraduate students at Carolina, all my love and prayers go out to the Carolina student body and family. I am unable to comprehend the loss of what is representative of the best we have to offer, our precious youth.
I am overwhelmed with grief, yet my heart is uplifted to see our wonderful young women and men come together with music and love that reflects the gifts their fellow student has given, her spirit, which lives on in them. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family.
Eve, I wish I had been able to know you better. While I am shocked and saddened for so many reasons that you are no longer going to be part of our lives on Earth, part of my sadness is that I don’t feel like I’m enough a part of the group of people who were lucky enough to be close to you. And I wish I could go back in time to change that and to change what happened to you. I feel helpless and frustrated, like I want to do something but can’t. I hope you know somehow that your memory is going to drive a lot of us to change how we live, to cherish those we love more and take action to help others more, to be happier and more energetic and optimistic like you were. Rest in peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and friends. I did not have the pleasure of knowing Eve but it is abundantly clear that this world is not as good a place without her. May God be with her and her family.
I’m so sorry for every member of the UNC family tonight. I didn’t know Eve, and I didn’t attend UNC, but I feel like I had to write tonight and express my condolences for your awful loss. To lead the Student Body or any type of large campus organization takes a tremendous person, and Eve certainly sounded like she was. My deepest sympathies to the Carson family as well, for the loss of your beautiful daughter, inside and out.
Words cannot express the senselessness and tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family, Eve’s friends, and the many people she touched in her all too short life.
I only met Eve once, but between that single meeting and the look of joy in Teresa’s face when she would talk about her, it was easy to tell how she possessed a unique capacity to inspire and to lead. I am so greatly saddened at this loss, not just for her family, but for UNC, for Athens, Georgia, and for the legions of people she has touched in her life. All my prayers are headed back home and to her family. God’s Blessing be upon thee.
Adam M. Sparks
University of Georgia, SGAP, ’05
I never met Eve in person, but she sent me an email last year asking for my vote. We exchanged a few emails. Her message rang true to me and I gave her my vote. To me (and I’m sure the rest of the student body), she was more than a candidate. While she is gone, the light she shone on this campus and in the lives of so many will not be dimmed.
I never met Eve in person, but she sent me an email last year asking for my vote. We exchanged a few emails. Her message rang true to me and I gave her my vote. To me (and I’m sure the rest of the student body), she was more than a candidate. While she is gone, the light she shone on this campus and in the lives of so many will not be dimmed. I wish her family peace.
Deepest sympathy from a Virginia Tech alum. May God bless Eve and give comfort to those who knew and loved her.
“And tears fell down
From up in the sky
The day she left us
The angels cried.”
My deepest prayers, thoughts and sympathy to her family and friends.
I walked in the door this evening and happened to leave my TV on by accident. Nancy Grace was talking in CNN about the slained Eve Carson. I would never wish this on anyone, I felt even worse to find out that this was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As I was drawn to the television, and learned about Eve from the reporters, I wanted to learn more about her. I signed onto the web and WRAL was broadcasting from “The Pit”.
The outpouring from the Chapel Hill community and the comments made by her friends made me feel like I have known Eve my whole life. From what I heard and read, she seemed like was the type of person who was never too busy for anyone. She seemed to be a friend to all.
To her friends and family, I will walk to the alter at church on Sunday and pray for you all – that for one day, some understanding can come from this tragedy.
As with the rest of our Great State of North Carolina, I share my thoughts and prayers with you at this time. No matter if they are Blue Devils, Demon Deacons, or a member of the Wolf Pack We are all Tarheels and will keep you in our prayers!
God Bless you!
Curtis George
Asheville, North Carolina
“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” – 1 Cor. 15:55-58
Mourning the loss of an individual isn’t unjustified, for “sorrow is better than laughter because a sad face is good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning (Ecc 7:3-4).”
The loss of such a great spirit and contributor is deeply heartfelt. Eve’s compassion is undeniable. May forgiveness and understanding find us all. Thank you Eve.
My condolences to the family of Eve Carson. My heart grieves with you. May God give you comfort and strength during this very difficult time. My prayers are with you. God bless.
My heart breaks for the family and friends of this wonderful young lady. What a testament to the student body to have chosen such an angel to represent them. I pray you will find solace in knowing she represented what is good, beautiful, and virtuous on this earth. Words fall short in such a time as this but understand you have absolutely all our sympathy. May God give you the peace that passes all understanding. Phil 4:7,8
Sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family as well as the entire Tarheel community from us at The University of Alabama
May my most sincere thoughts and prayers be with the family and affected friends during this time of grief. Eve’s memory will certainly live on in the many lives that she had touched. May peace be with everyone affected. She was a real inspiration to all.
Im from virginia and my daughter graduated from chapel hill i love the campus and to hear of something like this to have happen there is so sad and my heart goes out to the family, You all are in my prayers and the student body is in my prayers.To the family God will take care of you and help you through this ,Everyone please lets pray for our children who are in school.
From the television media, the Chancellor’s message and the many articles I have read about Eve; she has surely shown that she was a wonderful, outstanding, well-educated, dedicated young woman. She was an asset to Carolina and believed in Carolina. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carolina family and the family of Eve Carson.
God Bless.
Today I heard the news from a friend of mine…who was a friend of Eve’s. They sat in class together for many days. I did not know Eve but the way my friend sounded on the phone, saddened me like no other.
Great sorrow and many prayers go out to her family and friends; especially the friends of mine that once knew her. This is a great loss for many people; a shockwave that has rippled across our area. I shall never forget. God bless you Eve. I hope you rest peacefully in a better place with the Lord.
Unspeakable tragedy. Feel this pain for all it is worth and try with all our might to make something of value emerge from it in honor and memory of this beautiful person.
My heart, along with the hearts of many, goes out to the Carson family and UNC community during this time of horrific tragedy. May God Bless you all and grant my fellow SGA president, Eve, eternal peace.
Mike Meyers
St. Joseph’s College (New York)
Father, We pray for the repose of Eve’s soul. Lord, if you really are all-powerful and all-knowing then this was your plan for Eve. But I know that you’re a God “Full of Grace and Truth”.
Eve had a heart for service. Whether she knew it or not, she was serving You, Christ.
I put my trust in you because it’s beyond my understanding that a victim of reckless hatred could be anywhere but standing in your glorious presence if you are a God of grace, forgiveness, light, truth, and reconciliation.
Father, after you took my dad on March 5 the last thing I wanted to hear from other people was that “he is in a better place now”. We dont know that! I believe in you wholeheartedly but somedays I dont live like I do. There are more days when I am lukewarm instead of on fire for you. This blows my mind that anyone could stand in your presence at the last day. Father, Eve was as much a your daughter as I am your son.
But I am reminded of your word and encouraged:
“Behold I tell you a mystery!: for we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed – in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ Thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
~1Cor15:51-54,57
This is my prayer, O Lord, for the Carsons. That they will take comfort in your truth and turn to you who has given Eve and all of us victory.
To Eve’s family and friends I’m so, so sorry for your lose. I know after hearing this news i had to send a message. I know it’s not going to help, but sending out love and knowing that she is looking down on us and smiling is a blessing in it self. God bless your all. With all the love from Spartan country to yours
The Ohio State University sends it condolences and prayers to the carson family. this is such a terrible tragedy and it is a shame to see what our country is coming to. RIP Eve, even though we did not know you, you are such a beautiful person and you had a lot going for you and a very promising future. may god accept you as another one of his many angels and he protect and guide your family through this tragedy.
Christin Landis
OSU freshman
2007-2008
Eve Carson was a great individual, a great person, and loved everyone.
I am very sorry for your loss, and I ensure you that our whole school is behind you and will always remember her.
I am not from North Carolina. I have never been fortunate to step on the great Chapel Hill Campus. I never knew Eve. I am a college in the State of Oklahoma. On Behalf of my family, church, school, and friends, I offer my condolences to the family of Eve. I remember back to those events that happened at Virgina Tech and how the whole nation embraced the school and that idea that ‘We are All Hokies’. Well I say that now that ‘We are All Tar Heels’ Today, Tomorrow, and Forever More!!!
Eve, you have such a gift. Can count the people in life with your spark on one hand. You are dreadfully missed.
I did not know Eve, but my sorrow for her loss is so deep from all what i heard about her. May God grant her family and freinds the strength to endure their loss.
{بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
{ يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ {27
[Yusufali 89:27] (To the righteous soul will be said:) “O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً {28}
[Yusufali 89:28] “Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي {29}
[Yusufali 89:29] “Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي {30}
[Yusufali 89:30] “Yea, enter thou My Heaven!}
As a member of Student Government at K-State, I know the impact a student body president can have on students. I have no doubt that Eve Carson was no different. She was a beautiful and obviously talented woman and will be missed. My sincerest condolences go out to the family of Eve, as well as to the students of UNC.
Having only heard her great speeches and not even received the opportunity to truly get to know her, I find myself crying just thinking about Eve’s passing. The situation seems so unreal to me, there is no reason why such a terrible thing should have happened to such a wonderful person. Eve seemed so special and full of life, and yet she never got to truly enter the real world and make the difference she was capable of. Through her efforts at UNC, there is no doubt that Eve had a passion for improving the lives of others. Whoever took the life of this beloved woman must have a heart of stone. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends, even though I already know she is watching over them.
Eve will be missed by all; she truly epitomized the Carolina Way. She was a loving friend, leader, and hero to many.
She left a great mark on this university that will never be forgotten.
My deepest condolences to the Carsons.
I am the parent of a prospective student, my daughter. It is with great heart felt sympathy we offer our condolences. We pray for you the comfort of our Father in heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Mathew 5:4
Eve, you are a beautiful person, and will remain in the lives of so many that you have touched and inspired. Words cannot describe how much you will be missed.
I just want to give my condolences to this beautiful, intelligent, talented young womans parents, friends, teachers, and anyone else who ever had the priviledge of being in her presence. I cannot even imagine what all of you are going through as family and friends, but be assured that Americans far and wide are praying for you, and wishing you the best to deal with this very tragic event. God bless all of you!
Words, neither written nor spoken will ease the pain of your broken heart, but we hope you find some peace in knowing others care and share in your loss very deeply. Our deepest, and most heartfelt sympathy.
I’m not a student; I actually live in Las Vegas. But I was saddened to read about this senseless crime. My condolences to all that knew Eve and my prayers will be with all of the UNC community.
I didn’t know Eve very well, but I met her briefly a year ago when discussing funding for a student organization I was leading. We spoke for maybe ten minutes, but after that day, she never failed to greet me by name when we saw each other on campus. She thought enough of her fellow students to remember the names of people she met, even if only briefly. Her kindness, intelligence, and energy will be sorely missed here at UNC. My thoughts are with her family her friends.
I have sent a message to UNC AA. This is terrible. I am overwhelmed with grief for UNC and family. Oh Jesus, we need you. May Jesus comfort and bless all of you. I feel as though I have lost an only daughter. I am so grieved. My despair is so heavy. Sports are below trivial. I pray for you Carolina, I pray for you. — Charlie (Georgia Tech, EE, class of 1966).
My deepest sympathy from Hawaii. This brilliant life cut way too short of endless capabilities. Having a daughter the same age, I cannot imagine what grief you are going through. I pray for strength and know that there is a lot of support and people that loved her. She will never be forgotten.
My heart is so heavy. I cried today as if I knew Eve, or attended UNC. I attend school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania yet I grieve with the institution, Eve’s family and friends. This is an unfortunate event and violence in colleges is at an all time high. One thing is for sure, the Lord will bring justice.
I did not know Eve, but hearing on the news of the passing of such a promising young woman has saddened me beyond words. I can only begin to imagine what those close to her are feeling. My prayers and thoughts are with her family and friends.
I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to all who wear Carolina blue. I am saddened to be reminded of a similar loss during my college years at the University of Oklahoma, when a good friend, and the leading candidate in the upcoming elections for student body President, was killed in a car accident. There were similar feelings of loss and grief, and many thousands came to a candlelight vigil to honor Stacy. Honor Eve’s years of dedication and work for the community and the university appropriately, and remember Eve every day, and how blessed you all are to have had her influence your lives. May God bless Eve, her family and her friends, and may God bless Carolina.
Hi to Eve’s family and friends.
On my own personal behalf and on behalf of my foundation I want to express my absolute deepest sorrows and condolences to you for your loss. I only met eve once and that was id say about a year and a half ago and she was a amazing person, extremely kind. if we had more people like her in this world we would never have the problems we do. To Eve’s family and her friends I will keep you all in my thoughts, heart and prayers.
Sincerely
Sean O. Schultz
President, Ronald J. Schultz Memorial foundation
http://www.rjschultzmemorial.org
As the mother of two daughters, ages 21 and 24, my heart breaks for this senseless tragedy that has taken place. May Eve’s family, friends and fellow students find the strength to cope with their unspeakable grief. Eve surely was an angel on earth who touched so many lives. May God bless and keep her in the palm of his hand.
I am a UNC alum and Morehead from the Class of 2004. I saw myself today when I saw Eve’s photo, and I want you to know that my heart is with you at this difficult time. Eve was clearly a remarkable woman whose life touched many.
I just wanted to say how sorry I was to hear about this. I dont have a strong connection to UNC, but saw this on the News today. She seemed like a lovely, inspirational person and I just wanted to express my sympathy. God bless.
Dear Carolina students,
I am a senior in a Missouri high school and will enroll in Carolina in the fall. Though I’m far away, I wanted to let you know I’m thinking of you and of the beautiful, kind girl who was taken from your community. I read about Eve and of all she had accomplished at UNC, and am proud that such a wonderful person attended your school. I hope that soon, you will be able to smile when you think of all the good she did when she was with you.
I was very moved to see how you came together during this difficult time. Please stay strong, and know that all of us around the nation who are waiting to join the Tar Heel community are grieving with you.
I was born in North Carolina and raised in South Carolina.. I am not only a student at USC but I also have a sister and hearing this news shakes me to my core.. Our Carolinas are not a place where you would think that this type of senseless brutality would occur and I am stricken by it. May God bless this brilliant young womans soul and comfort those who are left behind. My thoughts and prayers go out to not only Eve but her family, her friends, and all those who knew her.
This is a terrible tragedy. My condolences go out to her whole family and to the entire UNC community. This tragedy is horrific and makes you realize that the differences of the whole college region are not as important to someones life that is so inspirational to so many students. Eve will be greatly missed not only as a member of community but also as an inspiration of the value of truth and caring of people that make a difference in this world. May her impressions on people leave a lasting remark to make a difference and inspire this world to be a better place.
NCSU Grad.
My deepest condolences during this difficult time.
I hope she will allways be allways be remembered at UNC. God bless
Although I attend school at Indiana University, as a native North Carolinian, I have always been a Tar Heel at heart. Regardless, this is a tragic situation and I sincerely hope that all of those fortunate enough to know this young woman are being touched by the overwhelming outpouring of sympathy from all of America. I’m not really sure what to say, I just felt compelled to write something because of the indescribable reaction I had to this news; I never had the opportunity to meet this wonderful girl. If there is a God, he/she has surely blessed us all with the gift of her presence, albeit tragically temporary. I know that her life was spent for the best of the world, and that her death will only spur other individuals to continue working for a brighter future in her memory. My condolences to all.
The Hokie nation understands UNC’s grief as perhaps no other group of student’s and alum’s can. While watching tonight’s candle light vigil I turned to my wife and said “Tonight we are all Tar Heels”.
May God bring comfort to all of the Heel’s that are greiving and to Eve’s family.
As an alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill, I am touched when I read of how much Eve gave. I had no chance to know her personally, nevertheless her spirit and love of her community and UNC is incredibly apparent, and heart-breakingly apparent through her actions.
I give her my love in heaven.
I am a student at Florida State University, but I just wanted to offer my condolences. What a tragic loss. My prayers are with Eve’s family, friends and the entire UNC community.
As a student of another university, I did not know Eve, nor had I heard of her before today, but I was extremely touched and saddened by what I saw on the news this evening. It seems like the world has lost a very special and wonderful person, and she will be sorely missed. Many prayers and thoughts for her friends and family, as well as the UNC community. God bless.
Thank you for always smiling. Thank you for always being your very best. Thank you for sharing special memories with me. Thank you Eve Carson.
Dear Carson Family & Friends:
I am so sorry for your loss.
Jacob Nass
K-State
I heard the news about Eve from my wife who had heard the news from our local UNC alumni president. Being separated from the school by miles and decades did not lessen the impact of knowing that a kindred sprit’s young, promising life had been so abruptly snatched away from her. Our family sends the deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends, and prays that Eve’s spirit will find peace in heaven.
I am so sorry to hear of this terrible tragedy. It is very clear from all of the official comments and stories about this that she was very well loved. And favored.
As a lifelong UNC fan I send my prayers to Eve’s family and friends. She was a tremendous member of the community who contributed in many ways. God bless her friends and family once again.
We didn’t know Eve, but her passing has affected us deeply. We pray that her family and many friends will find peace during an incredibly difficult time.
“…the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.”
Dear Mrs. and Mr. Carson,
I did not have the privilege of knowing Eve personally. But, I’ve heard so much about her from my daughter Marion who mentioned several times how wonderful she thought Eve was. I always thought that one of the best things about the Morehead was that people like Eve were recognized for their enormous potential.
I don’t have words to express how deeply sorry my family and I are for your loss.
With the sincerest condolences,
Yours in sorrow,
Nancy, Pascal, and Daphne Boulicault
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” -Matthew 5:14-16
Although I didn’t know Eve, I can tell that she lived her life in a way that shined light on others around her. She had definitely left this earth a better place than when she found it some 22 years ago. My prayers go out to the Carson family as well as the UNC family. God bless you.
David Fankhauser
Baylor University student
Please accept my sincere condolences. Your loss is great and although I am a stranger I am mourning with you. My heart aches today. I will pray for Eve’s family and loved ones.
Our hearts go out to your family, there is no word which can espress the loss of such a wonderful child, friend,and student. Our prayers are with your family.
As part of the UNC family, I am heart broken, and stunned at this senseless, horrible tragedy.
My prayers go out to you. I have cousins in Athens, as my grandmother was raised there. Eve was a special, beautiful treasure, and has made a positive difference in the lives of those she knew, and many she didn’t.
Thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter, and sharing her with us. One of the best and brightest is no longer with us, in body, but her inspiration will go on forever. She will be missed, but never forgotten.
God bless.
sloan
It is a most tragic thing to see someone so clearly filled with such promise have her future ripped away in an inexplicably heinous act of inhumanity. As a Blue Devil, I believe that despite our rivalry, we are all family, and as such, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. I hope her work and her legacy live on, as we all try to aspire to be the type of person that she was. As I am beginning to understand who Eve Carson was, I am ever more impressed by her openness, kindness, and courage. We are all feeling deep pain and loss for someone who clearly meant so much to our society. R.I.P.
this breaks my heart. eve seemed like a wonderful person and this is such a sad loss. to her family and friends- love and prayers are being sent your way from all over the country.
A brilliant, beautiful and loving person. What a loss to the world that she is gone from it! She added so much to all our lives. I am devastated with grief.
Love,
Patty (Molli and Gerald’s Mom), Athens, Georgia
I only heard this shocking news a moment ago and already it has numbed me to the core of my soul. I did not know Eve personally, but after attending Carolina for the fall semester two years ago I still feel connected to its community.
The familiar line ” Now I’ve gone to Carolina in my mind” was never more appropriate.
I wish the entire Tarheel community and especially Eve’s family and friends all the strenght in the world to deal with this terrible loss.
My sorrowed and deepest condolences to Miss Carson’s loved ones and friends at this horrific and unexpected loss. She was clearly a shining example of the best our nation produces, taken from them by its worst.
The prayers and thoughts of my family will be with you all in the very difficult days ahead.
I am truely sorry for your loss. It is a shame that such a young woman had to loose her life to a horrible crime. I will keep Carson family and UNC in my prayers.
As a Carolina alumna who lives in New York, I can say that this tragedy reaches beyond the University, the town of Chapel Hill, and even the state of North Carolina. It is a senseless loss. My heart goes out to Eve’s family, friends, and classmates.
Although I never knew her, I am profoundly saddened as I heard of her passing. I pray that God comforts her family at this most difficult time. She spent her time doing such good things on this earth and I know she will be rewarded.
May God bless Eve and her family.
Ms. Eve Marie Carson, was brought into this world, with limitless potential, Ms. Carson utilized her potential in a hodgepodge of ways, always seeing the good in people, believing that even the simplest person can make a difference. I do not know her personally, nor have we ever met, however I have read a lot about Ms. Carson and being an Information Technology Instructor, I can safely say that Ms. Carson was a student filled with unlimited potential and she exploited this potential.
I am personally saddened by the passing of Ms. Carson and my students in all class and branches will observe a moment of silence everyday during the 10th – 14th March, 2008.
“The best are always taken from us before we really get time to tell them how much we care…”
I grieve with Ms. Carson’s family, friends and UNC.
Mr. Lennox Roberts
Information Technology Instructor
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Everyday I read the latest news on the web. I came across this tragic story! This really hurts me to my heart! What is this world coming to? Eve’s family and friends will be in my prayers, in hopes that they have the strength to get through their loss. When ready her “bio”, and just reading the messages here on this page, I could tell she was a great person–well rounded and smart!
Rest in Peace Eve
As for the campus: Continue to be strong for eachother and unite as a family!
Teena from Virginia
I’m so sorry for your loss. I understand your position–junior year of high school the same thing happened to a girl in my class. And just two years ago, a girl from my college fell to her death from Mt. Rainier.
Cling to each other; it’s the best way to get through. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
My prayers are with you all and with those at Auburn.
I may not have known Eve personally, but I know what she represented, and that is the best in a person. This tragedy is a deep loss, not only to her family and friends but to everyone who can feel the pain of having lost someone so young and vibrant. Someone who had given so much to her community and had much more to give. She will not be forgotten.
Please know the entire campus of Old Dominion University is praying for the entire UNC family. We send our thoughts and prayers for Eve’s family and her friends. Through reading her bio, we recognize her esteemed accomplishments and know how many lives she touched and gave hope to. Please know her giving spirit will live on through everyone who knew her.
As a former student body president myself, it pains me to hear that a fellow student leader has lost her life so soon. Reading all the wonderful things about Eve proves that she really did make a difference in the lives of the people around her. I am sorry for your loss and will keep Eve’s family and the UNC community in my thoughts and prayers.
I did not know Eve personally, but she was a wonderful example for young women everywhere. My deepest sympathy to all her family and friends. Let’s make Eve proud by being the best we can be here at Carolina whether we are students, faculty, or staff.
What a horrible, tragic loss we have all suffered, to have taken such a beautiful young woman away from us so early in her life!
I never met Eve Carson, but what I’ve read and seen about her in the last two days portrays her as the epitome of the kind of person we would all be blessed to have as a daughter, a friend, a fellow student or alumni, and a member of whatever community we inhabit.
We are all deprived of a wonderful influence, and I pray that her memory will inspire many others to enjoy lives of giving and loving as she did. God bless Tarheels everywhere, as we mourn this hideous, violent destruction of one of His most beautiful creations……….
I want to extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to Eve’s family and the entire Carolina community. A Florida native and current resident, I am only one of many thousands of UNC-CH alumni across the nation and beyond who feel the sting of Eve’s death and the loss to the community despite never having known her. You are all in my — OUR — prayers.
Our family did not know Eve, but offer to share in your heartbreak. My sister, Liz, is a Chapel Hill Alumni. Though we have lived in Georgia for many years, we are always Tarheels. I remember being a teenager and visiting my sister at Chapel Hill-it is such a beautiful campus with such unique students. Eve reminds me of my 13 year old daughter in so many ways-she loves science and biology and wants to travel to South America. She is full of energy, love and adventure. What a blessing Eve must have been to all she touched! I can’t imagine how her family and friends feel, but we offer our sincerest sympathies. The Edward Berg Family, Atlanta
As an alumnus, I am deeply saddened by this tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family, friends, and the Carolina community.
To Eve’s mom and dad and family:
I am sitting here with tears in my eyes reading the messages about Eve. I am so sorry this happened and for your loss. I am sure my classmates at Lynchburg College and my fellow Terp fans extend their love to you as well. I know God will somehow comfort you in all this.
I’D JUST LIKE TO EXTEND MY SYMPATHY TO EVE’S FAMILY AND HER EXTENDED FAMILY AT UNC; AS A PARENT OF THREE CHILDREN WHO GRADUATED COLLEGE & WENT ON TO CAREERS I CANNOT FATHOM WHAT HER PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. ALL OF US CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE PERSON IS CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO JUSTICE QUICKLY SO THAT THE STUDENTS AT UNC WILL NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN.
My wife and I cry for your loss and hope the criminal faces justice. Paramount at this time is your eventual forgivness for the felon that caused all this pain. That sounds rediculas but, The Bible says your Lord will forgive you the way you forgive others.
Please don’t let your anger compromise your chances of re-joining your daughter in Heaven.
Anger is like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Your enemy is not effected but, what your anger will do to you is fatal.
Take care and remember your salvation.
I’m not a Bible Thumper … but, God bless you.
As a graduate of Carolina, the mother of a graduate, a mother of a college student, and a member of the human race I want to express my deepest sympathy for your loss and my outrage over yet another act of violence. Your daughter, by all accounts, was a very remarkable young woman and your loss is a loss for all of us.
jh Maryland
To the parents and family of Eve Carson As well as her friends:
As a member of the surrounding area in NC my heart goes out to all of you. I am truly saddened by this hidious crime that has fallen upon your daughter and loved one.
It is certain she gave much to the community and the world with more to give.
I find it emotionally hard to find the right words for you. I am sorry that someone here could do such an act. Your loss is none any parent can fathom going thru.
With two children at two different college campuses here I never thought this could come so close to home. It is apparent that Eve had so much more to give.
I am sorry. I pain for you, I weep with you.
May God help you find peace at this time of sorrow and rememberance of such a “shining star” that Eve proved to be. May she rest in peace.
May the person that did this come forward and and let justice take place.
God Bless
May Eve now be an Angel on your pillow each night and an Angel in your pocket.
May God bless the UNC family and Eve’s Family. She will truly be missed by many. NC A&T grieves with you today.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s parents, family, friends and students for their loss.
God Bless,
Kim
My deepest condolescences to the Carson family for your tragic loss.
Eve was such a dynamic person and an incredible leader. She truly exemplified the Carolina spirit and was an inspiration to all of us Tar Heels. We will never forget her passion for life, her extraordinary spirit, and the mark she left on the Carolina community.
I would like to give my Heartfelt condolences to the both the biological and eductional family of Eve Carson. Know that the GOD OF THE BIBLE IS THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT. HE can mend the broken heart and bring you through this tragic time. We don’t know why bad things happen to good people. Yet, know that in every circumstance JESUS is the Healer of both Body, Soul and Spirit. You are in my prayers.
As a mother who has also lost a daughter, I am crying with you over the taking of your beautiful Eve’s life–a life better spent than those of many who live much longer.
My daughter was born in an Athens, GA hospital; I now live near Chapel Hill. Both of these communities and beyond are grieving with you, praying for you, longing to give you comfort.
I pray you would find ultimate comfort in this certainty:
…God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; thereshall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Rev. 21:4
Please accept our heartfelt condolences at this tragic time. As parents of two UNC-CH alumni, we are so saddened by your loss. Truly a parents’ worst fear realized.
May the family of Eve and the whole Tarheel community know they are in our thoughts and prayers. May you all feel the love of God and know Eve is in His hands.
I never met this young lady, however, from reading about this tragic loss, it moved me to write about it….
I pray that in this time of mourning, that Eve’s family continually reflect on the good and the effect that she had on the lives of her peers and colleagues at the University of North Carolina. Knowing that she left a legacy of compassion, committment, and excellence in all that she did will be the legacy that she will leave with the students and faculty at UNC, and even though she may not be with you all physically, her impact on your lives and lives of her peers will allow Eve to live forever…
May God Bless you and Keep you,
Steven
Washington, DC
What an incredible blessing to have such a special, dynamic daughter. God richly blessed you with her life. Peace be with you.
Ann Groseclose Campbell
1986
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family, friends and everyone she touched. God Bless!!
Your thoughts and prayers are with us all.
God Bless.
To Eve’s family and friends,
As a parent of a 21 year old college student, my heart is extremely saddened at your loss. I’m sure UNC is a much better place because of Eve, and that your lives are better because of what you shared together. In some ways, I know it makes it that much harder to lose her.
Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers….
Mike Fox
Morehead City, NC
This has been a tragic loss for our community. I did not know Eve personally, but she represented so much of what I love about Chapel Hill and it’s campus commmunity. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s parents, family and friends.
I grieve with you.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson:
No one can begin to understand why things like this have to happen. We can try as hard as we want to make sense out of it, but it is likely that we will never understand. I am deeply sorry for your loss and hope that some day, somehow, you will be able to find peace.
As a parent, I cannot imagine the shock and disbelief Eve’s parents must be feeling. As a Maryland alum, I send my condolences to my fellow ACC members at UNC. I hope that the police are successful in finding the shooter and that gun violence will diminish around campuses. Both of my children are in college and I am frightened for them and for all college students. I hope that this tragedy is never repeated. Eve offered much and had the potential to offer so much more. I wish she had had the opportunity to become the professional she was developing into. So sad, so very sad. Blessings to all at UNC and in colleges/universities everywhere.
To the parents of Ms. Carson:
I did not have the privilege of ever having met your daughter. As a staff member at UNC, I can only tell you that your loss is felt by many, here in Chapel Hill and across the nation.
I pray for your strength and comfort now and for the difficult times ahead. Please know that you should be so very proud of her and yourselves in having raised such a remarkable person.
She will be missed by all who knew her and by those who did not. My continued prayers are with you, your family, Eve’s friends and fellow students and the UNC family.
Angela
I have just finished reading this very sad story & can see my son @ a college like UNC because his is the same age your wonderful daugher & pray that for all other son’s & daugher’s are provided with care & compassion @ all of are college’s & university’s around the USA. MY condolince to you big lost in your family!! TC
Our families thoughts and prayers are with the university family and Ms. Carson’s family at this sad time…what a wonderful, beautiful gift this young lady must have been…to light up so many lives. God bless you all.
I did not know Eve well as our relationship was more like a passing acquaintance. But I remember her smile and the uplifting attitude she brought into every room.
A bright and shining star has been taken from us. But as the darkness passes, we will find her once again…in the lights from the Hill, in our Blue Heaven.
God grant his peace to all. My prayers are with Eve’s family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers from Owens Community College Student Government to you and your family. To the students who loved you so much, to the teachers that had the respect for you that would never end and to the memory of a great leader.
xoxo
Owens Community College
As a parent and a staff member at ECU I wish to send my condolences to the family of Eve. I pray for her family and friends and all who will miss her. My God grant you all the peace you need at this time and forever.
To Eve Carson’s family,
We are stunned by the news, and are thinking of you.
We know that you can find strength in the memories of this wonderful young woman.
Eve Carson will always be remembered in Chapel Hill.
Take care.
Eve:
You were such a beautiful person! I am truly speechless right now. I cannot believe someone would do such a horrible thing like this to you. May your soul rest in peace lady! It was an honor spending such a short time with you!
Love Always,
Keisha C. Robinson
FSU Student Body President 06-07
I am so sorry for this loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Carolina family, Eve, her family, and loved ones. This is truly a tragedy of a bright light that was extinguished way too early.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
I do not know you and I have no ties to UNC other than the fact that my son attends another university in North Carolina, but I wanted to tell you that Connecticut mourns with you.
Eve sounds like she was just what our country and world needed to lead us into this 21st century, and therefore this is a loss to all of us. I am sorry she never got to fulfill her destiny here on Earth, and I am thankful for all she gave to her community during her too short lifetime.
May her fellow students at UNC and at every campus across the country strive to continue the example that she set. And may her family always hold dear their memories of a wonderful daughter.
Hello, I read the sad news about EVE this morning. I want to say that I am truly sorry for your loss. To the family and to the university.Such a bright young woman to be taken so young. I wanted to say that I send all my prayers and sympathy to her family. With christian love…..Steve
To Eve Carson’s family and the Carolina Community–
I offer my greatest condolences for the loss of Eve to both her family as well as those of you in the University of North Caroline Community. May you find peace in your memories of Eve and her work.
As a recruiter who frequently travels to UNC, I am saddened that such an event had to taint the warm, energetic and thriving campus environment the university is known for and encourage you all to take this opportunity to pause and reflect on the strength you can pull from each other.
As a former college student government officer, I pray that those students and staff closest to Eve will find a way to remember her service to the campus community.
God bless,
Angela
I am an alumnus of UNC, and I’m saddened and angered at the senseless taking of Eve Carson’s life. I did not know her, but I’m learning that she was a gifted and talented leader that was preparing to make a great impact on our world, and she will be missed.
My prayer is for comfort, strength and peace for her family, and for the UNC family and Chapel Hill community. May the Lord draw the students, staff and administration even closer together to support one another during this time of mourning, and may the perpetrator be apprehended immediately and brought to justice.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
Peace,
Stan
Class of 1980
I have never met Eve but, she seemed to be an incredible individual. The UNC community has lost a special family member. There is a special place in heaven for her. My condolences go out to her family during this difficult time. God bless you all.
My prayers go out to the students, faculty and most of all the family. My son will be attending UNC this fall and I will continue to keep all there in my prayers. May God ever keep you all under His watch amd care.
I join alumni from afar, in my case Seattle, in offering our deepest sympathies to the Carson family and the UNC community. What a tragedy that such a great leader of today and tomorrow has been stolen away from us. It ghrieves me that someone who, at a young age, has given so much, can have her bright light so savagely extinguished.
Andrew Schorr, UNC Journalism ’71
Mercer Island, Washington
I am terribly saddened to hear about the loss of another great scholar. It seems like Eve was very much loved by everyone who knew her.
My deepest condolences, Dylan
What can I say to comfort a family I’ve never met? As a mother of 3 school age kids and recent UNC alumnus, I feel deeply affected by your loss. Indeed, it is a loss for the entire community, especially her close friends.
I live in S. Durham and was touched to hear that she volunteered at a middle school here that many of my own friends’ kids attend. Her record of public service is truly an inspiration! Chapel Hill is such a lovely community, the place I work and go to church, and it pains me to see the confusion, anger, and fear the community is coping with right now. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope that time, memories, and many heartfelt words of sympathy continue to aid your healing.
Becky
My roommate and I are both alum. When we heard the news this morning we were saddened and horified. My heart goes out to her friends and family. My thoughts are with the rest of campus.
Dear Eve’s parents,
I am an academic adviser and I spoke to Eve a few times in last two months. I worked with her for her graduation. When she came for advising we talked a lot more than academics and I was so pleased with her attitude, personality and beyond these a strong interest in doing so many things for the community. She talked to me about her plans after graduation and of life in general.I feel expremely sad for her loss. – Nalin Parikh
My husband and I were shocked when we read the news . We live in Chapel Hill and I had worked at UNC for a couple years. I can’t imagine such a horrible thing happened to such a beautiful talented young lady in such a nice quiet town. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Eve’s family and loved ones.
Eve,
Your volunteer work at our school had such an impact on our students. I wish I could have gotten to know you outside of school. Thank you so much. Githens misses you.
Shaun Douglas- Githens MS Athletic Director
Eve,
Was a great person. She was a beacon of leadership across the university system. I am a graduate of Elizabeth City State University and a member of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments Alumni Association.
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Eve on several occassions and discussing university policy and her vision for the students of UNC-Chapel Hill and the university system.
I as well as others will surely miss Eve.
I grieve with you all and offer my prayers and thoughts.
Respectfully.
Arkeem L. Fleming
As a fellow Tarheel, it is always heart wrenching when we lose one of our own. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family. God be with us all.
I am deeply, truly saddened by the loss of your daughter. Her “lightness of being” was just that. She was a daughter of UNC, as well as to her parents. She was a friend to UNC, as well as to those who knew and loved her. I felt compelled to write, as the mother of a young daughter, whose dream it is to attend UNC one day. Letting a child go, to spread their wings, is indeed a step with which many parents grapple. Look what your daughter accomplished, and be proud that your angel truly did spread her wings, and in turn, she has become an angel to the world. I know your grief is immeasurable. Stay strong and take comfort in the fact that your Eve was loved by so many. Her memory will live on forever. May God bless you and keep you during this most difficult time.
My family’s prayers are with you and sincerest condolences to you. I received my undergraduate degree from UNC-CH and my graduate degree from Auburn University where, as you know, another young lady was taken from us too soon. You can imagine my shock when both universities were affected by such terrible news. We are all with you.
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College, UGBC, extends our condolences and deepest sympathies for Eve and the UNC community.
This is a terrible, hallowing loss. Our thoughts and prayers on behalf of the entire Boston College community are with you.
Chris Denice
President
Undergraduate Government of Boston College
I did not know Eve. However, just looking at her picture, the innocent and confident smile breaks my heart knowing that she has been brutally murdered. As a Morehead scholar, and her list of other accomplishments during her short life span, she was destined for greatness. I am very sad and angry that the opportunity to this world to reap the benefits of her talent has been cut short by this madness. It is a true loss to all of us. With a daughter about her age at a University out of state, I know the hopes and dream her family and friends had for her. I can feel the pain her parents, and friends and relatives are going through. It is almost overwhelming for me. I know that nothing will make up for Eve’s loss, but the least I can do is offer my sympathy and prayers and share the grief.
As a parent of two UNC students, I want to add my comfort to the family and friends of Eve. I cannot imagine the depths of your grief; I only hope that in time, the pain will be replaced by the beautiful memories of this young woman who clearly did more than her part to make this world a better place.
To Eve’s family and friends, and to the entire North Carolina community, I am very sorry to hear of your loss of a very promising and special young woman taken from you entirely too soon.
All of you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Especially to Eve’s mother,
My oldest daughter, April, was also born in 1985. She chose the Air Force Academy over Carolina in 2004. We could share stories because we have mothered our daughters through the same time. I’m so sorry for your loss. I will remember you in my prayers today. One day when you read this, jot down my email address,
(momharker4@yahoo.com) as I’m only a click away. Prayers for God’s comfort and embrace surrounding you.
With much sympathy,
Mrs. Chris Harker
UNC-CH Class of 1981
From a Wolfpack fan to the Tarheel Family: May God Bless Eve’s family and obviously all the many close friends she had at your wonderful university; it is such a senseless tragedy – she seemed like such a beautiful spirit – the ACC is a strong conference who sticks together through times like these and we all support you – you are in my heart, thoughts and prayers -
Memrie Johnson
May God comfort the family through this sad time. You all will be in my prayers.
I am at a loss for words.
My prayer is that God give you His POWER, LOVE and SOUND MIND in this time of grief and forever.
Sincerely,
Tally Eddings
Morehead Family Member
How can you say anything bad about eve?You can not you were one of the greatest people to walk on this earth. I will never forget all times as freshmen when we hung out the most. You were an angel here on earth and now in heaven.
As a UNC alum and a close follower of all things Tarheel, I was shocked when I saw the news. I have read thru these condolance messages and have been brought to tears by some of them, especially those by other school’s students.
My heart goes out to everyone on campus, her family and friends and the entire world whose postivie impact will never be fully realized.
To Eve’s parents. Your daughter will be remembered forever by those she touched. You are in my thoughts.
To the family and friends of Ms. Carson:
Heartfelt condolences are extended to you. This tragic loss is so untimely and so difficult to imagine. By what I’ve read, Ms. Carson was a tremendous Christ-like example to the entire UNC family. Her selfless love of life and opportunity will be missed. You all remain in thought and prayer, asking our Lord to bring healing and comfort to her immediate and extended family throughout this hurting community.
The love of Christ be with you.
Jay Rhodes
Hurst, Texas
From a UNC alumna, my deepest sympathy to Ms. Carson’s family and to the Carolina family. No matter where we are in the world, we feel the sadness of this terrible loss.
May God comfort Eve’s family and friends during this time.
Kelly
UNC-CH Class of 1999
My heart aches for your loss. There are no words that can express the pain; please know that you are being remembered in prayer, and in prayer for the life of Eve. May the Creator bring you comfort and peace in this time of deep suffering and sorrow. Blessings.
My heartfelt prayers go out to the family and friends of Eve. What a beautiful young woman. While I do not know you..please know how much this tragedy has touched so many. I pray that God will grant you peace , comfort and mercy.
I am sorry for your loss. My family offers their condolences and we are keeping the family in our prayers.
To the entire UNC family and friends, we extend our heartfelt condolences for the loss of a talented leader. ACPA – College Student Educators International, Washington,D.C. grieves with you. To lose a future leader from our ranks affects us all.
On behalf of the 9,000 members world wide,
Vasti Torres, President
Gregory Roberts, Executive Director
I want to say how sorry we are to hear this terrible news.Our thoughts and and prayers are with the family and the UNC community.Having also had the tragedy here at NIU we know what you are feeling.All we can do is lean on the lord for comfort.God bless everyone.
Ron Jossendal
Dekalb Ill
Dear family and friends of Eve Carson:
I am so sorry for your loss! When I read of this I grieved for you all. I turned to the Bible for an answer and was lead to read Romans Chapter 8 Verses 16-39. Thank you to UNC for sharing this tragedy so that we can together pray and forgive.
Stephanie
Wilmington, NC
I’m so sorry to hear about your loss.
I worked with Teresa in the Romance Languages Dept. at UGA and she was wonderful. I have not doubt that her daughter Eva was equally as talented, outgoing, and wonderful.
You have my deepest sympathies,
Jerry Daniel
UGA Mathematics
I have never been to UNC’s campus, never got the honor of meeting Eve. But from everything I have read and everything I have seen, I know that I truly missed out by not knowing her. It is a sad day when such a bright star is dimmed by a careless, senseless crime.
Thoughts and prayers to Eve’s family, friends and the UNC community. You now have a brilliant and beautiful guardian angel.
Although I didn’t know Eve, she sounds like a truly extraordinary person. As someone who works in higher education, I know how devastating the loss of a student can be. My deepest condolences go out to her family, her friends, the many people she touched, and the entire UNC community.
Our family’s prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends, we cannot imagine the depth of your loss. We are the parents of a sophmore at the University of Virgina and live in the Boston area. We heard the report on this mornings news and we just cried. A tragedy of this proportion hits home to every parent and we grieve with you.
I did not know Eve, but my neice was blessed to have known her. I have been deeply touched reading about her short extraoredinry life. It is so tragic that the world community has lost a shining star who has already done so much for the world and would have done so much more…
My thoughts and prayers sre with her family and friends.
To the Students of UNC at Chapel Hill,
It is with the spirit of Carolina that I write to you today offering condolence for your loss of Ms. Eve Carson. The community of Campbell University was shocked to hear of such tragic and unfortunate news. We are all deeply saddened and join you in this process of grieving the death of a paramount Carolina student. Ms. Carson was fortunate to experience serving the students in the highest and most respected capacity as the Student Body President, a truly honored position.
Please know that the family and friends of President Carson and the UNC Chapel Hill Community are now and will continue to be in the hearts and prayers of all at Campbell University. UNC Chapel Hill is a university deeply rooted in higher education and most importantly, dedication to the students. President Carson was a true ambassador of this dedication to the students of UNC. Each student of Campbell University is relying on their own Tar Heel Pride to fellowship during this time of grieving and encourage all at UNC Chapel Hill to do the same.
The loss of such an intelligent and influential President Eve Carson saddens all at Campbell University. As I write to you, the students of UNC, as the President of the Student Government at Campbell University I recognize that the shining light of the students of Chapel Hill has been dimmed.
With Tar Heel Pride,
Christopher C. Haigler
Executive President
Student Government Association
Campbell University
To Eve’s family and friends:
I did not personally know Eve, but I have often read in the Daily Tar Heel of her commitment and dedication to our University. I cannot imagine your grief or why this happened to such a wonderful person with a bright future. The loss of a person of such grace, intelligence, character, and drive is a loss for all of us. I will not forget Eve or her accomplishments and love for UNC. Indeed, her legacy and ideals with carry forth, and Eve’s Carolina family will always remember, miss, and be thankful for our Student Body President.
Kelly
Class of 2005
Our Prayers and Condolences go out to Eve’s Family and Friends as well as the entire UNC Student body during this time of grief. Our Hearts go out to each of you!
Respectfully,
The Ladies of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
PSI Chapter
The University of New Mexico
To the entire UNC family,
I think I can speak on behalf of students all across Wisconsin when I offer our sincerest, deepest, and most heartfelt condolences to you all regarding the tragic loss of an exemplary student leader in Eve Carson. I believe student body president’s give a lot of themselves behalf of their students and their campuses, and to lose one of our own is truly saddening. If there is anything we can do to support you in these difficult times, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Stefan Fletcher
University of Wisconsin-Superior Student Body President
My heart goes out to the parents of Eve. Being in law enforcement for 19 years, I assure you that authorities are going to bring whoever this coward is to justice. My god give you the peace that you need in this time. God speed…
My deepest condolences to Eve’s family. The World has lost an precious jewel. Words seem so inadequate at a time like this but know that she touched many, many lives and will live on in everyone’s memories.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and the University Students. What an amazing person you had on your campus. We saw a glimse of her life on the news this morning, and it empowers us all to enjoy life and not take it for granted. Her life story has reached all over, and it saddens me that her life was taken so fast. God Bless Carolina!
My heart goes out to the Eve Carson’s parents and the University of North Carolina family.
To The Family & Friends of Eve Carson~
Please accept our deepest sympathy. We keep you in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May you find peace in your cherished memories of Eve. Rest in Peace Eve.
The Jacobs Family
We are very sorry for your loss.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. I cannot imagine the loss you feel, but I pray that you will feel God’s arms around you during this time.
My heart is heavy and burdened for the family and friends of Eve. What a BEAUTIFUL testimony of a life lived well.I am also saddened for all of us to lose such a promising young person who wanted to make a difference in our world.Not only was she beautiful on the outside but her inner beauty shines when hearing about the selfless life she lived.It is evident that Eve touched everyone who was blessed to know her.
Her parent’s and family will be in my thoughts and prayers. May He wrap His loving arms around you and bring you peace.
To family, friends, and the Carolina community:
As an alumna of this great university, I am heartbroken by the senseless death of such a wonderful girl with such great potential. This is a tragedy that brings all of us back to Carolina, and although we are not with you in person our spirit is always at Carolina.
Please know that as a woman who is about to become a mother, my deepest condolences go out to Eve’s family. I am grieving with you and can not even begin to understand what you are going through. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers as you seek comfort in this most difficult time.
Helena Pike Welch
UNC Class of 2001
My niece is a junior at UNC-CH. She called yesterday morning and told me about this senseless act that took place. She said she did not know Eve personally but knew from others what a beautiful person she was inside and out. My niece said we lost Jason (our mascot) last year now we lost Eve. I told her you all just have another angel to watch over you all at that wonderful university.
God’s speed and blessings.
Dear Teresa and Bob,
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers as I hold you in the healing light.
Sending peace and love to you,
Sarina
Everyone in the town of Chapel Hill is shocked and overwhelmed by this tragic loss. We all are grieving and shedding tears along with our UNC students. Please know that Eve will forever be in our hearts.
Those of us in Athens, Georgia share the tremendous grief that Eve’s UNC friends and class mates have expressed here. As a father of two and a Carson family friend and neighbor I am grateful that so many recognize and freely express the joy that Eve brought to all of our lives. The world feels much darker today.
My heart and prayers go out to her family, friends and the Tar Heel community.
Lance
UNC-Charlotte
We will pray for your family. As members of the Carolina family, we all feel the loss of one of our own.
I feel so sad right now, I think I’m going to cry. I didn’t know Eve, but I am a huge UNC fan, that’s where I’m going and my dad went there to. For what I’ve heard about her, I know that she was a great person. And the whole thing with Ray last year, it makes it even more sad. Of all the people that know her, I feel your grief and I’m praying for you constantly.
God Bless You,
Hailey Wright
I did not know Eve personally but I do have a friend who did. I will be keeping Eve and her family and friends in my prayer. UNC has lost a great person!
My whole family, Tarheel grads, a Morehead Scholar and aspiring Tarheels, sends the Carson family our deepest sympathy and prayers. We were all touched by her death. My 13-year old daughter wore Eve’s name on her shirt at school today in tribute to her.
Our heartfelt condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC community. The tragic death of such an amazing person is so hard to accept. May all the happy memories of Eve overwhelm you during this time and know she lived life to the fullest during her time with us. May God bless you and give you a feeling of comfort and peace during this time of sorrow and grieving.
I couldn’t even begin to imagine what losing a child is like. I want you to know that the human spirit is more resiliant than you would think. My heart and prayers are with you through this hardship. I am terribly sorry.
My deepest condolences to Eve’s friends and family, she was a great person, and a blessing to the Tar Heel community.
God bless.
Although UNC and UMCP are bitter sports rivals, as a Senior at UMCP we all come together in times of tragedies such as this. I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and condolances to the students, faculty,and staff at UNC and especially Ms. Carson’s family.
Alan
University of Maryland- College Park
What a caring, intelligent, and beautiful young woman Eve was. I wish I had been lucky enough to know her. My thoughts and prayers are with her parents, family, friends, and fellow-students.
I am a ’64 alumnae and want to express my deepest condolences to the UNC student body. Your pain must be immense. You are in my constant thoughts and prayers as you seek to recover from this unbelievable tragedy.
The remarkable thing about Eve is that her spirit and love for Carolina will continue to be felt on this campus. The work she did for this university will never pass and has shaped our community forever. In that sense, she will always be with us. If Carolina is Blue Heaven, Eve is our angel.
Carolina student
I’ve never met Eve but I feel so bad about this whole thing. Such a tragic lost. I’m an employee at UNC Healthcare and driving to work this morning just didn’t feel the same. I didn’t see as many college students and employees walking to school and work. It was gloomy out and a sence of quietness and still in the air. This should have never happened to Eve or to anyone. She had such a promising future and has done more in her 22yrs of life that alot of us have even wanted to do or have dreamed of doing. You go away to college expecting to get an education, meet new friends, maybe even meet your future husband/wife, land a good job and live a pretty decent life. You never ask for or expect this to happend. I wish the Carson family and friends the best, you all are in my prayers. I’m so sorry this has happend. May God be with you all. Renee
Ms. Carson does not walk the UNC campus anymore, but she moves in it. She is not lost to UNC, but maybe more permanently alive in it than most students who get their degrees and move elsewhere, remembering the Carolina days wistfully. She joins many other students from the past who were here, loved the place dearly, and displayed their youth and contagious exuberance and hope to professors and presidents and other students – but took their last breath before commencement day. I hope that all Carolina students, present and past, will take advantage of this awful moment to think about the students that have been here and gone- feel community with the past mourning students who grieved for their own Eve Carson. Bynum Hall is a memorial to a student who died while here in school, Graham Memorial is dedicated to Edward Kidder Grahm, first a student and later a professor and president of the university who loved the students and loved doing their business. The university memorialized his cousin, Frank Porter Graham, also a student and a president, by building the FPG Student Union building. In the old cemetery, where we pass daily to ball games and dormitories, there are small areas surrounded with wrought iron fences where the Di and Phi students are buried who died while here in the early years of the university’s existence. Eve Carson and these other students are only lost to us if we don’t remember them. Look around our beautiful campus -there are memorials – read and look and think about all the people who have had the good fortune to live on this campus for a while. Ms. Carson must be remembered on into the future, not just today or this semester or this year, and I hope all students, faculty, administrators, and staff will stop often to remember Eve Carson and all the people who have been at Carolina and left untold touches on untold people.
With grief,
Sarah Madry, 1971, 1981, staff member
Dear Parents of Eve Carson,
I am saddened to hear this news and sorry for your loss. This senseless crime is a tragedy and I will pray for you as you cope with your loss. I will also pray for justice.
Best Regards,
LtCol Butch Bracknell
UNC ’92
Al Asad, Iraq
My family & I send our prayers and condolences to your school and Eve’s family from here in California. I have a young daughter and my wife and I hope that she can be the same type of woman that Eve seemed to have become. Here is a young lady that young girls can look up to in her care for others and balance with school and friends. Though I do not know Eve, I am touched by someone who can change the lives of so many. May you rest in peace.
Watching the Today Show this morning, I just heard the tragic news of Eve’s life taken away. My deepest condolences to Eve’s parents, family, dear friends, and colleagues. I cannot imagine the grief…they showed photos of Eve today on the Today Show, and I marveled at the compassion, maturity, love of service, and zest for life that this young woman had during her high school and college years. May God bless you all and give you strength during this difficult time.
As I listened to what happened to Eve I couldn’t help but stop what I was doing. She sounded like such an amazing woman that had so much more to offer. My heart goes out to all that had the chance to meet her and to those that love her. I never met her, but listening to the great things that she has accomplished, she made me want to be a better person.
I did not know Eve personally, but I am deeply saddened that such a beautiful young life was cut so short. May God be with her family and friends and her fellow students at UNC.
I write with condolences and prayers for the family, friends, faculty and fellow students of Eve Carson. Eve represented all that is right and good about Carolina. We grieve with you.
Best,
Don Taylor
Director
Benjamin N. Duke and Trinity Scholarship Programs
Duke University
I was shocked and saddened to hear that someone who so clearly had a bright future ahead of her has been so violently lost. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone she touched.
All Tar Heels and all educators mourn the loss of such a promising young woman. No words can ease the grief of her family, friends, and classmates, but please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and that we are trying, in our grief, to rejoice in the beauty and joy Eve brought into the world in her time with us. May heaven bring you comfort in this time of greatest sorrow. Dr. Jo Koster, MA ’82, PhD ’85
To the friends and family of Eve Carson, as well as students, faculty, and staff of UNC-CH,
I am so sorry for your loss. I go to Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, and while I have no connection to Eve Carson, my heart is saddened by this news. There is no justification to what happened, and I know you’re all going through a rough and painful time right now.
Please know that people across the nation share in your sorrow. RIP, Eve.
Sincerely,
Elana Barkowitz
Slippery Rock University
As a parent and father of a daughter who is currently attending Auburn University, the on-campus murders, first at Auburn U, then at UNC, strike a particular cord. I can only imagine how difficult it is for her friends at UNC as they come to grips with the murder of such a promising young lady, but the grief her parents must be going through right now is unthinkable.
My condolensces and prayers to both her family and friends.
R K Parks
Auburn University ’84
Thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family in your time of grief.
While no words can tell us WHY, or remove the anguish felt by Eve Carson’s family, friends, and all good people of the entire Carolina community, the Duke community, our nation and the world, some comfort may be derived from the fact that, in terms of the widespread positive effect which she had on so many people during her brief time among us, this exemplary young woman far exceeded the lifetime accomplishments of which most of us even dare to dream.
Intense intercollegiate competition may tend to benefit each of the involved parties, but a moment such as this helps us to remember that, in a far more important sense, we truly are as one.
Rest in peace.
Dear Family and Friends of Eve Carson,
I could not hold back sending words of encouragement during your time of such great loss. I am a parent and cannot imagine how much your heart is hurting right now. I just wanted to let you know that my maternal heart will pray for your comfort, that you are surrounded by the love you need to get by and that God carries you during this difficult time.
Nicole
From a graduate of USC, your neighbor to the south, my thoughts and prayers are with the entire Tarheel family during this time of loss. Having family roots in NC and being a long-time Tarheel fan, this hits very close to home. I’m deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Having two daughters and a son, I can’t imagine how difficult this must be on Eve’s family. May the salvation and eternal love of Jesus Christ bring peace to us all.
Eve’s influence has reached all the way over to Scotland. I did not know her, but having studied abroad at UNC-CH last year, I knew of her as she became student president. I can remember seeing her on campus and just being in awe of her togetherness and positivity. That makes this tragic waste even harder to comprehend.
My thoughts go out to the Carson family, all of Eve’s friends, and all the Tar Heels. Only the strong Tar Heel spirit got us through the loss of Jason Ray, and I know you will all be strong to get through this terrible time.
Hark the sound of Tar Heel voices…
Helen
Edinburgh, Scotland
Your daughter will be missed and remembered by us at UNC; I hope you will be able to find comfort and peace in God in the midst of this terrible tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
God bless you and keep you,
Mireia
Even though I did not know you and don’t know your family, your family members and friends are in my prayers.
My tears are joined with the countless others who mourn Eve. I speak as part of the UNC community who suffer her loss. She exemplified all the promise and hope that we breathe into our students, who are our light to the future, the leaders we support to develop. I am so saddened that we have lost this beautiful and talented young woman, and feel a sense of despair and tragedy for our society that we cannot protect our children and ourselves from a violent world. My condolences to all. May Eve’s life be a blessing to us to find a better way.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. This is such a terrible loss and tragedy and from what I’ve heard here, she will never be forgotten. RIP Eve.
My deepest condolences and prayers go out to Eve, her family, and the UNC community. I never met her, but as a Duke alumna, this tragedy hit especially close to home for me. Eve’s accomplishments, leadership, energy, and passion live on to inspire and encourage greatness of young women everywhere. May God bless her family.
How can someone be such evil to take a human life. Rest in peace, I read that she did some work in Ghana, where I came from. May the Lord receive you to His bossom
My prayers and sympathy are with the family and the university family of Eve Carson. Such a tragic loss and I am praying that justice will come so there can be some peace and healing.
I am praying for your family, Eve, and for the UNC campus. These things just aren’t supposed to happen to girls like you and Lauren Burk. May God shower your family with peace and understanding.
First there was shock, then came grief and sadness, and now today a little anger, at society in general and at the perpetrator in particular.
God is always with us. Knock on His door and you’ll receive His peace and comfort in these troubling times.
Thoughts and prayers to the family members and friends of this amazing young woman and to the UNC community.
I also did not know Eve, but am deeply touched by this senseless tragedy. Although her bright light has been dimmed on Earth, please know that she is now one of the brightest stars in the heavens. Her light will guide you.
I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Nancy DeFrates-Densch
Northern Illinois University
I’m bad with words, but here is a song:
Lyrics to “Your Long Journey”
God’s given us years of happiness here
Now we must part
And as the angels come and call for you
The pains of grief tug at my heart
Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey
Oh the days will be empty
The nights so long without you my love
And when god calls for you i’m left alone
But we will meet in heaven above
Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey
Fond memories I’ll keep of happy ways
That on earth we trod
And when i come we will walk hand in hand
As one in heaven in the family of god
Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey
From a senior tarheel who sends all her love to those affected by the loss of a bright and beautiful light in the heart of Carolina.
I wish to pass along my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and friends. As a UNC-CH alumna, I weep with you during this horrible event. She sounded like a girl anyone would have been proud to have known.
Peace be with you,
Alicia Sisk
Just wanted to let the family & friends know that you are all in our prayers. We don’t know any of you but we share in your loss of a wonderful woman. May God be with all of you.
There are no words for this. I can say only that I am thinking fondly of my home and wishing I had the power to reverse things.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and friends. Though I only met Eve once, I remember thinking how vibrant, energetic, and positive she was as she spoke to our class asking us to vote for her for student body president. Her energy was contagious and she had everyone in the room smiling and laughing by the end of her speech. She is truely an inspiration, someone to look up to and admire and she will be sorely missed.
On behalf of our family we would like to offer our deeprest condolences to the family and friends of Eve. Our son is a student at UNC. Although we did not know Eve personally, a loss of life certainly impacts us all.
As a student leader on the UNC campus, I am sure she touched the lives of many which now serves as a great tribute to her life. Even though this is a great loss to all who knew her, it is a greater loss to her family. We are praying for your comfort, strength and peace during this hour of grief. We also want to encourage you by saying that the God of all comfort can sustain you.
Eve and UNC family, know that alums thoughts and prayers are with you even if we are far away.
There are probably no words that can be said to heal a person or family’s loss. No one can feel your tragic loss except those who have also lost a loved one. I pray God comfort your hearts in this time of loss. My deepest condolences to your family and friends. I am so sorry of your loss.
As a member of the Rams Club I know how deep the spirit runs in every Carolina student. From what I have read about Eve, she exemplified this more than anyone. Eve’s passing leaves a huge hole in the heart of the Carolina community. My family’s thoughts and prayers are with everyone of you and we know you will make Eve proud by supporting each other during this time.
I can’t even explain the sadness this brings me. To think someone who only wanted to make this a better place taken from the world. My heart and prayers go to all family, friends and those effected by this tragedy.
When does it end? How do I explain this senseless act of horrible violence to my 7 year old son.
God Bless
Oh my God…..I just sent my application to UNC on the 3rd. I’ve been so excited with the thought of transferring there from Texas in the fall. When I saw this on the news, I was crushed. She was soooo beautiful and special!!! I can not imagine why this happened?? This will not deter me from wanting to be a Tarheel!!! My thoughts and prayers are with her family and the other students….may God be with all of you!!!
Sincerely,
Mandy Barnes
As a UNC Alumna I was shocked and saddened to hear of Eve’s tragic death. From all accounts that I have read and heard, Eve was a bright young woman, full of promise and hope. Her light seems to have shone far beyond the UNC campus. I join my UNC family in grieving for her family and friends, and send my prayers and thoughts to each of you.
Camille Chandler (Valerio) ’85 AB
As a UNC friend & fan, it pains me to hear of Eve’s untimely passing. I know personally that no words can truly comfort a grieving family, but know that what little time Eve did have, she was a true & loyal friend, a kind & honest President, and a compassionate soul. She will be truly missed. My heart goes out to her family and her UNC family.
I was stunned and deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of Eve Carson. As a Carolina alumnus, I share your grief. All of you, though I don’t know you personally, are dear to my heart. My prayers for Eve and her family and friends and all of you…may God comfort you in these times and may God bless all of you.
I am just heartsick to learn of Eve Carson’s tragic death. I am a 1996 graduate of Carolina and know that the student and faculty are grieving deeply for the loss of this outstanding individual. As a parent I cannot imagine losing a child and can only pledge my prayers in some hope of comfort. Please know that me and my entire family and my church family will be praying for you.
May God give you peace and comfort in dealing with this unfathomable loss.
Rest her soul in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her, her family, friends, UNC students, faculty, alums and the community.
Peace to all.
My step-daughter is a recent Carolina graduate and my wife works in Chapel Hill at the UNC Hospital. I am 66 years old and have mellowed in my old age, but this senseless act fills me with rage.
My condolences to Eve’s parents. I can only imagine how they feel, being robbed of the bright future their daughter was ready to tackle. They and Eve will be in our family’s prayers.
All I know is that the world needs more people with Eve’s fierce energy.
She was an entire power plant, there was not a moment she wasn’t living and doing.
The world will be a little less passionate and driven without her. Her kind of drive is one that could restore my faith in humanity; her kind of death is the one that shakes it.
As a parent of a UNC student, I am especially saddened by this senseless tragedy. Our family prays for Eve’s family and friends that God will give them comfort and strength in the difficult days ahead.
As the father of two fine young boys, I pray that my sons may grow up to shine as brilliantly as Eve Carson.
It is so hard to lose such a blessed young lady.
With our deepest sympathies and prayers,
The Dykhuis Family
Raleigh, North Carolina
I would like to offer my condolences to all who have known Eve. A family lost a loving daughter, a university campus one of its shining stars, and the world a citizen who would have made a profound difference. Indeed, her death is evidence once again, that life is not based on fairness but fate…and fate does not discriminate between deserving and undeserving.
I did not know Eve, but I envy all those who have. Consider yourselves very lucky!
As Senate Chair of ASU (Arizona State University) I would like to express my condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. From the little i knew of her she was defiantly an inspiration to many people including myself. The accomplishments she had achieved is what many of us (representatives)hope to achieve. I pray for justice and i pray for UNC through this tragic time. As a representative of ASU i am speaking on behalf of student body when i say we grieve for the loss of Eve and stand behind UNC, her family, and friends.
God Bless
The loss of any fellow Tar Heel is like the loss of a sister. Fellow Tar Heels, let us not give up our efforts for truth and justice. cs
I was not fortunate enough to meet Eve Carson or to attend the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. But on behalf of those who fit into both those categories like I do, I want to offer our condolences on this profound tragedy.
Inspiration comes from many places, but an often times overlooked one is in our everyday opportunity to keep on reaching higher.
Ms. Carson took advantage of that opportunity every day.
The thoughts and prayers of a nation are with her, her family and all of the campus.
Carolina is in all of our minds now…
A star has gone out in the night sky with this senseless act.
In the midst of being deeply shaken, I am so inspired by Eve’s life, which has made an overwhelming difference in the world and in the Carolina community not because of what she did or what she was going to do, but because of who she was. I wish peace, love, and pride to her family and friends.
My condolences to the UNC family and especially the Carson family. As the country focuses its attention on the sports rivalry this weekend, please know that Miss Carson’s loss is a blow to both ends of Tobacco Road. May she rest in peace and may her family and friends bear this burden as best they can.
In Eve’s Carson’s honor, I say “Go Heels!”
steve daknis
Duke Grad, 1988
I would like to send my prayers to Eve’s family. I cannot imagine the pain that they must be feeling right now. This was a senseless act that forever changed many lives. May God Bless them and continue to watch over them at this difficult time.
Indiana University sends its prayers to the Carson family, Eve’s friends, and the UNC community.
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I have a daughter at the University of Alabama and can’t even imagine the pain you are going through.
Look to God for strength and know she is with him now.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Campbell
I heard about this absolutely tragic loss on ESPN and I’m truly sorry for this tragedy. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Eve.
-Ben
University of New Hampshire
I was saddened to learn of this untimely death. It’s so hard to understand why bad things happen to such good people. Eve sounded like she had a great life and a promising future. My prayers go out to her parents and the UNC family!
I know the pride that comes with a university and the campu’s student leaders. I too was Student Government president at my University and know that the profound loss of 1 is no different than the loss of many such as at NIU or VT. With love and prayer the culprits will be brought to justice…
Zach Owens
Butler Univ 95
Our condolences and prayers are with the Carson Family and friends as well as the UNC Student Body and Faculty.
God Bless us!
Regina Blue-Soloman & Joe Soloman
UNC-CH ’86 & NC A&T SU ’93 respectively
My heart breaks for her parents, her family and her friends. It is a sad day to be part of the Carolina family. This is a huge loss and a senseless tragedy. I will have her in my prayers.
God Bless Eve and her family.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve,her family, and friends. I was not fortunate enough to ever speak with her, but I did have the chance to hear her speak in one of my classes. I know she was a wonderful person. She will be remembered and missed by the entire community.
Dear Parents of Eve,
As a parent I cannot imagine the pain you must feel. A loss is always tragic especially of a loved one. A child that has been taken from us as Christian Parents by an act of violence is so much more difficult to forget, forgiving is even so much more diffcult. Eve most have been one angel that God had a need for her passing will forever be a loss to UNC and to the world. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescuses those whose spirits are crushed” – Psalm 34:18.
When someone of youth, energy, full of life and beauty leaves this world through tragedy, our hearts hurt and our minds find it impossible to understand the reason for such loss. My heart and prayers go out to all those touched by her life. Embrace family, friends, God and life…for every time of great sadness is followed by a time of even greater happiness.
In parting, my favorite quote has helped me through losing my dear Carlos at the age of 23:
“Even though each day is another day since the last time you have seen her, it is one day closer to the day you will see her again.”
Dear Eve,
Academic Advising also mourns your loss and cannot believe this tragic and unnecessary loss. Our love and prayers are with your family and friends. We will always be inspired by your example and courage.
God bless
I did not know Eve personally but I can see that she was an extraordinary young woman who would have improved the lives of many people over the course of her life. Her death is a loss to each of us and I think it is reasonable to say her death is also a loss to many who are not yet born. I know from personal experience that her senseless death will leave wounds on her family that will never heal and that they will have to live with only the memory of Eve for the remainder of their days. So I ask everyone to think about Eve’s parents and family now, because the pain they are experiencing is nearly unbearable.
Eve was such a special person. She brightened my day every time I was fortunate enough to run into her. She had such a beautiful spark at Freshman Camp. As a fellow counselor, I was always so overjoyed to see how the Carolina spirit not only filled her, but filled everyone around her as well. The world has lost someone truly gifted. Her smile, her charm, her beauty, her caring nature, her warmth, (this list could go on and on and on) will be missed by all. I never knew someone with more potential for their future and I mourn the loss of such a gift to the world. My heart goes out to Eve’s closest friends and family. The tarheels are with you.
Hark the sound of tarheel voices
Ringing clear and true
Singing Carolina’s praises
Shouting NCU
Hail to the brightest star of all
Clear its radiance shine
Carolina–PRICELESS GEM
Receive all praises thine…..
This breaks my heart to hear about someone with so much promise to be lost a young age like this. I will keep Eve and her family in my prayers. God Bless all!
Dear Family of Eve,
My heart aches for you. This is such a loss for the ACC community. You are in my prayers.
Jane
Wake Forest University
I was touched by the loss of your loved one.
Words fail me, and even if I could say something comforting to you they can never mend your heartache.
But I do know that the loving memories of someone so special, as she obviously was, can never ever be forgotten.
With Sincerest Sympathy,
Lester Jones
U of MD
Class of 1977
Im not a college student but i am a mom..i cant imagine the loss her family must be feeling..I just want to send my heart felt sympathay for this family this was a senseless crime which shouldnt have happened and my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Eve Carson that in time they will get thru this but just beleive in God and his Love and that will help u heal..She is with him now..and she is Happy…She is in a better place…All my Love..
As the parent of an amazing daughter, much like Eve, I wish to express my deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends during this difficult time. Parents across the nation grieve with you in your loss, as it reminds us all of the fragility of life. Though these words are insufficient, I wish you comfort in your memories of Eve and in the blessings she brought to your life. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am not from the campus but about 600 miles away but i am deeply moved by this story which of course has been seen on national tv
its so senseless and tragic and i can’t imagine where our nation, our society is headed…
eve seems as if indeed she would have been not only the best friend, a great student and leader but perhaps, just one of God’s angels helping the poor…and He knows we need more of them…
i join w/ the UNC family from 600 miles away and simply express my condolences and my sighs of grief for our society and the student and faculty and staff of a great institution of higher learning…in North Carolina, a state i love very much
from Ohio
What a beautiful person. May God bless her family and friends as they mourn the loss of this amazing and graceful person. May Eve be with God in a better place.
As a mother of two college students in Texas, I can’t imagine the grief this family, friends and university must be feeling. My God comfort you during during extremely difficult time.
I never had the opportunity to meet Miss Carson but it appears, from all accounts, that she was as original as her original namesake. This is a terrible loss for the Carolina community, and our hearts go out to all of those affected by this senseless tragedy.
You will be in our prayers.
Duke ’92
To Eve’s Family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy during this very difficult time. There is much to what Eve said about the “Carolina Way.” I graduated in 1992 and yet felt a tremendous loss when I heard the news of Eve. Know your family is in my thoughts and prayers as you all walk this difficult path. Our Carolina family mourns with you.
Much peace to you all,
Jodie (Crawford) Anderson, ’92
I am very sorry to hear about your loss. I will be praying for healing for you and your family.
Dear Tar Heel Community,
We here at the University of Mississippi are very sad to hear the news about Eve. She was a great role model for others and her service will be missed. You will be in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Walker Agnew, Jr.
Interim Chief of Staff – Associated Student Body (SGA)
My daughter lives near Eve and was fortunate to know her and be inspired by her. She told me the horrible news as she was leaving the country for spring break with a broken heart. I know that she would have preferred to stay and share the healing hugs of a grieving community. Through the internet, a wider community is able to share the hug and embrace her family, her hometown friends, and the Tar Heel family.
As a member of the NC State University campus community I send my condolences to our friends at UNC and to Ms. Carson’s family.
A few folks have asked if Eve was related to me since we share the Carson surname. We are not related, but I would have been proud to count her as part of my family. May all who knew and loved her find peace of heart and mind through the Lord.
Muffy
Duke Divinity School ’90
I’m in San Francisco grieving the loss of Eve today as a “cousin” and Tar Heel. I am so sad. My prayers are for Eve’s family and loved ones and all of UNC during this time.
Once again Carolina has prematurely lost one of its brilliant stars. Even though I did not know Eve personally, I am heartbroken by this tragedy. Thank you for everything you did so unselfishly for others, Eve. You will certainly be missed.
Love and prayers to your family and friends. May God’s Hand comfort you today and always.
Sherry Trogdon Reeves
Class of ’86
May Eve’s beauty and grace continue to be an inspiration to all those who work with their hearts and minds to make a better world. Our heart and deepest sympathy is with all of you,
Shirley Boardman
Enrollment Management
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Though I did know Eve as well as others did, I know that she must have helped make my first year here at Carolina what it was.
I’m praying for your family and I know that God had a plan for all this.
May God be with you, your family, your friends, and the whole Chapel Hill community.
I never met Eve, and am so touched and filled with regret at her loss, the loss to those whose lives she touched. Her angels wings will light the sky as she did in her short life. The violence unleashed upon her was horrific and the gap it creates without measure.
Dr. Mae Sakharov Ed.D
Columbia University ’81
This event is a great loss to the Eve’s family, friends, and the entire UNC community. It really makes you realize how fragile life is and how much we take for granted everday. Eve you will always be a Tar Heel.
-Fellow member of Class of 2008
To the Carson family,
My heart and that of my hometown community(Durham, NC) aches for your loss. I can only imagine your pain and am overwhelmed. You are in our prayers.
Let God heal your pain as soon as possible. God bless you all!
I wish to express my sincere condolences to the family of Eve Carson. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Sheryl Lieb
A UNC-CH Parent
I am so sincerely sorry to here the news of Eve’s tragic passing. While I do not know her, I feel extremely touched by this story. Eve was truly beautiful, brillant, and a strong leader at Chapel Hill. I know words are inadequate, but please know that the entire country is praying for your comfort. May God be with you and Bless you all.
As a mother of a college student and one former college graduate, i grieve for the family. we need to support our children, no matter what. we need to teach our children to be mindful of their relationships and who they meet while they are at college. it is our nature to trust people, but this terrible tragedy shows us that there is someone out there who can not be trusted. we need to rally around our young people and encourage them. we need to talk to our children about how they feel when things like this happen. young people today relate to one another no matter where they are or what college they attend. may god bless her family and friends.
Vicki
A Concerned Mother
To Eve’s family and friends:
I send my sincere condolences to the family and University community for the tragic loss of such a vibrant young person in the prime of her life. I did not know her, however, she obviously made a great contribution to society and her community in her short life. My prayers are with you.
Roger M. Smith, ’81
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Expeditionary Warfare)
To Eve
A silent wind crept through here yesterday.
Slid through the streets where children laugh and play.
And stole our sun, our heart, our light, away.
A thief with one great toll still left to pay.
A darkness swept through quickly; shadowed despair.
Mourning, grief and sadness thickened the air
Which fed our maskless light, so humbly bare.
Sorrow stricken students stained by care.
Our loss is great, but remember we will
Thine effervescent light peaked through windowsill,
Spreading warmth and help; hoping hearts to fill
With brilliant joy. We have much to fulfill.
Physically gone, you will remain the same
In our thoughts. The Sun does set, but its flame
Burns just as bright in that faithful dame;
The Moon, keeping light as remembrance to your aim.
The late day is lucky to share thy name.
What a very tragic loss of a promising young lady. My warmest sympathies to Eve’s family and friends.
You are gone too soon. I will keep your family and friends in my prayers that they will come to know peace again.
This is such a terrible thing. I personally don’t know Eve, but by looking at her smile and everything she did at Caroline, one doesnt have to know her to know what an amazing person she was. So sorry for the loss and Eve’s family and friends will be in my prayers.
Best,
Amanda
My heart breaks and I have no words, butp lease know that you will be in my thoughts. I will hold Eve in my heart, though I did not know her until five minutes ago when I learned of her untimely and cruel death. May you, her family and friends, find comfort and peace.
I just wanted to send my prayers to Eve’s family friends and teachers.
We did not know Eve, but as parents of young adult children born in 1985 and 1987, and as distant friends and admirers of the UNC Chapel Hill community, our family was stunned by this tragic loss. We send our deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and to the entire Tarheel community.
My condolences go out to the Carson family and all at UNC. May God’s Love sustain all of you in your time of grief.
Lynn
Chapman University
Orange, California
I did not know Eve, but as a part of the Carolina family, I am deeply saddened and shocked at her death. My heart goes out to her family – she clearly was a beautiful and accomplished person who had so much to give the world. And it goes out to her friends at Carolina who have to be suffering intensely from this. May she rest in peace.
Laurie Hooper, BA 1974.
To the Carson family,
Although i did not personally know her, I am truly saddened with the loss of Eve. By every account she embodied the true Tar Heel spirit. Her determination to embrace all of life with enthusiasm is what we should all aspire to do. My deepest condolences to you and everyone that was touched by her presence.
I spoke with Eve directly for only 30 minutes, a few weeks ago, yet she impressed me as one of the most ‘alive’ people I have ever met. Our conversation, which could have been completed in 5-10 minutes, ranged far afield from the matter at hand. It was a joyous experience and I hoped to have the opportunity to meet with her again. How tragic that this is never to be.
My heart goes out to her parents and brother. I held my children close last night.
Our deepest and heartfelt sympathy goes out to Eve’s family and everyone at UNC-CH. Our prayers will be with all of you during this time. God bless….
John & Ellen Hardy
UNC-CH
Class of 1989
What a tragic loss. My deepest condolences go out to Eve’s family.
To the Carson Family, her friends and UNC Chapel Hill,
My thoughts and prayers are going out to all of you. She set such a great example for everyone to live by. As a former SGA executive board member myself, I understand her commitment, involvement and passion she had towards her school and the student body. May she now rest in peace, and we all live by her example.
Amanda
Philadelphia
To Eve’s Parents,
I am sure I speak for many parents when I say, thank you for all your daughter has done for UNC-Chapel Hill. I pray that the love of God, and the prayers, and kind words of others, helps you during this time. I am sure Eve will always be remembered, and that her legacy will live on in the positive influence she has had in so many.
Rest in peace, beautiful angel.
Peace and love, Kansas State University
Dear Parents and Family of Eve Carson,
My heart is breaking for you and the University of North Carolina family. Eve is such an inspiration to all women. Her giving and beautiful spirit shines through her glorious smile. May you know we are all praying for you in your loss.
Jane Schumann
Mother of 2001 UNC Alum
Knoxville, TN
Our thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family, friends, and UNC community.
I was lucky enough to get to know Eve. She brought happiness into every room and showed sincere care for everyone she met. It seems feel like a light has been extinguished. I will never forget her. I am proud to have been a Tar Heel with her.
As the mother of a Carolina daughter, I want to express my deep sympathy to your family.It is so apparent that your daughter was a special girl and an inspiration to others. Know that you are in our thoughts and our prayers.
On behalf of the students of the University of Florida, I extend our deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and campus community. Know that we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
Kevin Reilly
I can’t express the sorrow I feel for your loss. This passage below helped me a great deal when I lost a loved one.
Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other
That we are still
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way you always used
Put no difference into your tone
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the ghost of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolute unbroken continuity
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.
Nothing is past; nothing is lost
One brief moment and all will be as it was before
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral
Also roy.crabtree@alumni.unc.edu and @gmail.com.
I did not know Eve. My loss.
Now she is gone. Your loss.
And we will be with her, no more, in this life.
Our loss.
There are no words.
But there will be.
Life will find the way.
Sorrow, condolences.
royc ’76 gaa lifer #11086
The anguish, confusion, and pain gripping UNC Chapel Hill, faculty, staff, and students is shared by all friends of UNC. As parents to a Canadian Morehead and UNC student we offer personal condolences to Eve Carson’s family, Eve’s personal friends, the Morehead-McCain Foundation and all the UNC extended friends. Allow the support of the UNC family to provide a reference point to help each of us through our disorientation.
Shared joy is double joy.
Shared sorrow is half-sorrow.
Sweedish Proverb
This young lady was truly a beautiful gift from God. The world is a darker place because of the loss of her beautiful light.
To her family and friends and all who knew and loved her, you are in our daily prayers.
My heart breaks with the news of this tragic loss. May we all continue to carry out her mission of hope.
To Eve’s family, friends and colleagues:
I did not know Eve, but this event breaks my heart.
I am confident that Eve’s example will continue to inspire all of us to greater heights of generosity, kindness, leadership, scholarship, and commitment to excellence with a heart.
Those who knew her will keep her alive forever in their hearts and their actions.
God’s blessings and peace to all who need His comfort at this time.
Eve and all of her accomplishments make me so very proud to be a Carolina alum. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
I’m also a student body president (at SPSU here in Georgia where Eve is from). I know Eve had to have been the busiest student at UNC, the most dedicated, and the most honorable.
It is sad to see someone take the life of a future doctor…someone who would save HUNDREDS of lives.
On behalf of the students I lead and the university system I represent, I hope justice is found for Eve.
May she represent the heart of effort.
–SPSU and Georgia
To Eve Marie’s parents–
As the mother of two beloved and vivacious college-age daughters and the friend of a young woman killed at 19, I know there is no comfort words can offer.
There is only the useless wish: that some person or Force or moment of conscience could have intervened in those fatal moments to shout, “No! No, not this one. Not this precious One.” Had the killer(s) even begun to understand all that the world will not receive from Eve’s kind heart and gifted mind, would they have stopped to think about their “random act”? If they knew how many she left bereft, would it make a difference?
I hope it will be part of the killer(s)’ penance to give back to the world at least a fraction of what Eve already had given. However, there is no way to measure or repay the healing, helping, friendship, and goodness she was yet to share with the wide world.
That “wide world” is one of the many tragic aspects of her death, isn’t it–that she could travel around the world bravely and securely, and then come to harm in this place she knew and loved.
At least know that all of us–her friends and your colleagues–are holding you up to whatever light is available, embracing you so you will not fall, hoping that at last there will be peace beyond this terrible, unfathomable loss.
The grief and the love of all parents are with you.
Our heart goes out to the Chapel Hill campus. After hearing of Eve’s death and learning about the very positive influence she has been at UNC, this is a time of real introspection for all of us in American higher education. One life can (and did) certainly have a profound effect for good in the world. We need more Eve Carsons!
The students as well as faculty and staff at Brigham Young University send our condolences along with a recommitment to honoring the sanctity of life and the blessings of educational opportunity. Our prayers are for Eve’s family and the many friends who now mourn her loss. May God comfort you all.
As a member of the NC State University faculty and the mother of two adult daughters, I send my condolences and prayers to Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC community who loved her.
I remember meeting you Eve during election campaign and know I wanted to vote for you.
I remember helping you with you computer at ITS and you shared your life stories with me. You found out I was from Ghana and you shared with me that your parents had lived in Ghana before.
I remember you asked me to be a part of student government. You wanted every student to have a hand in molding the school that we all love.
I remember, you always stopped and spoke to me every time you met me on campus. You ALWAYS called me by my name.
I remember meeting you 2 days before you passed on. It has been a lot time since we saw each other and you wanted to catch up.
Now that opportunity is gone forever. But Eve, you always be in my heart, our hearts and minds. Thank you for sharing big heart. You are loved by many. We will miss you.
~ATello
I did not know Eve personally, but she seemed like a great person. The Carson family and the whole UNC family are in my prayers.
My heart aches for the family, the university and community. What an awful tragedy – an incredible loss. My prayers are with you all as you grieve and heal as a community.
On behalf of my students, we send our deepest condolences.
God Bless,
Stephen Sutherland
Dean of Students
Booth College
Winnipeg, Canada
To the Carson family,
Words cannot express the feelings of such a profound tragedy. We only hope that you would know the nearness and comfort of the Holy Spirit as you grieve the loss of such a beautiful and wonderful person as Eve. Our prayers are with you.
On behalf of the student’s at Buffalo State College, I would like to send our deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and UNC campus community. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
-Allie Brady
My heartfelt sorrow goes out to Eve’s family and friends. I now live in Chicago after 6 years at UNC and truly miss the wonderful campus and community. UNC and Carolina will not be the same after her loss. I never knew Eve but it’s clear that she was an great inspiration and role model for countless individuals.
I am so sorry for this terrible loss. Life is precious, and Eve certainly exemplified that. My prayers are with the Carson family.
Matt Nunn
Madison, WI
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family in this time of tragedy. To see such a beautiful life end before it was time is not easy, even to those of us who never met her or even have ties to UNC. It’s a sad reminder that there are those among us who value life so little they will do things like this.
It seems to me from what I’ve read that Eve has touched the lives of so many, and that she lives on in that way. God Bless Eve, her family, and her community in her hometown, as well as UNC.
I would like to send my deepest heartfelt sympathy to this beautiful young lady’s friends and parents. I did not know her, but I have a daughter, and I can’t imagine losing her to something as heinous as this tragic event. May God Bless and keep each and everyone.
Sincerely, Chuck Warren
Our hearts ache for your loss and for the pain you are going through. Although we didn’t know your daughter, we ache for you and pray God’s love gets you through this tragic time.
Sincerely,
Teresa & Jeff Gregson
Richmond, VA
Tragedy. An incomprehensible loss. Many times when a tragedy such as this occurs, I turn my attention to exacting retribution from the perpetrator. I can’t in this case. My mind can’t turn away from her: what she was, and what she could have been. God rest her soul.
My deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and the communities that loved her.
To Eve and her family,
I did not know Eve personally, but I know many who did. Everything anyone ever said about her was such a glowing compliment. As a recent alum (’04) we were involved in many of the same organizations and even from afar her contributions to UNC were recognized and appreciated. Carolina has lost a truly great person. I wish I could have known her and my sincerest thoughts are extended to Eve’s family, friends, and all those touched by the life of this true Tar Heel.
On behalf of the student body at UNC Pembroke, we send our greatest condolences to the family and friends of Eve. It is tragic to have lost such a promising young lady. She will most certainly be missed.
Sincerely, Barry Burch, Jr. SGA President @ UNCP
Even tough I never met her and not ever been in UNC, this made me very sad. I would share the sadness of Eve’s family with my deepest condolonces to them. Losing such a brillant young educated person is absolutely big loss of our world which needs more such successful inspiring people to make the world better place.
There was something truly special about Eve Carson. Whether it was her friendly smile, charisma, or drive, there was certainly a visible light about her.
This all comes from a person that never met her directly – such is the impact she made on this campus.
My heart is with her family. God Bless You All.
I can say that I don’t know what it is like to lose a friend or classmate in such a tragic manner, but I know what it is like to lose a friend. I never knew Eve but I know someone who did. I can only imagine how wonderful of a person she was and how many lives she must have touched. My thoughts are with her friends and family as well as the entire UNC family.
Heather W
Palmyra, PA
Horrible, senseless, tragic…there are not enough words to describe this travesty. Why does someone so good, so full of life have to be taken from us?
Even as an alumnus, I had heard of Eve Carson. I am reminded of the writer Robert Lewis Stevenson’s words, describing the lamplighter in the Scottish village of his youth: “He punched holes in the darkness.” Eve Carson punched holes in the darkness. And just as physical light does not diminish as it goes across the universe, Eve’s light will continue to go forth and touch people she knew, and people she never knew.
I stnad with you in prayer and in deep sorrow and in strength.
I am deeply saddened by the news; I have seen this beautiful, warm and intelligent young lady at CTOP last summer and felt very comfortable dropping my freshman son at Chapel Hill. My deepest sympathy and condolences to Eve’s parents/family/friends and UNC Chapel Hill Community
On behalf of the faculty of the Duke University School of Nursing, we extend our deepest sympathies to Eve Carson’s loved ones and the entire Carolina community. It is such a tragedy that so bright a light should be extinguished. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I have a daughter at UNT in Denton Texas and this senseless act is every parents nightmare that has a student at college. My heart just goes out to the family and friends of Eve. I didn’t know her but, from all the things I have seen about her on TV; she was a wonderful person that gave her heart and soul to everyone she met. The world would of been a better place with her in it. Again, My sympathy to the family….
My thoughts and prayers are with you all the way from Texas.
Bobbie
The moment I heard about what happened, it broke my heart. Although I did not know Eve on a personal basis, I want to pass along my sincere condolences to her family and friends who loved her, and to let them know that this terrible loss is shared by the entire UNC-Chapel Hill community including those that graduated in 2002. My prayers are with you.
No words can express this tragic loss of such a young, vibrant and purposeful young woman. May Eve’s service to and care for so many people throughout the state, country and world have a lasting impact for generations to come. What a wonderful legacy she has left. May God comfort each person who knew and loved Eve.
Greensboro, NC
I am expressing my deep condolesence to Eve’s family and friends. The Lord’s spirit will be with her at this time of sorrow and tragedy.Let her soul rest in peace.
We are in california and did not know Eve at all we would like to convey our deepest sympathy to her family and all her friends at UNC.
Paul and Pam
I am not a student at UNC, nor did I know Eve Carson, but I am absolutely saddened by this tragedy. Over the last few days, I have watched videos and read articles about this beautiful, good-natured, and completely selfless human being, and my heart just breaks. My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and to the entire UNC community. God certainly did gain a beautiful angel in heaven.
As a Carolina graduate I send love, sympathy, and condolences to Eve’s Parents, family, friends and all who knew her. We are all affected by this tragedy and aware of the great loss of such a beautiful soul on our little planet. May you find comfort, solace and peace in the days and years to come, knowing that her body is gone, but her soul still lives in your hearts and on a heavenly plane. Blessings.
Although I did not know her, Eve, and her family and friends, are in my thoughts and prayers. I read about Eve’s passing in the NYT, and, being a fellow Carolinian as well as someone whose life was also touched during two study abroad experiences in Ecuador, I am deeply saddened by the loss of such a beautiful person. I hope her family and friends are comforted by the enormous good she bestowed on so many during her very full life.
My prayers are with Miss Carson’s family, friends, and fellow college students.
Kathi Noblin
Clayton, Nc
UNC 1977
The Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania would like to express their deepest sympathy at this tragic time. Eve sounded like such an amazing person and campuses all over the country have been affected by this event. She is surely an angel in Heaven. God Bless.
I am stunned by this senseless tragedy. Although I did not know this young lady, I feel that we are all somewhat diminished by the loss of someone who had such potential. I send most heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.
I am shocked by this terrible tragedy!
I teach at a NC high school and am a devoted UNC fan. I think that our society must teach more tolerance and understanding to our youth. The violence must stop!!
My sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends. UNC has lost a wonderful person!
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this terrible time in your lives. I am the mother of a son attending college and studying abroad in China. As a mother I feel your pain and my heart aches for you. Your daugther was an amazing women and all the wonderful memories you have of her will keep her alive in your hearts and the hearts of all she has touched. And this I say withouth even have known her but by reading about all her compassion, accomplishments and passion she showed for all she loved and believed in. Again , please accept the condolences of my family. As one mother to another……..
Jackie Vassallo
Brick, NJ
Bob, Teresa and Andrew: Joy and I send our deepest sympathies to you. Eve was a lovely and lively person who contributed so much to the world in the short span of her years. I still remember when y’all brought her to the Human Rights Festival here in Athens as a tiny baby. There will be memorial candles burning for her at this year’s festival. She was a special person who was loved by all who were lucky enough to know her. Your friend, Ed Tant
My condolences to Eve’s family and friends and to the studens of UNC-Chapel Hill from a fellow Tar Heel. What a tragedy to lose such a bright, kind individual.
My deepest sympathies go out to Eve Carson’s family and friends. May the memories of good times shared with Eve bring you comfort now and in days to come.
I was so very fortunate to work and spend a few months with Eve while she was in Egypt. I will always remember our trips to Alexandria, Aswan and the pyramids. Her wonderful smile and untiring attitude will stay with me always. She was a friend to everyone that she met. My deepest heartfelt sympathy to her parents and the UNC campus community.
I am completely in a state of disbelief to know this happened in Chapel Hill and to such a divine and beautiful individual. I never met or knew Eve, but as an Alum, we are part of the same family. We are all connected. I send my deepest sympathies and compassion to Eve’s family, friends, and my UNC family.
As a graduate of UNC-CH and mother of two daughters, I want to express my sincere sympathy over the loss of your uniquely wonderful daughter. She is certainly the type of individual that we all want to be. What a great loss to your family, the Tarheel community, Athens, and the world. She definitely did not waste her life and contributed so much in such a short period of time.
Stay close to God..he will bring you through this tragedy. The Carson family will continue to be in my daily prayers.
i didnt know her but have read a lot of great things about her and i wish i have known her i hope they find who did this and i am praying for her friends, family, and all of UNC
Like so many others who have left heartfelt messages on this site, I didn’t know Eve. Yet it’s obvious that the world is less bright with her not in it. What a senseless, terrible loss.
Strength, peace and comfort to her family and friends.
My heart is hurting for Eve’s family. I also have a 21 yr. old daughter who attends the University of Kansas. I can’t imagine losing my daughter and especially in this way. Just know that she was beautiful, talented, and a blessing to this world! Prayers be with you!
My heart goes out to Eve’s family, both her family at home and her UNC family. There aren’t enough bright shining lights in the world, and now there is one less. I’m so sorry.
To the Carson family, my condolences go out to you and to the UNC family. This was truly a tragedy. Best wishes as you continue in this tough time.
I did not know Eve but after reading about her and all the amazing and important things she did, I wish I had. She was someone everyone should know and I am heartbroken by this tragedy.
For those that were friends and family of Eve, please remember all the good times and how much she contributed to this life. Remember how happy of a life she lived and rejoice in that.
I didn’t know Eve personally, but I knew dozens of students who were very close to her, and through that, I felt like she was a friend regardless. To see the UNC, Chapel Hill, and even the Duke/Durham communities in such grief is overwhelming. I am devastated for her loss and can only offer my sincerest condolences to Eve’s family, friends, and other loved ones.
What a great loss.I am deeply saddened by this. Jerry Reckling , Baltimore,Maryland
My thoughts and prayers are with all of Eve’s family and friends. My girls are now in the schools that Eve attended as an adolescent (CMS and CCHS)- I am a Carolina alum and have read in admiration of what Eve was and what she brought out in people. In her memory, my thoughts are with you all in promoting the love and light that she obviously brought to the world.
Blessed healing to Eve’s friends and family ~ May your parents hearts heal with all the love being sent their way.
This world needs as many Eve Carsons as we can get and I am truly saddened for her friends, her family and everyone who she had yet to inspire.
Rest in Peace Eve.
Marybeth Rearden Winston-Salem NC
Despite the fact that most of us never knew her, it seems obvious that it takes a loss of a special person to bring thousands of people together as Eve’s death has done. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
My heart grieves for her family, friends and the UNC-Chapel Hill family. Our prayers are with you.
Sincerely,
Iluminada Amat (Dept. of Romance Languages)
Two campuses unfortunately united by senseless and unspeakable acts. Here at Auburn University, we share in your grief and loss as we too struggle to carry on in the face of sorrow. May Eve and Lauren forever be remembered by how they chose to live their lives, not how they were taken. From our grieving community to yours, you have the prayers and condolences of the entire Auburn University community.
My heart goes out to the family….
I sit here with the flu in Connecticut and happen upon this tragic story. This young woman so senselessly taken with clearly so much good to give to mankind.
It makes me angry to read these details.
I can imagine the pain and sadness for her family and on the campus of UNC. May God bless all of you and one can only hope the person who has committed such a senseless act could see this blog. I am saddened
In your time of sorrow may god bless you and comfort you with his arms. God bless you.
From the the King family.
My deepest condolences to Eve Maria Carson’s parents, the rest of her immediate family, her trusted friends, teachers, faculty, freshman camp mates she made along her important journey in life, and very importantly and especially her 4 roommates whose lives together were enriched forever via sharing each others enjoyable company at UNC- Chapel Hill.
I didn’t know Eve Carson personally, I didn’t ever have the pleasure of meeting such a nice human being.
I heard it on the News, Brianna Denison in Reno, they were also speaking about the Auburn girl, Laura Burk, then it was about the Class President in Chapel Hill at UNC. No way I thought! The News lady spoke of Eve, and what a classy person she was, then her picture popped up on the tele screen. UNC Class President, Trustee, Pre Med, Sorority sister, and the list of accomplishments which is staggering long definitely proving how driven she was as an individual at this age of 22, she helped out, she helped others, she was very kewl, obviously.
There is no description of words with adjectives which can express the feelings of hurt and loss by this irresponsible coward senseless selfish act of hurting this nice person. I wish I could find the words , but they wouldn’t be enough to quell the pain.
During feb 22, 1981, on I40 and Hwy52, in Winston there were four AppState students who were fatally killed by a drunk driver, while attempting to travel back up Boone, the mountains, to get back to ASU for Monday classes. All four had managed to find each others quest for a road trip to Chapel Hill, NCState and Duke on the student union bulletin board, and they all left on the Friday excursion with an adventurous agenda cramming into one small car and sharing the gas money expenses roundtrip. Two stayed at UNC Chapel Hill, one went to hang out at NCState and the fourth one showed up at Duke to sleep on his buddies floor for a Friday and Saturday Night..
All of them finally met on Sunday, Mark Alexander was a little late , and almost got left, but he managed to catch his ride, his buddies from AppState waited for him so he wouldn’t be left out. As it turns out, that Friday afternoon before they left for UNC ChapelHill,was the last time I ever thru frisbee with Mark on the Quad at AppState with the NASA Windmill on the Knob in the background twirling on a blue sky lovely day in Boone. I had the pleasure of being in the good company of Marks friends from Edgar and Bowie too. The losses greatly effect the present and future and even today the immense feelings are just like yesterday even though time has passed.
The best things about life you never ever forget about, it is forever…Eve is one of those parts about life that I will never forget about, even though I only heard of her , it is what she stood up for, what she was about, goodness, positiveness, intelligence, classy, driven, helpful , caring.. and many others things too.
IN closing, I would like to extend my arms around the 4 roommates who last spoke to their best friend around 1:30AM. You are all very special talented young ladies, especially so.
Enough so, Eve shared z frig with you as well as many other parts of her life you will never forget about her and the obvious joys plus positivity she brought to the equation just by being there with you, and for each of you, as your UNC roommate.
Each of you have been blessed by Eve’s presence along the way with the thoughts in her mind, her intuitive eyes looking at you or maybe right thru you, and her ever lasting helpful spirit and positive ways, as well as her example of what can be accomplished when one really puts their mind to something with 110% effort.
She is with you always roommates, for she is in your heart, smiling, laughing, putting on a funny face and making things happen the way she always did. I can tell just from pictures how kewl she is incredibly so…
For all the rest who had the pleasure of sharing a conversation, a passing hello in a hallway, a class, a bus ride, a campsite, a church service, or met her some way, stay strong for she would do that for you, even though there will be many tears for years..No one says it will be easy and always Be there for each other.
The Almighty has Eve Carson in a very special place, as Forever Honorary UNC Class President, where her good deeds can continue in a goodness of eternal student life example on the UNC Chapel Hill campus, and in heaven too, that she stood for. Eve was an example to all of us, humanity, she will be greatly missed, but not forgotten. What Eve would have accomplished in the rest of her life is staggering to think about based on her current rate of advancements.
Don’t be surprised, to hear her name, to see her name all over the place, to see her video’s, to read about her quests and accomplishments,to find Eve every year, year after year after year, communicating her good messages to the NEW student body of the future,
at UNC freshman camp in Chapel Hill, in Eve Carson spirit, style and with soul forever, at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina…an outstanding female student individual human being very worthy of your thoughts, helpful comments and prayers any time you like.
Eve, should you read this ever, although your friends will, IN a very positive spirit way, I have heard of your good works , so I decided to elaborate a lil, to give you the awesome respect and honor you so deserve, from a distance.
I trust your family, friends and roommates will find within the deep strength to carry on and shine the light you carried so high over Chapel Hill, North Carolina..and not let it ever go out!
Thanks for making a big difference in everyones lives, positively so! Even mine, you touched immensely, I’m just really sad you weren’t respected in one of your finest moments, by whoever did this to you.
I trust you said what was on your mind to this person and didn’t sugar coat it one bit either!
With much love!
Thanks Eve!
Way to Go U R Awesome!
z American Girl!
davethompson
eagle#13
I am deeply saddened by the news of Eve Carson’s death. I do not personally know her but am touched by her smile. I appreciate everything she has done for my beloved university. May her soul rest in peace and the killer be brought to justice.
I did not know Eve but one does not need to know a person to feel the sadness that comes from losing them. My heart goes out to her parents and family and to all of her friends. I hope you will keep her memory alive and always cherish what she gave to you.
-A mother in Portland, OR
I am not a student at UNC, but I heard about Eve this morning getting ready to go to work. I’m so sorry for the family and their loss. Please know that people throughout the United States are thinking of you. -Krissy from NYC
I am so sorry for your loss. Eve was a leader among leaders and lived every bit of her life to its fullest.
I didn’t know Eve but one does not need to know a person to feel the sadness that comes from losing them. My heart goes out to her parents and family and to all of her friends. I hope you will keep her memory alive and always cherish what she gave to you.
-A mother in Portland, OR
I just don’t understand why things like this happen (another senseless act of violence). My prayers go to the family, friends and Tarheel family (keep your heads up during this time of grief).
I am the mother of 3 children, two in college, and I can not stop thinking about your beautiful daughter. I get a pit in my stomach thinking about the useless excuse for a human that could have hurt her. When things like this happen, I just stop in my tracks and grieve for you and all who have suffered the loss of their child. I can not stop thinking about you and I send my deepest condolences to you and your family. She was truly special, I can see that.
To the Carsons: We cannot image your shock, your anger, your pain, your loss. Our children are not supposed to die before us. Our hope is that someday soon you will be able to read through the outpouring in these messages and take comfort in the knowledge that Eve mattered in way up to which most of us can never measure.
To the Carolina campus: Be strong for each other. People mourn in different ways. Be tolerant of this, and try to recognize when someone needs your support.
To Tar Heels everywhere: Keep this family and this beloved campus in our hearts and prayers.
To everyone: Tell those you are close to how much you love them.
May God’s mercy and grace be upon Eve’s parent’s, friends, students, faculty, and staff.
I just wanted to write and say how terribly sad I was to hear about this- she seemed to be such a fixture on campus both socially and academically. What a loss of a wonderful spirit and someone who could have contributed greatly to the medical community.
A terrible tragedy, even for those of us who never met her. My heart goes out to her friends and family.
As a faithful UNC alum, I’m shocked and saddened by the senseless loss of such an inspiring, amazing, and beautiful young life. You can tell just by looking at Eve’s photos that there was something truly special and magnetic about her. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and the entire Carolina community during this difficult time.
As a Carolina parent , we feel the deep sadness that is enveloping not only the UNC family, but nation as well. We send our children into the world and hope and pray for their safety and happiness. We are never prepared for this kind of tragedy. To all those who knew Eve personally, be thankful you had that time with her. She was a truly amazing young woman. Our family prays the peace of the Lord be upon her family, friends and loved ones. And I am going to hug my son a little tighter tonight. God Bless us all. We certainly need His divine intervention.
As a parent of a UNC student I wish to offer my sincerest condolences to the friends and family of this wonderful young lady, and I offer my prayers both now and in the future that their suffering may be eased.
May God forever Keep You and Your Family In Perfect Peace.
God be with the family and friends at this time. My thoughts are prayers are with you all.
Eve had such a presence on our campus that will not soon be forgotten. She was a beautiful person inside and out. Her charisma, intelligence, and drive was apparent to everyone. Our university and beyond has lost a truly wonderful person and we all feel it deeply. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family as we all mourn your loss.
As a former Athens Georgia resident and former student of Clarke Central, I want to express my deep sympathies to Eve’s family and friends ( Aaliyah, Kalindi, Mahsa, Giordania, Liz,Farah…). Eve was one of the sweetest person I have knwon and I will miss her very much.
You will be in my prayers,
Fathya
Although I never had the honor or privilege to meet Eve, she sounds like she was a true inspiration to young adults everywhere. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family as well as the UNC community.
As a fellow Carolina parent and as a staff member of the University community, my heart is breaking for your family.
May peace be with you.
As a parent of a senior at UNC and an administrator at Davidson College, my heart hurts deeply for your loss. Eve left us way too soon, but had already accomplished a lifetime worth of positive change for our world. I am praying for you to find comfort and healing for your loss and I am simultaneously offering a prayer of thanks to God for sending His child among for the time she had.
I am deeply saddened at this tragic loss. Eve Carson, a beautiful person, was a caring person. She was also of great intellect. We were blessed that she chose to pass this way. My prayers are with her UNC family and with her family in Georgia. We will not forget Eve. May God hold her family in the Palm of His Hand. Peace be with you. !Vaya con Dios!
May all your most wonderful memories of Eve sustain your spirit through this terrible loss. Your lives are surely so blessed from having this beautiful person in them.
On behalf of the Student Council, and the 14,000 students that it serves, I wish to offer the family and many friends of Eve Marie Carson our most sincerest sympathies.
Francis J. Balducci, M.A.
37th President of the Student Council
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
I am saddened by the news of Eve’s tragic and senseless death. I did not know Eve but, as a parent and mother of a senior at UNC I too cried and my heart grieves for her parents, family, friends and loved ones. Words will not return her to you but, I pray that you find comfort in the warm embrace and peace of God as you walk step-by-step through the mourning and healing process.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher
As I read of Eve’s beautiful life, she truly succeeded in every sense. My deepest condolences to her family, friends, and the entire UNC family.
Ken
My UNC freshman daughter called me yesterday after word came out about Eve. My daughter did not know Eve but she called crying her eyes out because of the loss of this young woman’s life. She said that everyone is so very sad at UNC and that it is so senseless when this type of tragedy happens. How can a young person reconcile this in their minds.
We want to extend our deepest feelings to the family and the whole campus community.
In reading about Eve Carson, one thing has become perfectly clear: our world has lost someone who was born to make a diffence. To read about all that she acheived & accomplished is truly humbling. My heart goes out to her family, and all those that she touched through her many endeavors.
My deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends over their great loss. My prayers are with you as you try to find the answers to this unfathomable act of unspeakable violence and injustice. May Eve rest in peace.
Alice Cornelio
Eve was a wonderful person who brought happiness to everyone in her presence. She had the unique ability to light up the room with her smile. I just met Eve last weekend and still she has touched my life by her kind spirit. I am honored to have been Eve’s friend, even for a short while. My deepest sympathy to her friends and family.
Love,
Brittany
I didn’t know Eve. However, I have been unexpectedly stricken with grief over her death. I came to UNC from a city where murders happen nearly every day and none of them affected me the way Eve’s murder has. I do not know why exactly, but I feel I have lost someone very close to me. It sounds strange, but I have lost family members which caused me less grief. I cannot explain these feelings, only that to lose someone with such spirit, drive and future is very tragic. I feel that her death has touched me in a way that makes me want to do more, not only UNC, but for everyone. I imagine she had this effect on most people and that was why she was a great person and so many people loved her. I want to express my sympathies for her family and friends as well as for people like me who may be deeply affected by her unfortunate death. I know I will not ever forget this moment in my life.
Sean
Please know that our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Eve Carson.
Dear Carson family and all those that Eve touched, and will continue to touch through this tragic publicity…
May we be inspired by her spirit to make this world a better place than we found it. None of us knows when our time on this earth will end, so make the most of each day to live selflessly in service to others. As TR said, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Through this tragic loss for those of us on this earth, may we be reminded to live as Eve did for work worth doing, in service and commitment to improving this world.
Our deepest condolences to the family of Ms. Carson. As parents of a UNC student we grieve with you. May you find comfort in knowing how many lives she touched during her time at UNC and in the legacy she leaves behind. God Bless you during this difficult time.
Never knew you, but I do now. Are loss, heaven’s gain.
To Eve Marie’s parents,
As the parent of a student at UNC and one at
another college, I can’t even imagine how difficult this must be for you. I do know that my
son (student at UNC) had great things to say about your daughter and I believe from the people
I’ve spoken to that she was a very special person
and left a lasting impression on all the people
that she came in contact with. I hope that leaves
you with some innerpeace in this very difficult
time for your family. You should be proud and
know that she lives on in the minds and hearts of
many people.
All our prayers,
The Rosenberg family
Although I have only had the pleasure of seeing and listening to Eve only once in my life,I can still remember her enthusiasm for Carolina. My heart aches for her parents and family. I am deepley saddened that Eve who touched so many was taken away from her family and the Carolina Community. I pray diligently for her entire family that God will wrap his loving arms around them and guide them through this difficult time in their lives.
May God Bless and Keep You All!!
Monica Cobb -Carolina Parent
My heart is aching for Eve’s family. What a senseless loss to them and the U.N.C. community. Know that she is in God’s loving arms and praying for the tortured soul that committed this horific crime.
i’m so sorry….
As the parent of a senior at Carolina, I am deeply saddended for your loss. I pray God’s grace and mercy to be with you and your family at this difficult time.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
I am so very sorry for the loss of Eve. I never met her. It has been 4 years since I attended Carolina, but once you’re a Tarheel, you’re always connected. It makes me sad that something like this could happen to someone who was able to touch so many people.
I pray for God’s peace to Eve’s family and friends during this difficult time. May her soul rest in peace.
As a parent of a Carolina senior, my most sincere condolences to Eve’s parents and family. I don’t know how they can bear this pain, but given what an extraordinary person Eve was, I am sure that she comes from a remarkable family who will find a way to make something good come of this unspeakable tragedy.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family during this tragic time. May your treasured memories and love for Eve carry you through this difficult time
I am very sorry about Eve’s loss and I don’t know how to express my sorryness. This summer I had met Eve at an event in Chapel Hill for Barack Obama, I think she was a voulenteer. We had a nice conversation about life and during that I was thinking wow, this girl really impresses me, when I got to be her age to be like her would be an honor. At the time when we were speaking I didn’t know that she had been elected student body president. She just had this feeling and look that pretty much made your day. When i heard her sad news even though i had only had one conversation with her i felt great sadness and started to cry. I would once agin like to say sorry to her family.
With love,
Naomi
Peace be with Eve’s family, friends, and the entire UNC community.
I am a professor of biophysics in the Medical School, so I did not know Eve except from the accounts of her exploits that I read weekly in the DTH. I admired a leader who fought for her constituents with such resolve that she refused to allow trivia to get in her way, even when it was “official” trivia. That is my kind of person. Despite not known her personally, the news of her senseless murder bought tears to my eyes. If we as the Carolina community feel such loss, I can not imagine the grief that is currently felt by her family and friends who so loved her. You have my most heart-felt sympathy.
My deepest sympathies to all of you at UNC. To Eve’s family and friends – I am so sorry for your loss. Words can’t even express the grief of a wonderful life cut short. I didn’t know her but her pictures and videos showed a beautiful person that lit up a room.
My wife and I send our prayers and love to the Carson family. We cannot imagine the pain you are going through. She touched so many people and will be sorely missed.
Sincerely,
Mike and LeeAnne
Although I do not know you, I feel compelled to write and express my deepest sympathies to you and your family for your tragic loss. You can see in Eve’s photos her beautiful spirit, and I have been moved by the comments I’ve read about her. She was truly special. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sincerely,
Susan Michal
Just wanted to extend a word of sympathy to you. I did not know Eve, but just by the things that I am hearing she must have been an absolute wonderful young lady. I am a mother of two sons. One is 21 and the other 19 who attends NCSU. I promise you that I will uplift your family in prayer, praying that God will surround your hearts and give you strength and comfort. May He carry you during these days of mourning. May God use your daughter’s life to change the world for good. It is obvious that her life was a life blessed with talent and love for others. God hold you as only He can.
My prayers goout to Eve Carson’s family, friends, and classmates. Nothing can replace a loved one who was taken from you. I pray you can use her strength to continue on in your lives the way she would want you to. Focus on what made her happy and find peace in her smile and laugh. God Bless the UNC family.
Brian
Texas A&M
Class of 1992
To the Carson Family:
I too, know the pain and anguish in losing a daughter… there are no words to describe it. May you find some comfort in the outpouring of love and support from so many across the country. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
R. Schuelein
I join other Morehead alumni in praying for your strength and thanking you for giving Eve to the University. As a father of daughters, I can’t imagine….
We are extremely sorry to hear about Eve Carson’s tragic death. Our son Nitin Sekar is a senior at UNC also. He is away on a trip with some of his fellow students to US Virgin Islands. I am sure he will be shocked by the news, because he knew her.
I hope we can say something to make the parents feel better-but I am unable to come up with any words.
I was never fortunate enough to meet eve, but it sounds like she was one of those amazing people that really was out to save the world. I am just sick about what happened and I am so sorry for your loss!
I don’t have any ties with UNC, other than being a life-long North Carolinian. This tragedy has touched me more than I ever imagined it could. My prayers go out to her family. I know heaven is being flooded with prayers for them tonight. I hope they know that the world is sharing their grief. God bless.
I am a graduate with the Class of 2007 and despite the fact that I never met Eve Carson, I felt a sudden twinge in my heart when I found out about her tragic death at around 10:00 pm last night. I had just got home from work and was reading people’s status on Facebook and then I came to the UNC website and found out it was her. No one deserves to lose his/her life the way that she did. She seemed to be a person filled with energy, happiness and spirit and someone took such a wonderful person away from this world before her time. I know that her family and friends enjoyed every minute of the 22 years that she was allowed and I hope that everything she was able to bring to the UNC community and to others around her stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Rest in peace Eve and I hope that you know that every Tarheel – young and old – have you, your family, and friends in their hearts and in their prayers. To UNC Classes 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, I hope you realize that even though alumni is not there, we know that you guys are in mourning for a wonderful individual. Just keep going strong like you know she would want you to and prove that we can make it through.
Sincerely,
Alicia
UNC and the Carson family sorry for your loss. You all are in my prayers. I’m not from UNC but i am part of the UNC system by way of greensboro. I did not know Miss Carson, however i am touched at the impact that she made. I am also a biology major and hope to make it to UNC’s med-school. Mr and Mrs Carson your daughter has inspired me greatly and i hope that you will read this and understand how greatful i am for the way you brought her up to be a blessing to those she knew and will never know. My name is Esther Ojoare.
My sympathies again. May the Holy spirit Comfort you at this time.
i feel really bad about her lost, she was really young with here life ahead of her..i can even picture how her parents must feel.. i can only hope that she is in a better place than here..
i am really sorry for your lost..
UNC Pembroke
I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the family of Eve. I have a daughter who is also 22 years old and currently in graduate school. I am a carolina graduate from 1981 and deeply saddened that this tradegy has taken place to such a promising young lady whose light has deeply touched many people. Only God can comfort those who were blessed to share her presence and keep her memory forever in their hearts. May God’s peace be with all those with whom she touched.
Sincerely,
Terre
Dear Family of Eve,
I haven`t been able to meet you, but i heard about your loss and i would like to send my best wishes you and your family. I was devistated when i heard the news. I am sorry to hear about this.
Love,
Nick
My deepest sympathy goes out to the mother and father of Eve. When I got the call, I felt the same helpless panic as I did with 9/11. Why would someone do something so cold and violent? I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope your friends and faith will help you in the days ahead.
Sincerely from another UNC Mom,
Martha
Just wrong. Our condolences go out to the family and the UNC community.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the mother and father of Eve. When I got the call, I felt the same helpless panic as I did with 9/11. Why would someone do something so cold and violent? I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope your friends and faith will help you in the days ahead.
Sincerely from another UNC Mom,
Martha
Please accept condolences on this unspeakable tragedy. Rivalry means nothing in the face of such incalculable loss.
Liz
Duke Alumna
We are so deeply sorry for your loss. While we never met Eve, our niece attends UNC as a freshman, and thought very highly of her. We hurt for you. You are in our prayers.
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Garron
N Redington Beach, Florida
Life is eternal and Love is immortal
And death is only a horizon
And a horizon nothing save the limit of our sight.
Eve you remain with us through all of your goodness. It will remain a shining light for all eternity. I look forward to meeting you in the horizon.
To Eva’s family and the community of Chapel Hill I send my sympathy. She was an amazing young woman. I hope that you find some comfort in the fact that we all strive to leave this world a better place than we found it, and to be doers and givers. Eva gave and did more than most people in a lifetime.
To those that remain……feel safe…..and be good citizens of this world.
Sandy from Salt Spring Island
i’m a new jersey resident. i read about this tragedy online. as a mother, my heart hurts for her family and friends. she was a most beautiful, intelligent and caring young woman. i pray that God give you the strength, courage and wisdom to cope with this. God bless you all.
Oh what an awful tragedy. I told my daughter, a freshman at UNC-CH, that: “Yes, dear. Monsters do exist. I wish they were only in movies. Unfortunately they are too often around college campuses.”
I do not know what redemptive value will come from this senseless evil, but I do know that it will be revealed.
May God bless you Eve, your family and friends. And may your killer sometime soon be apprehended and led to his redemption before he suffers for eternity.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve Carson’s family and friends for losing such a beautiful gift from God.
O gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on the soul of Thy servant, Eve Carson. Be not severe in Thy judgment, but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon our beloved departed, and do Thou, O merciful Savior, send Thy angels to conduct the soul of Thy servant to a place of refreshment and peace. Amen
Hi,
I am a student at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey, who is currently running for the office of Student Government President. It does not matter what I am running for, this reply would have been written regardless.
The leadership shown by Eve should never be forgotten, nor the inspiration from her family, peers, faculty, and administration at her school. Any student who is a victim of such sad events, regardless of recognized standing, should be considered as a complete loss to humanity, and to the future of the society we all share.
My condolences to her family and all of the people lucky enough to know her and care about her.
Michael J. Masley
I am so terribly sorry about the loss of your daughter. My son is a UNC first year student from Watkinsville, GA. and he referred to Eve as “the most incredible person he had ever met”. She made an impression and a difference. Her memory will continue to do so and her good works will serve to motivate and inspire the UNC student body. As a parent, I can’t imagine the grief that you must feel. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
My heart not only weeps for those who knew Eve- my heart weeps for the entire WORLD for the loss of one of the best and brightest souls ever. The world would be a more perfect place if there were more people like Eve. Rest in Peace.
Another promising young life ended, and another family destroyed–no doubt by a loser with easy access to a gun. Yet the NRA and others refuse to take any action to limit access to them.
My heartfelt sympathy goes to Eve’s family and friends. This should never have happened.
This is a very painful day for your family and the unc family as well. We’ve heard our daughter speak of Eve and we know she was truly a remarkable person. As parents, we share your family’s grief with deepest sympathy and hold them in our prayers.
My heart is sad to hear of this tragic incident..my heart goes out to the family of Eve Carson and the UNC family…You are all very
much in my thoughts and prayers…
Martinus Cross
As a graduate of the University of Maryland, I never had the privilege of meeting Eve. I hope her life can be a source of inspiration to others to follow in her footsteps. There will be a void left by her absence, no doubt. Her life will have the most meaning if everyone strives to be greater human beings, to honor her and her life’s work.
May God bless her and comfort her, and hold her family and her friends close to His heart.
The state of Washington sends its sincere condolences to the Tarheel Nation.
This is a terrible tragedy that we hope will be solved. God bless the family and friends. She seemed like a lovely woman. From SUNY Albany alumni
I only met Eve at CTOPS but was immediately impressed by her vibrant personality. She personifed why our son wanted to be a Tarheel. God Bless.
As a parent of a senior at UNC and another at Western Carolina, I am deeply heart broken at the tragic loss of such an bright, caring and incredible person. The outpouring of love shown from this tragedy only reiterates how special Eve is. How much she’ll be missed. How she will always be in our hearts. An angel has been taken from us far too soon. My condolences go out to her friends and family. May all the wonderful things that have been said about Eve help you in this most difficult time.
As I was visiting my twin sister at UNC Wednesday afternoon from Greensboro, I heard of this tragic news. The outpouring of love, stories and commendable acts told from Eve’s loved ones suddenly made me feel like I knew Eve and was part of the Tar Heel community. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve, her family, friends, and the entire UNC student body. I hope you all find comfort in knowing she has reached eternal life. I congratulate her on living a life that is so honorable and inspires us all to do better with our own.
“In the end, life is stronger than death.” –Unknown.
Her life has impacted us all. May you rest in Peace, Eve.
Kelly F.
UNC visitor on 3/5/08.
I just heard about the news and am deeply saddened by the news. Her family and friends have my condolences. RIP Eve Carson.
Esther wrote:
I never met Eve, but feel that I knew her. I am a part of the UNC community. I am saddened by the death of Eve and would like to send my sincere condolence to her family and friends. She will be missed and has left her footprints here at UNC.
As a 2002 graduate I was shocked to hear the news of Eve. My thoughts are with you. Carolina will never forget her!
Who really knows what to say in such situations. I would just like to say that I am incredibly touched by the outpouring of love & condolences from the Tarheel community.
I did not know Eva, but one does not have to know her to know that she was a special person loved by so many as evident by the responses on this very page alone.
May you continue your journey by now bringing light & joy to those amongst you in heaven.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I have a daughter and I cannot imagine what you are going through. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Sabra Nelson
As a Carolina alumnus, I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of Eve. I have never had the privilege of meeting her, but she sounds like a remarkable lady. As part of the Carolina family, I wish to express my sincere condolences.
Sincerely,
Ben Poulose
Having never met Eve I can’t say that I know what to say except, My thoughts go out to the family. May God Bless you in this time of mourning. My prayers will be with the family. To a certain extent she is part of my family as well I know tarheel fans are a big family very close knit. May God Bless!
I cannot express how deeply I feel your loss. I never met Eve, but my son tells me what a wonderful person she was. She was truly the “spirit” of Carolina and promised a very bright future. May you find comfort in you memories of her and how much she meant to so many people. Our deepest symptathy to you and yours. Anna and Al Galdi
To the Carsons,
I don’t know you or your precious daughter, but I have a daughter at Carolina. As a parent and physician, I extend my deepest and most earnest prayers for healing over your loss. No doubt, Eve is at peace in the realm of our Father.
Jennifer McMillan MD
My prayers are with the Carson family and all of Eve’s friends and fellow students at UNC. I am a father of a daughter who is attending college in Boston. I can’t imagine the loss all of you feel at this time. This senseless tragedy has touched me in a way that is hard to explain.
UNC and many others have lost a very special person.
My deepest sympathies.
Brian
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Eve’s family. Having lost a brother and nephew just recently, I can only say my family knows some of the pain you are feeling. I have heard such good things about her and I know the world will be a much sadder place without Eve in it. God Bless her family and help them through this tragedy.
I also have to ask “Wny”? This world needs more people like Eve.
The Little Family
(Freshman daughter at Carolina)
I want to express my deepest most heartfelt condolences to you and your family during this tragic time in your lives. Even though I did not know your daughter, but from what I have read she seemed to be a most wonderful person. May she rest in peace and I hope to God, that the authorities capture the perpetrator of this horrendous crime. May all the strength in the world be with you and your family during this painful time.
Love always
Majid M.
so tragic – celebrate her life each day – the hokie nation sends its prayers — god bless
As a UNC alum, anything that happens at my alma mater feels like it happens close to “home” even decades later and hundreds of miles away. My heart goes out to Eve’s family, friends and to the entire UNC community. What a sad event, when a beautiful, intelligent young woman with endless wonderful possibilities in her life, is lost to the world. I pray God heals your pain and you may have only joyous memories of your daughter, your friend. “God created memory so we might have roses in December” –Lynn Miller ’71
I know I can speak for my fellow peers here at Middle Tennessee State in saying that we send our deepest condolences. Even though I have not met Eve personally, I can see that she was a great leader for the UNC student body. The family and the UNC family are in our prayers.
Terrance Eubanks
Middle Tennessee State University
I never met Eve, but I owe her so much, for giving so much of herself to the school, and for being able to express in words the love I have for Chapel Hill. I am very saddened by this loss, and my deepest sympathies to her friends, family, and all those who mourn.
Katie
Eve
No I did not know her
But wait, of course I do
Eve is the light of the Father
Shining bright in Tar Heel Blue
Every day she speaks to me
Her voice: soft and smooth
She says “take heed, don’t wait a minute
Act as the angels do”
I never met Eve but after hearing about what happened to her, to the students on your campus and to her family, I was overwhelmed with grief. She was such a beautiful young lady with so much to offer and so much more of life ahead. I pray for all of you affected that you can somehow forgive this monstrous act one day and to find peace in knowing that as you live her legacy of healing and caring, you honor her. While I cheer for my two favorite ACC men’s basketball teams tomorrow as they play each other, I will be crying inside for all of you who lost such an incredible soul. V.Hallenbeck formerly from Cary, NC, now in Aurora, CO
Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
The unthinkable has happened. When our daughter, also a Chapel Hill senior, called with the news yesterday, she was overcome with shock and grief. She did not seem able to find the right words to describe Eve to us. Our hearts are broken over this tragedy that struck a family we do not know yet at the same time touches so close to home. It is obvious that Eve was an extraordinary person and that her short life had a major positive impact on so many people. May this give you comfort in the difficult times ahead. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Cheryl and Skip Knee
Wakefield, RI
Your loss had touched us all. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Such a senseless, unimaginable loss of a bright, beautiful spirit. I can not imagine the pain and loss Eve’s family and her UNC family must be experiencing. May you all be touched by God’s loving grace to ease your pain and give you comfort now and for the days to come.
From the mother of another ambitious, giving, and bright college freshman. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
G. Martin
This is heartbreaking. My sincere condolences from NY
Dear Carson Family,
Our sympathy for your loss. We have a daughter too who attends Chapel Hill. She loves everything about UNC just like your daughter. All of the parents and students are touched by your loss. Although we could never feel your pain, we do understand your loss.
Frank and Teresa Smeeks
Theresa, Bob and Andrew, I heard the news and my thoughts flashed back to all of our kids: Eve, Rachel, Andrew,Ariel, Emory, Austin getting together for birthday parties and to play when we all lived in Athens. It was with shock and incredible sadness that we learned of her death. She seemed to have accomplished so much and impacted so many people in her 22 years. Our thoughts are with you all. What can one say? You raised a smart and beautiful young woman who gave to others in many ways. What a gift.
The Carson family,
As part of the Carolina Family, our heart breaks for you. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
This is yet another senseless, horrific tragedy that was certainly committed by someone with no soul. How can anyone (in their right mind) argue against gun control? How long are we going to allow those who hide behind the Constitution to peek out and watch us bury our children, our husbands, mothers and other loved ones? Why is it that we vigilantly rail against drunk driving but take so little care in controlling where guns end up? Is there any doubt what a hand gun is purposed for?
I continue to be saddened to the core by the deaths of Eve and all of the young people across the many campuses where these violent acts have occurred, to see their dreams and the dreams of their parents and family members extinguished, and I pray the peace of God for them all. I cannot in my wildest dreams imagine a greater level of despair than to lose a child, especially at the hand of violence.
What are we to do? Cry, scream, pray, write our congresspeople? None of it will bring back even one of these lost ones that someone’s unalienable right to bear arms took away.
My thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be with you.
A UNC alum, class of 1982.
Our family is terribly sorry for your loss. We did not know your beautiful daughter but were so sad to read of it. We can tell that she was an exceptional person who touched many in a very short time. Our hearts go out to you and we pray that her memory inspires others to be more like her.
I am a fan of UNC from way up here in the Northeast and did not know Eve. I saw this tragedy on the news and am deeply saddened by this. I am so very sorry for your loss…Eve sounded like a great person.
I was so saddened when I heard this. I am a senior at ECU and I could not imagine something like this ever happening. I did not know Eve, but she seemed like a really wonderful person. It seems as though it is always the great ones that leave us so early. I’m sure that Eve is looking down upon everyone, wanting them to be strong. Her family, as well as the Carolina campus will be in my thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss and want you to know that our thoughts are with your family.
To the family of Eve Carson,
I want to express my deepest sympathy to you all. Eve was a beautiful girl inside and out from all that I have seen and read. I am so deeply sorry for your tremendous loss. I pray God’s peace and comfort on each of you during the coming days.
This story broke my heart. Words will not be enough to ease the pain for her family and your campus. I send all of you my empathy.
Kay Shelton
Northern Illinois University
Words simply just can not express the sorrow I feel for Eve’s family and her classmates and teachers. Only God can provide the comfort that will surely be needed to go on after this senseless act of violence.
With His Love and Many Prayers,
Frances
I am so, so sorry for your loss. My deepest and most sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends in Georgia and North Carolina. This lovely young woman clearly touched many lives and did much good in the short time she walked among us. May your memories sustain you during this terribly difficult time. Rest in peace Eve. Know that you were loved and will always be loved. Know that your life was not for naught, you changed many with the bright shining light that you were. Know that your memory will live on forever in the hearts and souls of those who loved you, those who knew you and those who were simply inspired by your grace.
I met my wife a week after you were born. It seems like yesterday. You were taken at least 80 years too soon. I can’t imagine the pain your family is in right now. You are with God now, may He be with you and your family. It sounds like people were blessed to have known you.
May you rest in peace.
Sincerest condolences
My thoughts and prayers go out to your family over the loss of your daughter. My son is a freshman at Carolina and we were fortunate to hear Eve speak at orientation last summer. She was a beautiful young lady who spoke eloquently and walked with confidence and assurance. Our family is sorry for your loss and we pray for God’s grace during this time.
Our son, Aaron, was Eve’s housemate and good friend and so we had the good fortune to know Eve a little bit. When last year’s senior class graduated, Eve prepared a video of pictures for a small group of her graduating friends. She was so bubbly and excited to show it to us and she laughed at picture after picture. Her delight and joy at the antics she and her buddies had concocted were so infectious, we were all laughing. What’s more, we couldn’t figure out when she had had the time to put the whole thing together. It was an act of love.
I wanted to share that loving, happy moment as a way of honoring Eve, her parents, brother, family and her good friends.
I wish you allpeace and strength.
To the Carsons,
I am DEEPLY sorry to hear of your beloved Eve’s death.
I only had the pleasure of meeting her once, but I remember it very well. Eve was being interviewed on Student Television as our student body president, and I remember thinking she was so pretty, so good hearted, and clearly destined for greatness.
It breaks my heart that this has happened. I am torn up inside and can only imagine what pain you are experiancing.
Just know that in her short time, she touched more people’s lives than most could hope to effect if they lived 100 years. She will be greatly missed.
My thoughts and prayers go out to you, God Bless,
Tara Lowe
I am a student at Appalachian State University and was shocked when hearing of the news of Eve Carson. I never knew of her until this tragedy, but just hearing the media explain the type of lady she was made it clear that the world will be missing out on such a person. What sad news it is to know that she had so much to offer to everyone and yet her time was cut so short. To all the know her and were touched by her, know this: she is now in a beautiful paradise watching over each and every one of you, consider her your angel. I continue to keep Eve’s family, friends and all who knew her in my prayers. Blessings
Our son, Aaron, was Eve’s housemate and good friend and so we were fortunate to have spent some time with Eve. When last year’s seniors were graduating, Eve put together a video of pictures of herself and her graduating friends. She was simply delighted and full of joy to share the pictures of the group’s zany antics. She had us all laughing, with a few groans, which was just what she intended. We were amazed that Eve had had the time to put the video together. It was an act of love.
I want to share that happy, loving moment as a way to honor Eve, her dear parents, brother, family and good friends. I pray that you may find peace and strength.
Love,
Meg
I am in shock..just seeing the love and spirit that she had for life and for the school that she represented so well. It saddens my heart.
I am sorry for the loss you are experiencing and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Tom
As a former president of OU’s University Program Council,member of student senate,student activities commission, and the Dean’s Council of Presidents for OU (1986), I recognize the remarkable accomplishments of this brilliant and inspirational young lady. Now residing in NC and my mother a grad from Chapel Hill, I am overwhelmed by this horrific tragegy.
My thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathy, to and for the family, friends, and campus community.
A remarkable young lady-her life taken for reasons beyond comprehension- but may her legacy last forever in all of us…
God Bless-
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of this wonderful person. What a treasure she must have been to all who knew her. I pray that God’s peace be with you.
Peace to the entire UNC and Carson family during this difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
I am so sorry for your loss. My prayer is for God to wrap His arms around you and guide you through this time of mourning. Scripture tells us that all things are done for the glory of God who created us. She had an amazing impact on everyone. I know God will use her passing to impact even more.
Eve is so beautiful. She will live forever in people’s memories.
I did not know Eve. I only know her by what I have read or seen in the news. To those that did know her, you were fortunate to be touched by such an extraordinary person. Her short existence here on earth is an example for all as to the potential and capabilities of this woman’s quest for excellence. May God bless her and her family. She was an outstanding example of the graciousness of humanity. She will no doubt live on in our hearts and minds for many years to come.
As members of the Carolina family in Utah, my wife and I are praying for Eve’s family and friends. We are deeply sorry for the tragic loss of this beautiful young lady.
Dana Oaks MHA, MBA 2004
I am a 47 year old New Yorker with no connection to UNC whatsoever but just felt compelled to send my deepest condolences to Eve’s family and everyone who knew her. This is a truly sad, tragic end to what was clearly a very special individual.
We are deeply sorry for your loss of such a special Daughter. It is a loss to all of us Georgians and North Carolinians. God hold you close in His Arms. Our Family grieves with you. Willeford’s, Atlanta, Ga.
Family and friends of Eve,
Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss. We are still in shock and in disbelief. While we did not have the pleasure to meet your daughter, our son is a freshmen at Chapel Hill. As part of the Carolina Family, our heart breaks for you.
Your daughter inspired so many students and touched so many lives in a positive way. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Allison and Denis Kingberg
The exquisite pain,
no words can describe.
Only going through it
can you get to the other side.
Hold dear what was yours
for too brief of a time.
To the parents and family of Eve Carson–
Her light will shine on…
Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to Eve’s family, friends and UNC. Many of us in North Carolina and throughout the nation feel the loss of a gifted, intelligent and caring young woman that seemed to carry a bright shining star with her to share with everyone. Even though we never knew her name until this tragedy, our hearts are heavy for you all and we are sure her star will continue to shine bright in heaven. God Bless.
I lost my son when he was 19 and it hurts all over again to learn that a beautiful bright light like your Eve was taken away. I live in Durham (just down the road from Chapel Hill).
You are in my prayers.
Godspeed.
The Va. Tech community hears your crys stay strong!
Your brilliance touches
So many,yet hope dims now
Deeply you are missed
I could not sleep last night thinking about the pain your family is experiencing. I do not understand the world today and how a blessed life could be taken. You never expected to be given this pain and had such dreams for your daughter.I am but a stranger to you and I cannot take away your pain but I felt compelled to reach out to you. T
As a parent of a UNC student, my heart goes out to the Carson family. Eve was truly an angel and I hope that her spirit and altruism carries on and on at Carolina forever. My sincerest condolences to the family and friends and colleagues of Eve Carson.
I would just like to say, from the bottom of my heart, how sorry I am for your loss. I did not know Eve, but she sounds like an amazing person. I know how hard she worked on Student Government, I am an officer at Peace College. It is a full time job and I know all the students at UNC understand how much she did for them. Again, I am sorry for your loss. Eve and your family will be in my prayers.
-Lisa Hart
Peace College ’09
I live in Georgia and I never met Eve Carson, however, I feel like the world lost a great human being and caring woman. I hope she is smiling on us in Heaven. Pray for her family and friends.
I am deeply sorry for Eve’s family and their loss of such a bright young life in the midst of her prime. I never knew Eve, but I can tell she truly tried to better the world around her one small piece at a time. I hope she can become an inspiration to people our age to strive to do good in the world and help along our fellow man without regard for our own benefits.
Although I did not know Eve I know she was a wonderful person just from what I have read. As a senior at ECU I cannot imagine the pain the campus of UNC is feeling at this time. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson Family and all of the UNC Campus.
Eve was an incredible woman. I have never met anyone so completely dedicated to public service. I don’t think there was a single person at Carolina who she did not touch in some way during her time there. Her family is in my thoughts and prayers.
No words can describe the sorrow that we feel. During Eve’s short time on this earth she accomplished more than one can even imagine. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
On Eagles Wings
Written by Michael Joncas
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, “My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust.”
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
For to His angels He’s given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
What a phenomenal life Eve Carson lived. Although the world will never realize her full potential, her legacy has touched many. Her family should be proud of the extraordinary woman they nurtured. I will keep you in my prayers.
I was so saddened to hear about your loss. The Charleston, South Carolina, alumni are praying for your family and keeping you in our thoughts.
As a graduate of Carolina,I can grieve with my fellow Tarheels at the loss of such a wonderful person. I never met Eve, but all accounts of her deem her to be someone that I would instantly love. My heart,thoughts and prayers go out to all of her family and friends. I sincerely hope that this senseless tragedy brings us all together closer than ever before, because I am sure that is what Eve would have wanted.
To Eve’s family and friends,
I would like to offer my heart felt sympathy. Our daughter attends UNC-CH. Mother to mother, heart to heart you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hold on to your faith, remember all of the wonderful days you had together. Let the power of those memories carry you through your grief. I have a strong faith and I know that one day you will see her again.
Sincerely,
Tami Proctor
Utah
I attend Southeast Missouri State University and have a close friend in the Student Government. I can only imagine her friends and family are going through. I will keep you in my prayers.
I am a Professor at a southern University. I did not know this young woman but, as I googled her and learned more about her, I was impressed by her accomplishments and her perspective on life. Her record is overwhelming. There is nothing one can say to family and friends to ease their loss. As I read out loud to my husband her observations on poverty, I found myself saying to him, “The only way to make sense of this is that maybe her work here was done. She was so evolved, she sounded like an angel already!”
I mourn with you and felt very compelled to reach out. Please find peace and dwell in the love she clearly embodied.
I am deeply saddened to hear of your loss. As the mother of a Carolina student, I want to express my heartfelt sympathy to your family. May God bless you and heaven shine down upon you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Donna Bristol
All members of the Carolina family, both past and present, are mourning the loss of a lovely, bright young woman. We share your grief. May God bless you and sustain you in this hour and in the days ahead.
Richard Boner
UNC ’71
As a student at the University of South Florida, I am hurt by the loss of a great scholar and campus leader. My heart goes out to all of the students at UNC, Eve’s family and friends. This is an awful, awful loss. Keep her alive in your thoughts and good actions.
I didn’t know Eve, but I have been fan of Carolina forever. I am from China Grove NC and i currently live in Phoenix AZ, stationed in the military for the last 11 years. My heart truly goes out to the family and friends of Eve. I read her bio and it so terrible that this has happen to such a beautiful, smart and stellar individual that she was. My family will pray for her family. God Bless You
As an Auburn alum experiencing a similar tragedy, I want to express my heartfelt sympathy. We too know what it is like to have a bit of innocence associated with campus life shattered. Eve was clearly a tremendous person. I am heartsick for your loss, and I pray that her family and friends will find some peace remembering what a rich life she led.
Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro mourns with our friends at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Go Tar Heels!
Dear Carson family,
May your pain be eased by knowing that Eve has inspired thousands of people to do even just a small piece of what she sought to do, to live more like she did. Because of that, her spirit will forever live on our campus, within the hearts of those she touched, and the world.
My thoughts and prayers with you all.
Friends, and family,
As a caring person, I’d just like to say, my heart and prayers are with you guys right now. I know what it is like to loose somebody close to you. I think that the Duke basketball team is doing the right thing, by signing a huge card, and giving it to you guys. If I were a coach, and if something like that happened, I’d do the same. Everyone, has to come together now, to help people cope with this loss. Eve, was a great friend to all and a wonderful person. Tomrrow, I’ll dedicate my league bowling to the UNC students, friends and family who knew Eve. What a tragic thing to happen to a school.
I did not know Eve, but I feel the pain of those who did and the rest of the Carolina family.
May she rest in peace, and may justice be done in her slaying.
Rick Ostopowicz, UNC ’03
May Peace be with your family, for she now watches over you all and we will see her again.
I mourn the loss of such a beautiful, caring and selfless person and her presence will be sorely missed. Yet I am comforted that her enduring legacy will live on in the lives of the people she touched, enabling them to continue sharing the love and care she showed to others.
Dear Parents, Relative and Friends,
I never knew this young woman nor heard of her before her death. But such a generous and loving life brutally cut short fills me with sadness. I am almost 65 and treasure the life and health I have. My heart goes out to her parents. There is no answer to such sorrow in this world, though we should all support each other at moments like this. How tragic is life when the good die so young and so senselessly.
On the practical side, let us not be moved to hatred or vengeance. Maybe we need to take better care of our mentally ill and prevent them from acting out in this way. May those of us alive live gently with each other.
May she rest in peace,
Paul Lennon
I am a recent college graduate and an entrepreneur running my own multimedia development business. I recently came across the story and media coverage following Eve’s death.
This tragic event really hit home to me. A lot of the times people ask the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” In this situation the question should be, “Why do bad things happen to GREAT people?”
After looking into this tragic event more thoroughly, I discovered all of the hard school work, accomplishments, and volunteer work that Eve did. She really had a lot going for her and a great career ahead of her.
It truly is unfair that such a thing happens to her, while people who don’t put NEARLY as much hard and appreciative work (like myself) get to continue living.
I did not know Eve personally, but from this day forward I have decided that I will attempt to put forth as much effort and hard work, not only towards my business, but to help my community and other communities here in the nation or even possibly around the world.
This tragic event has actually been an inspiration for me.
God bless,
- Shaun Davis
- shdavis@gmail.com
love and prayers to a mourning community … a leader, a blessing, a WOMAN is home … may the grace of God and peace of faith be with family and friends
certainly, the triangle community is at a loss
I send my condolences to the family, friends, faculty and fellow classmates of such an extraordinary woman. May God be with you in this time of grievance.
It is always a tragedy when someone is killed in college, especially when it is someone special. America lost a wonderful beautiful woman. Coming from Virginia Tech, we’ve lost great people 2. Our condolences and prayers are with the friends and families of Ms. Eve Marie Carson, a women never forgotten.
thoughts and prayers for family and friends
As I sift through the entries above me I only begin to realize how many lives Eve Carson touched. I did not know her, but her story has touched me and so many people I am close to–on a personal level. As a Duke grad who spent some time studying at UNC and a Georgia native, it is mind- and heart-numbing to begin to imagine what those closest to Eve are going through. There are few words to describe it. God bless you all, and please know you are being lifted in thoughts & prayers throughout this troubling time.
As a Carolina alum having spent 7 recent years in Chapel Hill, I cannot imagine that something like this could happen to so undeserving a person in such an uncharacteristic environment. My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s fellow students and especially with her family during this difficult time. We in the UNC family all feel her loss in a profound way – even more because hers was a life so well-lived. go heels
My deepest sympathy to all who knew and loved Eve. I did not know Eve, but hearing her story on the news touched me…I pray that in the mist of the pain and loss, you may be comforted with the sure and certain hope of the eternal life that “all who call on the Lord” will recieve. Prayers and blessings.
The first time I met Eve was on a cold night in Chapel Hill. It was around 2:00 AM and I was about to walk to my South Campus dorm from Franklin Street, when Eve pulled up beside me in her car and offered me a ride. She didn’t even know me. She just knew I was a cold kid who could use a lift. As we rode home, we got to know each other and started to sing “Hark the Sound,” her favorite song, and we made our own remix that I will never forget. Through her love and kindness, I have come to realize that God truly does place angels among us. We’re gonna miss you!!
Ben Cabaniss, UNC Class of 2009
The World has a Lost a True Leader!!
The world has a lost a true leader. Eve Carson died on March 5, 2008 in Chapel Hill NC where she attended the University of North Carolina. My god what a talented and wonderful person. I never met Eve, but she was a fellow Athenian and graduated of my high school Clarke Central where she was valedictorian, and she was a member of the Darius Goes West Dawgpound as well. Im at a loss for words right now, the entire Athens GA is in mourning.
Eve
You were one of the kindest people I have ever known. The world has lost a truly amazing woman. We’ve shared some good laughs that will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace.
Alex Maciag
Carolina family members in Oregon pray for the comfort of the Holy Spirit for all affected by this tragedy. The Lord our God is beyond our understanding, though we are faithful only by His doing; Romans 8:28.
From Canada, from a Duke Parent. My thoughts are with you. First we all grieve and honour the life of Eve.
Next-with great humility I say this-we act to change. The violence should no longer be tolerated.
With love and deepest sorrow for the loss of Eve.
As a true UNC fan, I never went to UNC, nor did I meet Eve Carson. To me, she exemplified the true meaning of a true Tarheel, and a special person and a true credit to the university. I wish the family to stay strong and true, because with prayer, the person responsible will be caught and forced to face justice. Eve will be forever a Tarheel and a true UNC fan forever. May God be with the university and her family.
I saw my own daughter in Eve. I cry for humanity’s loss, for all of us left behind.
Carson family,
I’m so sorry for your loss, my loss, and the loss of everyone that knew and loved Eve.
Sarah Bolen
RIP Eve Carson, though I did not know you, from what the student body and media seems to portray you as a wonderful human being. Stay strong Tar Heels, this is Peter Suh from Houston TX writing to you all that I will keep you all in my prayers, God bless.
With love and saddness over the loss of Eve.
I am a UNC staff member and I have a daughter the same age as Eve. I cannot imagine the way Eve’s parents feel. My family is praying for Eve’s family and friends. She was a wonderful role model and our University will remember her and miss her.
I do not know Eve and came upon this tragic news as we Americans do on a daily basis…the media. As a teacher of gifted and special students, it just broke my heart to hear about how the beauty and promise of such a special person was torn from our collective lives. Eve sounds like a young woman who inspired greatness in every person and situation she touched. I mourn with all of you who knew her and with her family.
Elizabeth Jaskolski, Macungie, PA
My sencere condolences to Family and Friends of Eve Carson. I have a stepdaughter in college and can only imagine the loss you feel. May the Lord comfort you and bring you Peace in this time of sorrow.
What a terrible loss. I only pray that the parents of this splendid young lady will come to grips eventually that she is in a better place resting. I pray that justice will be found and the police find the scum who committed this horrible crime.
To the Carson and UNC Families – You are in the thoughts and prayers of UNC alumni around the world. Although many of us never met Eve, it’s clear she was a special soul, beloved by many. Our sympathies are with you.
I am stationed here Belgium and saw the news report, I did not know Eve, but I am a Tarheel Fan, true and blue, and I am truely sorry for the loss. My prayers will go out to the family, friends and Tarheel community. God Bless.
TSgt Joe L. Terrell II
USAF
what a beautiful woman. her bio inspires me to do better and to be better, especially in my academics and in the community. i’m really saddened by her passing. rest in peace.
Although I do not attend UNC, I am completely shocked and deeply saddened by this loss. I follow a lot that goes on at unc and the atheltics, and after reading about this tragedy and what everyone has to say about this young lady it is terrible that this had to happen to someone with such love and passion for life. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family & friends. She will always have that special place at UNC and will never be forgotten. tar heel forever.
Dearest Parents of Eve, You wrote such a beautiful story in her life and it is clear by her face you loved her immensely!! Seeing her face tells a story of a princess dearly cherished and loved by her family.
I pray you find comfort knowing we all can see by her beautiful face her family loved her more than words can express.
I am sooooooooo sorry This world has lost an angel but Eve leaves behind her angelic glow which is there because of your love for her and her love for her family.
You were ‘very good’ parents it is clear to see.
Praying for you all,
KA
I live close to the area and did not know your daughter. All I can offer you are my family’s thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Even though I’m a parent, nobody can fathom what you are experiencing.
Like your daughter who was positive and uplifting, I think in time a lot of positive and uplifting outcomes will be driven by this tragic and despicable event.
I did not know Eve, but I am so deeply hurt and dismayed at the loss of a wonderfully accomplished young woman. My prayers are with the family, friends, and with the Carolina family. There are few words to express the shock and sorrow.
God Bless and Rest in Peace.
Sunny c/o ’98
I don’t know Eve but from what I read she was an amazing person. She has completed so much in her unfortunate death than many people would in their lifetime. I feel like I have lost someone close because she gave so much to the Carolinas. To her parents I am deeply sorry, but your daughter accomplished so much that it gives me the inspiration to go out and do things she did.
God Bless the family and friends of Eve.
Justin, UNCW
I cannot even imagine the loss an emotion that has overcome the UNC community. I don’t understand why so many lives have been taken, VT, NIU, now UNC? Why? I can see what an amazing woman Eve was, and I hope to live my own life better each day as she would have. I am sorry for the loss that all of you are facing, I hope that we can find some way to end this terrible events. May God bless you, and stay strong, you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
What a horrible tradgedy. While I never met Eve, it’s clear she was a leader. She cared about others, and others cared about her.
Someone, some selfish and aweful person, took her away from all of us. What’s so amazing is the outpooring of support from all over. It;s clear that she made an impact, and in the end, that’s what should be remembered.
I pray for her, her family and friends. May God lift you up and give you stregth through unimaginable darkness. Know that you are loved.
Condolences from Wisconsin. I have no connections to UNC, but I have been deeply affected by this senseless tragedy, and everyone with whom I’ve spoken echoes my sentiments.
If there is a silver lining in the wake of this event, it’s knowing that everyone around the country – those of us in Wisconsin as well as Utah and Oklahoma and Illinois and every other state being represented – all share our grievances with Eve’s family and the entire Carolina community.
Eve was the change she wished to see in the world.
I am so sorry you all have lost Eve. I was just looking at her campaign website when she was running for student body president. From what I have read so far, she was a go-getter with a good heart and a strong desire to help shape a UNC-CH that would continue to enhance the lives of its students. She sounds like a person whose first thought was “the other guy” and she sought the role of student body president not for her own esteem but for the good of the people who attend and will attend the University of Carolina-Chapel Hill she loved so much. My thoughts go to Eve’s family and her friends. I can’t imagine how terrible this is for you. May justice be done for Eve. A {{HUG}} of comfort from Winston-Salem, NC for all of you.
As Carolina parents we deeply share your sorrow. The whole community has lost a wonderful person.We pray to our merciful god to bring you peace.
Respectfully
Gerardo and Maria Maradiaga
There aren’t enough words to encompass the grief of a senseless tragedy. I can only hope that the UNC family will continue to extend itself to Ms. Carson’s family in this manner. We all grieve with them, as members of a family that Eve chose.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
To Eve’s Family, From a mother of three daughters, Melissa Robbins,Mary Beth Robbins (Class of 2006) Meredith Robbins (sophomore, now at Carolina) also.
My love and prayers are with all of you. The heaviness in my heart for your pain is overwhelming.I cannot imagine the grief that abounds in your heart. As all parents know, it could have been us. No one wishes this on another parent. May God comfort you in this time.
Eve, had given Meredith a ride before from one place to another,showing her love for all students.I hope you can find comfort in knowing she touched so many lives in so little time.God made heaven Carolina Blue for a reason. I know how much my girls have loved Chapel Hill and I am sure Eve was where she wanted to be. I pray God will give you strength this day and the days to follow.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
There are no words to express the profound sense of loss that I and my family feel at this time. Our daughter is a 2006 UNC graduate, so we have a special place in our hearts for Chapel Hill.
Eve remains in spirit among us all, as a shining example representing only the finest of our young people from this outstanding educational community.
May God bless you all and keep memories of Eve in your hearts and minds forever…
No words can express our sorrow, but please know that we share in your tears and pray for your family. As a Carolina parent, we understand how the students love and support the school. Carolina will remember Eve. Her graciousness is apparent in the tears of every student on campus.
I did not know Eve , but would like to send my deepest condolences to her family and friends. From what I have read, she was quite a lovely and smart young lady. My prayers and thoughts go out to her family and friends. May God give you all the strength and understanding to go on.
Jeff LaRocque
Lisbon, NY
We are so sorry for the loss of your beautiful daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in path of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Psalm 23
Our son lived across the street from Eve. He was a friend of Eve’s and talked about her often. He is absolutely devastated and now I understand why. Such a wonderful, intelligent and loving person, we should all strive to be one tenth the person that she was. Our deepest condolences.
Phil and Vicki Rosenow
I learned about this from a Duke website that I visit. I graduated from Duke, my wife from UNC, and we are heartbroken for you. We will pray for you and lift you up. May God bless you somehow through this tragedy. As with Joseph in the Old Testament, “what man meant for evil, God can use for good.” Blessings,
Brad Spencer
As I was teaching my Geography class I received a text message from my son, a Sophomore at UNC, telling me the horrific news. Amazingly I felt the exact way I remember feeling when I was in the second grade when the teacher told us President Kennedy had been shot. My class was stunned! Greenfield School in Wilson, NC, along with me and my husband, grieve for you and your entire family. Words cannot adequately convey the sorrow we feel for you. Losing a child is something no one should ever have to experience. We pray God grant you the strength to somehow find peace in this time of sadness.
Eve, rest in the memory of a loving God who wastes nothing.
Julia’s mom.
I have been deeply touched by Eve, and have only been acquainted with her since her death, through the stories of those who knew her. As both a UNC alum and the mother of two beautiful college students, I can barely imagine the the pain of your loss. Please accept my deepest condolences. May knowing that others care bring you comfort. I will make a donation in memory of Eve to the Eve Marie Carson Memorial Fund so that her work may continue here on Earth.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
She must have been a remarkable young lady. God will surely hold her close.
Dear Eve, as we all well know, accomplished so much. But she was taken too early before we enjoyed the fulfillment of her unique potential, the fulfillment of her being. Her example of the Carolina Way will be a continuing blessing to those of us left behind to mourn our loss. Her legacy is a wonderful and enduring inspiration. Thank you for sharing her. God bless you. Now she is with our friends in heaven, a saint among the saints…
I learned about it from my landlord. Losing someone who helps the community like UNC is a big lost.
We know that everybody is supposed to be called by God, but not in that tragic situation.
God will remember her for everything she did for her University, Friend, Community and her Family.
God bless Eve Carson.
We will remember you.
Patrick Mushi
I did not have the pleasure of knowing your beautiful daughter; however, as an UNC alumnus, I was very proud to see such a vivacious, intelligent, conscientious woman as President of our current student body. There are no words to express what a loss the UNC community and the world has suffered in her death, but even more disheartening, is the personal loss to you as her parents; your pain is unimaginable. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers…my very deepest condolences go out to you all.
To Eve’s mother, father and brother,
Our hearts are broken for you. We pray for peace to come to you and your family some day. We cannot imagine your pain. We only send our love.
With grief and tears,
Laurie Watson
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Carson and Andrew,
As fellow Morehead-Cain parents, we are at a loss for words to convey our sorrow and the depth and constancy of our prayers for you.
The exhilaration of seeing your child come into her own and become a bright light of hope for the world defines joy; to have her cruelly taken from us defines agony. . . .yet to reflect on the lovely pieces of Eve’s life and outlook as are available to us who were not close to her, such as her documentary of Ecuador where she spoke so movingly about the dignity of poverty among those people, and knowing that she could “take it,” leaves us with the sure understanding that Eve would not want us to surrender to our heartbreak, but to take the baton from her hand and run the race well.
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Noland Family
Louisville, Kentucky
Some of our family lives in Chapel Hill and teaches and attends at UNC. I just read Eve’s biography and can’t stop crying. My heart goes out to the students, parents, and to Eve’s parents. I am now parenting a son of my own, just 10 months, my heart aches in ways I didn’t know it could. God bless you in this tragic turn in your lives-my heart is with you.
My condolences to Eve’s family, friends, UNC family, as well as all those whose lives she touched in her wonderful efforts to make this world a better, brighter place. She leaces behind a legacy of strength, passion, determination and integrity. Godspeed Eve, you will clearly never be forgotten.
We are so sorry for the lost of Eve! A bright, dedicated, well appreciated star who has fallen from the sky, we will never forget her pride. As we all joined together in the sorrow and lost of Eve, let us all pray for the comfort of the family. We must all join together and fight against possesion of guns by those who should not have them.
Eve, you will always be remembered in our heats!
As a Carolina parent, I know my son is deeply affected by (y)our loss. From the preceding 923 messages it is clear that many of us share your grief. My hope is that in time this fact will be of some comfort to you.
In the face of such evil it is difficult to comprehend the mystery of Paul’s words “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him”. I don’t pretend to understand but I do know that clinging to them saved my life.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I have 3 daughters and my heart truly breaks for Eve’s family and friends. I’m not sure what is coming of our world. It is my prayer that you will have the strength to carry on and eventually find some peace through all of this sadness.
I’m an alumni of UNC ’01 and I really want to express my condolences for your loss. I really don’t know what to say but Carolina was my home, is my home. It is a truly special place and we were lucky to have a person like Eve attend.
My heart goes out to the family and to the community. She will be sorrily missed.
My deepest condolences for a young woman that has been taken away from the family that loved her and the community that adored her.
As the mother of a UNC sophomore, I can only imagine your grief. All parents realize all too well that this could happen to any of us. I pray that you will take some comfort in your knowledge that Eve’s short life affected many, and that God’s greater purpose will be served in this tragedy. Hopefully, we in this country can learn from these senseless acts of violence and begin to create a more peaceful and loving world in which to live.
Know that the memories of your daughter will live forever, and that you have the thoughts and prayers of thousands who have been saddened by your loss.
To Eve’s Family,
No words can pick you up right now but I want you to know that my heart goes out to you guys. To lose just a special person I cannot imagine. She was such a pretty person and had everything going for her. I am truly saddened by this as I did not even know her. I wish you guys the best and I think I speak for everyone when we say we are praying for you all.
Our heartfelt sympathy to the Carson family. Our prayers are with you.
I didn’t know Eve Carosn, but as a British academic, I spent many happy months during 1995 and more recently in 2007 conducting research at both UNC and Duke, and I have come to think of both campuses as my second intellectual and spiritual homes. In the course of my time in N.C., I met many wonderful students and faculty at both campuses, who displayed such warm hospitality to me. And so I am appalled and deeply saddened to hear of the loss of this young woman who lost her life in the commission of such a senseless and violent crime. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family, her friends, and the staff and faculty of UNC.
Dear Carson Family,
Please know that you are bathed in the prayers of many, many UNC families during these darkest of days.
God’s strength and peace to you,
Becky and Michael Rowe
UNC parents
Norfolk, VA
I did not know Eve, nor her family, but my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and her UNC family.
To the family and loved ones…
I just recently moved from California to North Carolina. I was very sad to hear of the tragic loss of your daughter. I have three daughters myself and I know how hard it must be to part with a loved one. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and I hope they catch the person that committed this crime. It may not bring her back but we need justice and closer. My condolences to you all. Peace and Love.
Sincerely, Michael
I, like so many who have written never knew this young lady. I have spent 32 years in public education and worked w/thousands of young people. Since hearing of this tragedy my mind has been occupied w/sadness for her family and “our” loss for her life being stolen. I will pray for her family and friends and that the authorities catch who ever this devil is.
My sincerest condolences.
Michael Baker
I am a die hard Blue Devil fan, but today I am praying for all who are impacted by the loss of an incredible person. I obviously didn’t know her, but have been reading extensively about her for the last day and she truly was a special person. My thoughts are with her family and all at UNC. Tonights game just doesn’t seem as important.
My daughter is a grad student at Carolina and I can only imagine the loss you are experiencing. Your family is in my prayers for God’s comfort and presence every moment. Blessings and peace to you.
As a parent of a daughter who is a freshman at NCSU, I cannnot imagine the loss, pain and shock that all of you must be feeling. Our family is praying for all those who loved Eve. Please carry on her great work and her wonderful contributions to society.
Eve is still smiling with our Lord now. God bless her family an friends.
Eve,
Loveliness we’ve lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we’ll always carry
For UNC’s Golden Child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought everyone through the years
Rest in peace, beautiful Eve. My tears are with your family.
Cathy Nakayama, UNC Nursing Graduate School Class of 2004
To the Parents of Eve Carson,
Words cannot express how you must feel right now. I want you to know that I hve been praying for you and your family. I have a sophomore at Carolina who is also a blonde haired girl. I could not imagine receiving the news that you all received concerning Eve. I am deeply saddened that our world is so cruel and uncaring. I will be praying for you guys in the future and wanted you to know that there are people out there who care about you and your loss. May God truly bless you and yours forever!
Sharon Brown
UNC MOM
I worked at UNC-CH from 1996-2003 as a groundskeeper. I watched the bright, young faces of students walk by as I put out pinestraw or mowed the grass, and I thought how much they had ahead of them. My wife and I are so sorry for your loss. Your child is a bright light in her picture so I can only imagine how she graced the world around her. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. There are no words to give her back to you, but I would say them if I could.
Two more who grieve for your loss,
Tom and Cathy
As parents of a Carolina freshman, we are heartbroken over the loss of this phenomenal woman. Her death reminds us of the fragility of life and of the responsibility we all have to give of ourselves to make the lives of those around us better. She created an enormous legacy in her short time that will live on in the hearts of all she touched, inspiring us all to be better people. When I mentioned to my daughter on Friday that it looked like rain in Carolina, she said, “No, mama, that’s not rain, those are tears”. May the Carolina community and Eve’s family and friends find comfort in knowing that her loss is mourned by us all.
I was not lucky enough to know Eve, but after hearing her story on the news, I want to say that I offer my deepest sympathy to her family. Eve was such a wonderful role model, and everyone, no matter who they are, should strive to be like her. Once again, I am so sorry for your loss, and god bless you
My sadness and hopes got out the Carson family. When i heard this, it saddened, weakened and left me with a strong feeling of sorrow for her and the Carson family. I do not know Eve, but i have a feeling of what she was trying to accomplish, and that was to make a difference in the world and to succeed in life. I am a graduate student right here in New Hampshire, so i know. My heart and prayers go out to Eve and the Carson family. May justice be served.
My heart is saddened at the loss of such a bright and fufilled young women. My prayers are with you, Carson family, at this time.
Sorry for the inopportune inconvenience of loosing such an important person in your lives. My best wishes to the family of Eve Carson. Situations like this must be dealt with strength, loosing a loved one is a devastating feeling. Our company sends you our deepest condolences.
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend, And let me take your hand. I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand. Let me come in–I would be very still beside you in your grief; I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend, Tears bring relief. Let me come in–and hold your hand, For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand. -Grace Noll Crowell
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After watching the news about this remarkable young women, I am once again appalled at the evil in this world that would take such a beautiful and young womens life that had already done so much, and had so much more to give.
My sincere condolences to Eve’ family and friends.
Amanda Willrich Bumgardner
In memory of Jessica K. Willrich
1982~2006
I graduated from UNC in 1999, and was devastated to hear about the loss of such a young and inspiring individual like Eve. My deepest prayers and sympathies go out to her family and friends. Although there is nothing I can say that can bring Eve back, I hope that all of her family and friends can find comfort in the fact that many people who live to be 100 will never accomplish as much and touch as many lives as Eve did in such a short period of time. Although I never knew her personally, I am extremely proud to be able to say that I shared one bond with Eve Carson… I am proud to say she is a fellow Tar Heel. She was an amazing young woman and will be sorely missed.
To The Family of Eve Carson,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Eve. We learned of her passing on NPR this morning and we send our deepest sympathy.
We did not know Eve, although as a Father and Mother of two children – our hearts are always with you.
Jeff, Bette Anne, Duncan and Gea Curry
Tacoma, WA
On behalf of the student body at Auburn University, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. It is apparent that Eve was beautiful person in every way, and it is unimaginable that anyone could commit this act against her. As our campus has been coping with a similar tragedy, our thoughts and prayers are extended to the UNC family during this time of grieving. My hope and prayer is that we all find the positive in this terrible situation as we are all inspired by Eve’s incredible life and testimony.
Lauren Hayes
President, Student Government Association
Auburn University
Ever since my son went to UNC, I have felt like a member of the UNC family. With your loss, I too feel the sadness of someone with so much potential taken away from all who knew and loved her. I will pray that her spirit remains in Chapel Hill so that all that she began in her young life will continue to grow.
My thoughts and prayers are with you in this terrible time of sadness. Know that the Tar Heel family surrounds you with love and open arms.
Linda
I have just observed this tragedy through the news, but I wanted to express my sincere sorrow for the loss of Eve Carson. What a successful and accomplished young lady and a horrible waste of life. Anyone would have been proud to be the parent of such a young woman who did so much during her brief life. I look at someone like Eve and think how much I wish more young people with her. I know that it is a devastating loss to everyone. May God guide you through this sorrow.
Our thoughts and prayer’s are with you as we all try to cope with Eve’s and Lauren’s untimely tragedy. We lost two beautiful young women so full of life.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew Eve. I can see from everyone who has spoken of her what a beautiful, intelligent, graceful, caring and loving person she was. Though I did not know her, my heart is heavy today knowing of her passing. Her parents should remain very proud of the person she was, as i’m sure they are. And they should be proud of themselves for rasing such a wonderful person. May she rest in peace.
Dear Carson family,
I am overwhelmed with sorrow on your behalf and on behalf of all of us parents sending our bright and talented children off to the world of academia where they are preparing to be the future leaders of our world.
It is obvious that your daughter lived life to her fullest and “made the most of every opportunity” to be the best she could be on the inside and the outside. I know you were proud of her and so are all of us, even though we didn’t know her personally. As a mother of a daughter the same age as Eve who is graduating from
Butler University this May, I am proud of Eve for being brave, good, kind, generous, loving, fun, committed, daring, and so much more. These are scary times to be raising children. It is a violent world. There are so many things to protect our children from, so many people to “avoid”. So we can teach our children to “fear” or to have “faith”. Eve embodied a faith to live,
learn and love.
I pray that one day you will recover from this.
I pray that you will raise your son with the same vigor and confidence. I pray that you will be comforted.
I’m a high school senior and UNC is my dream school. My dad told me about Eve and my parents are now worried about my possibly attending UNC. But its the UNC community that I fell in love with when I visited last year and although this was extremely tragic, it makes me realize just how strong this school is and makes me wish even harder that I will get to attend this amazing college in the fall.
I never met Eve but I’m sure she embodied all that I love and will love about UNC.
condolences go out to her family…and to her friends, its unbelievable how this kind of stuff happens…memories will last for a lifetime…you wont be forgotten
I did not know Eve, like many people on this message board. But it is obvious that it is the most heartbreaking to see such a beautiful and talented young woman taken from this earth. I lived in Chapel Hill for three years…and can’t imagine something like this happening on a street that I once drove or walked on. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends, and the UNC Campus. And I surely hope this criminal is caught and put to justice.
I am so sorry for your lost. Words can not express the feelings of those across the country that are mourning for your daughter. Peace, Mary Ann
Sorry for your loss. It seemed that Eve was a wonderful young lady and had a bright future ahead of her. She will be missed.
As a parent, I cannot imagine the devastating sorrow Eve’s famiy is experiencing at this time. I can only pray that the happy memories of the times with Eve will someday soften the loss. Eve, her family, friends, and the entire UNC-CH community will forever be in my prayers.
Your daughter is an inspiration for so many. Our thoughts are with you.
To Eve’s family and friends and to the Carolina community,
You are held close in our hearts and our prayers as you–as we all–grieve the loss of Eve, Carolina’s PRICELESS GEM.
May we offer our sympathy to you as parents. For we can not fathom the loss you have experienced, but we do know this, God is in control even when we do not understand why things happen as they do. “Vengence is mine saith the Lord”. Justice will be served accordingly.
May our Lord give you strength and comfort like no one can give.
Our love to you all.
To Eve’s Family and Friends,
We are so so sorry… so sorry… What a loss for now and for so many in the future…
We will keep checking to see if we can help in any way.
Carl and Teresa Wilkens
carl.wilkens@yahoo.com
Hi as soon as I heard about what happened to Eve I cried. And I didn’t even know her. I’m so sorry for your loss. I really do hope that the person who did this to her will pay. She did seem really nice & she will be missed. Don’t worry Eve [our little angel] we WILL find out who did this to you. God bless you Eve Marie Carson.
xoxo
Crystal
I would like to send my condolences for this terrible loss. She sounded like a great and wonderful person, and I am truly sorry for what happened. I am applying for undergraduate admissions, and I would have loved to meet her next year. Society has lost someone great. We will all miss her.
My condolences go out to the family of this wonderful young lady. May God give you comfort in this time of mourning. My thought and prayers are with you, as well as with the students and faculty who were close to this special person. God Bless all of you.
rip
I heard about this tragedy at work and was stunned by the news. As a fan of North Carolinia basketball for over a decade but never an attending member of this wonderful university, it brought me much sadness and sorrow about the news of Eve Carson. The Caroline family has dimmed a bit without one of its shining stars. The outpouring of grief and support on the Carolina campus, the vigils and condolences are all ways to cope from a life taken much too soon. My most deepest condolences to Eve’s family and the Carolina family.
My Regards,
Terry
My prayers are with all the friends and family of this lovely young woman, truly a wonderful person, taken from a world in need of her leadership and qualities. My heart hurts for her parents..they must have been so proud of this beautiful daughter…Gods strength and peace to you.
tina bruland
As a Carolina Alum and the mother of two boys at Carolina I am saddened and deeply troubled by what happened to Eve. She was such a bright light and embodied the Carolina campus. My deepest sympathy goes out to her family and the entire Carolina community.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family and the entire UNC student body.
Although I never met Eve, I feel great sadness at her passing. I pray for comfort and peace for her parents, family and all of her many friends. Her loss affects all of us.
With deep sympathy,
Joan Keuper
Eve was our tomorrow, and now we must go there without her. But we will be forever served by her inspiration. I offer my deepest sympathies.
Ian Huckabee
To the Carson Family:
The entire campus mourns the loss of this very special person. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family throughout this difficult time and we hope you find comfort in the many wonderful and caring messages about Eve from her UNC family.
With our deepest sympathy,
Ron and Darlene Freedman
Although I never met Eve, I feel great sadness at her passing. I pray for comfort and peace for her parents, family all of her many friends. Her loss affects all of us.
With deep sympathy,
Joan Keuper
What a terrible tragedy. I am so sorry for Eve and her family.
Johnna
Blacksburg
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your beautiful daughter. As a parent of a college student (21 year old daughter),My heart aches for you. May God bless and comfort you in your time of need.
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
Psalm 23
May God Bless and comfort you in your time of sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Stay strong and soon you will be with Eve again in our heavenly home.
Blessings, Krista Dees
I do not know Eve personally, but I am still sad to hear of her loss. I was Student Body President at my alma mater so this really hit home with me.
Based on the out-pouring of grief, Eve is clearly someone who was loved by many. Please send my condolences to her family and friends. This was a truly senseless tragedy.
Jordan Fox
Atlanta, GA
I am so sorry FOR HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY…… You will hear over and over that EVE was beautiful inside and out and that is so true. To watch her grow into a lovely young woman so full of promise has been a joy. I am so angry at this tragic event. I keep asking ” WHY”?
I am so sorry for your loss. It is frightening to think these kinds of things can and are happening. We have a student in college as well. May God’s hand be upon your heart and give you peace. We need to be vigilent in putting an end(the best we can) to such evil, including putting prayer back in school. Peace be with you.
Eve,
You were a leader, a colleague and a friend. I don’t know exactly why God decided to take you away from us. I think he made a mistake. I miss you so so so so soooo much. I will pray for your family in this hard time and for you to be lifted up to God and choirs of Angels that await you.
RIP old friend
I have no connection to UNC or to Ms. Carson, but I just wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to her family for their loss.
Though I did not know Eve, as a Tar Heel (alum from years ago), my heart goes out to the community, the students, the faculty, and without question her parents.
Though it’s too late, I would like to thank Eve for her dedication and her service to UNC-CH.
I wish that I could help the community cope with this senseless tragedy. My wife is surprised by how much this cowardly act has affected me, for never having met Eve… but today I mourn the loss of a wonderful servant to my graduate school institution.
To the family of this young lady and all others affected, God Bless You. You’re in my heart and prayers.
As a family with two children around the same age in the NC University system, our hearts and prayers go out to the UNC family and the family and friends a remarkable young woman. Know that prayers from many people are being sent your way. I cannot imagine what the family of Eve is going through. A loss such as this has no school color, mascot or school letters. This is a loss for the entire UNC school system! May God grant his belssing of peace and love upon all whose lives she touched and her family.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family and the Carolina family at this tragic time of loss. Learning about Eve’s contributions and spirit tells the world about the special community of UNC. She has left a legacy of giving and building. May her family and friends find peace at this difficult time.
Jennifer
UNC MBA ’05
Although I did not know Eve, it is easy to tell that from what other people have said just how special a person she was. My deepest sympathies go out to her parents, family, friends, and all those that have been touched by her life. Rest in peace Eve…I am sure you will be a shining light in Heaven as you seemed to be on Earth.
I was very sorry to hear of your loss this week. The outpouring of support will help you cope with this tragedy right now. Your daughter was taken from you injusticely and for that I am truely sorry. Time will heal some of your pain and her memory will last foever.
As a member of the college community, I am heartbroken to hear of the loss of such a promising woman. My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends, and the UNC community. May her death not be vain, but be used to inspire us to give more of ourselves and to do more for others.
To the parents and family of Eve,
I am a former nurse educator at Duke University, and the mother of one son. Your daughter’s death has touched me to my very soul. My deepest condolences. May God bless Eve, as well as all that loved her.
You’re in my thoughts and prayers daily,
Mary Dunlap
For the Carson family:
As a senior citizen living in Raleigh, I did not
know Eve until this horrible and heartbreaking tragedy. To have known her would truly be a blessing. I believe UNC, our communities and a good part of our nation have responded to Eve’s senseless death for several reasons. Yes, her beauty, her activities, her sweet smile and warm eyes. Even more, we are responding to her exceptional abilities and to what is our loss.
We have lost Eve’s future accomplishments and the blessings to be bestowed through her. I have no doubt she would have touched her community, state and nation in wonderful ways.
I know the pain of loss, even sudden loss of someone far too young. You will continue to be in my heart and prayers.
Our prayers and condolences to all of Eve’s family, friends, and loved ones. May Angels surround you each, and wrap comfort around your broken hearts. Our family in New Orleans LA will keep you lifted in our daily prayers.
I am a mother of four school age children in Westchester County, NY. Our hearts go out to you. I cannot imagine the pain and feelings of loss you are going through. Your daughter Eve exemplifies what everyone would want in a child. She made incredible, admirable choices in a world where so many others are making poor choices. She will forever be a shining example to my kids of what’s good in the world.
God Bless
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
Words cannot express my sorrow about your loss. I am the Interim Dean in the School of Education, and I had several opportunities to be with Eve at meals and in meetings this year. She was one of the most precious, special young women I have ever encountered. I have her picture hanging in my office and in my kitchen at home now, and she will be in my heart and mind forever. I hope your happy memories of her will sustain you now in this time of grief.
My deepest sympathy, Jill Fitzgerald
From a father of two daughters I would like to send are deepest condolences.
From what I have read and have heard Eve Carson made a significant difference in many peoples lives.
May God bless you and keep you.
From an NC State and soon to be Peace College Dad.
Kind regards,
David Maxwell
I am sitting in a hotel room in Tokyo, Japan and have just learned about the death of your daughter. Please allow me to express my deepest sympathy for your loss. My thoughts and prayers will be with you in the coming weeks during this impossible time.
Roger Griffith
1980 UNC Grad.
I didn’t know Eve but am so sorry for the loss of such a lovely and hopeful young woman. As a Chapel Hill resident I join the countless others who are so saddened by this horrible turn of events. I can only hope to take what I have learned about her and try to apply her goodness to my own life. I would hope to be even half as kind as she seemed to be. My sincere condolences go out to Eve’s family, friends and peers.
Please know you are in my prayers during this most difficult time. As a parent of a senior Tarheel I cannot imagine what you are going through at this time. The world has lost a gem.
God bless you.
Please accept the deepest sympathy, from our family. Your daughter must have been a tremendously special person. The stories of her accomplishments and her potential show us how many lives she has touched and would have touched. I am so sorry for your loss.
Words cannot express the sympathy I have for Eve’s family and friends. I have a student at NCSU and cannot imagine my life with out him. This world has become so evil that I fear for our children everyday. Have faith in God that Eve is in his presence and we will all be her one day soon. You all are in my prayers.
I graduated from UNC nearly thirty years ago, and when I read about this tragedy yesterday, simply could not imagine anything like this happening in Chapel Hill. Eve sounds like an absolutely extraordinary person and i am simply heartsick for her family, friends and everyone who knew her. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Suzanne Mitchell ’79
Your daughters loss can never be healed with words, but the Lord is the one who gained a precious gift from your loss.She is with the best team of all. Believe.
I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family. I will continue to keep Carolina in my prayers. Praying for you all.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
I just wanted to express my grief for your loss and let you know that I am praying for you. My best friend was taken suddenly as well this past July and it has changed my life. The quest for answers is long and daunting but have faith and keep praying and you’ll make it through. Be strong, God bless, Go Heels.
Nick Trotta
Today I kissed my teenage daughter and said a prayer for you and your entire family. God bless you.
Steven
What a tragedy… to lose someone so young and so promising. May God bless her and her family. I send my deepest condolences as I have lost people in my life that I loved – it hurts! My daughter is not much older than Eve (so sad) and I cry for her and her family.
Our daughter is a 2005 graduate of Chapel Hill and our son a freshman this year. We attended freshman orientation this past summer and Eve spoke to our orientation group. I remember how impressed I was with her spirit and leadership. Without her ever knowing, she calmed all the worried parents in the room with her assuredness and enthusiasm. Our hearts are heavy for her family and friends and we offer this: eternal life is the collective memory of love in the world. It is that memory that continually recreates life. In that sense, everyone is with us and forever will be wherever love is offered and received. Our prayers are with you. The Currlin Family
I heard from a neighbor that a special women at her daughter’s university was killed. I did not know Eve but my heart goes out to her family, friends and everyone she touched. She obviously was this incredible person. I am involved with Girls on the Run and I just know that our community is grieving with you. I am so sorry. I hope we can do something to memorialize her wonderful spirit.
I did not know Eve, but I still can not imagine a better humanitarian, friend and person. Carolina and the greater community has lost a brilliant light. As a fellow tarheel, I am praying for Eve’s family. She is among the angels now. Rest in Peace Eve.
I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. I know words are not enough at a horrible time like this. Your daughter sounds like a wonderful and kind person who shared her extraordinary gifts with the less fortunate. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
I just happpened to be visiting the UNC website and noticed the link about your daughter. What an incredible young lady. The powers that be have something else in store for her, which is beyond our understanding at present.
May the Grace and Peace of God be with you in your time of loss.
Brian Stanley
Central California
And the Lord said to Eve Carson,”Well done, my good and faithful servant.” My prayers are with you. May the Lord comfort you and provide with a peace that passes all understanding.
In His Service,
An ECU alum
To the Parents of Eve,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your daughter.I also have a 21 year old daughter at N.C. State and worry about her everyday.I cannot begin to feel the pain you are going through.You and your family are in our prayers and thoughts.
Our deep sympathy,
The Moot Family from Clayton
Eve’s story caught my attention through online news sites. Living in Texas and not knowing her, I couldn’t imagine the pain her family and friends are going through. My deepest sympathies and prayers are with you all. I read and watched Eve’s stories and videos of charity work. Having a daughter myself about to start college, Eve is the type of girl all of us new college parents hope our child will turn out to be like. She seemed like a true angel, God Bless You All, and I will keep you in my prayers.
David
Eve was a wonderful young woman, she ment so much to so many people and I can only hope that she will be remembered for a long time to come.
Deepest Wishes to Carson Family:
Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy are with you
at this difficult time of loss. We are sure that
Eve was very loving and a wonderful human being.
Her memory will carry on for every remaining day.
May peace be with you,
Brad Lee
The world has lost a briliant and beautiful young woman. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Words can not express the shock, outrage, and pain that has spread across the UNC campus. We are all mourning and our thoughts are with Eve’s family.
I am so soory for your loss. I am not a UNC student, but merely someone who is touched by what a special person Eve was, and for the way she lived her life. You are in my prayers.
The world has lost a brilliant and beautiful young woman. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
My our Lord and Father wrap His loving arms around you and your family at this horible time of loss and comfort and strenghten you. Our family, UNC graduates are deeply saddened by Eve’s untimely passing. We have a daughter her age graduating from NC State this year; all of us will be praying for you.
Plano, Texas
As a parent of 2 sons in college, I can’t begin to imagine the nightmare you are livng through.
Even as a mother of boys I worry about the safety of the campus and other places they go. My sincere heartfelt sorrow I send to you. She seemed to have made a difference in her short life and maybe someday this will bring some peace to you both as parents. You have so many people praying for you, and I hope someday this helps
God Bless and keep this family for she is looking down with her beautiful smile.
I am so sorry to hear about your loss! It saddens me to know that such a bright and beautiful girl was taken from you! My thoughts and prayers are with family, friends and the UNC family. God bless you all.
The Carson family and everyone at UNC-CH are in my prayers.
God Bless!
To all friends and family of Eve, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I am sorry for your terrible loss.
I only knew Eve briefly when she was campaigning for SB President and I was in the GPSF. She had a tender and compassionate way about her and an instinct for leadership. Why bad things happen to good people we may never know, but I know the world is a better place having had Eve Carson in it.
Mr&Mrs Carson
My deepest sympathy on loss of your daughter. May God continue to bless the family. I would continue to pray for the family.
To all the Family of Eve Carson,
Please accept this note of condolence to the family of a young woman who would have been a great doctor.
I was not fortunate enough to have met her,but her kindness and caring for others will never be forgotten.
Sincerely,
Ben Thomas M. D.
Class of 1980
UNC School of Medicine
What a joyful girl Eve was! The beauty and maturity she had were remarkable. In her eyes, I see her spirit. God Bless her and those in her world. To her family and friends, may peace and comfort be yours now and in time to come.
The Smith Family
Chapel Hill
Although I personally never met Eve, I am deeply saddened and angered by her loss. May her memory bring her family and friends peace, beauty, and strength. You are in my prayers.
As the father of a junior coed at Duke, I mourn with you the loss of your sweet, precious daughter. Please know your family is in my prayers. God’s plans are often incomprehensible to us. But God does have a plan, and He does love us very, very much.
Carson Family & Friends,
Although I personally never met Eve, I am deeply saddened and angered by her loss. May her memory bring you peace, beauty, and strength. Auburn University’s thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
On behalf of the entire Georgia Tech family, our hearts go out to the Carsons and the UNC campus as you deal with your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers. We will all miss the joy that Eve brought into the world.
Anu Parvatiyar
Student Body President
Georgia Institute of Technology
My heart is heavy. I am so sorry for your loss.
Dear family and friends of Eve,
When I look into her beautiful face, I see the hopes and dreams of every parent who has loved a child so dearly. As a parent of two daughters, ages 19 and 24, I can only imagine the horrific grief that you are experiencing. It is hard to believe that there can be such an extreme degree of good and evil in this world. But as we, mere humans, struggle to deal with this, rest assured that Eve is resting in the loving arms of God. You will see her again in a place where there are no more tears, only happiness forever. I will be praying for you. God bless you.
Such a horriable loss, its always the best people who are taken away from us, before their time. I just lost a close friend of mine in a fire at seven spring’s resort in Pennslyvania (Sasha Zuro) she was another beautiful person just like Eve Carson was. My prayers are with the Carson family and friends. What I’m trying to get to here is it’s amazing how you realize; when you lose someone, you get mad at yourself for not saying the things you could’ve a million times. You take for granted the days spent doing nothing when you could’ve been with them. Anyone can be taken at any time in our lives but we always wait until they are gone to say the things we never had the courage to before… And now what? Nothing, SO call that person today, hug someone, tell someone that you love them, say the thing’s to people that you are scared to say to them, because before you know it, when you wake up tomorrow that person might be gone and you will never have that chance to do so again, I have been the person that regrets all this stuff, but from now on, I’m gonna be the person that doesnt keep anything inside. God bless, and my prayers are with Mr. and Mrs Carson and Family.
-Rich Swalin
My heart is broken.
As a lover of life, I ache with you.
I did not know Eve (but I sure wish I could have).
What I have learned about her: who she was, what she had accomplished, how she lived her life… makes me want to be a better person.
I am so sorry.
As a resident of Chapel Hill and a mother of a college bound son, I send the family and friends of Eve my thoughts and many prayers. As a parent, I cannot fathom the amount of grief which Eve’s mother and father are feeling. I’ve wept for you as I have read the many wonderful things about your beautiful and gifted daughter. I also cry for Eve’s brother. I too have one sibling and can’t imagine your loss. This tragic event has affected me more than I can even say and I find myself sending you prayers and many thoughts of comfort at various times throughout the day.
I pray that your daughter’s killer will be brought to justice and believe me HE WILL! I also pray that the Lord will help your family get through this enormous tragedy. The Lord will give you strength and the prayers of Chapel Hill,North Carolina, the nation and the world are with you!
Frankie
To the bereved-I am so sorry may god be with you.
To the Carson Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Although I did not know Eve personally, I know that she was loved by all of her peers and was admired for her leadership, hard work and love of life. Her reputation inspires me to live out the Carolina Way just as she did. I hope that she is happy to see the unity and inspiration that her life has created throughout our campus as she rests peacefully with our Heavenly Father. God Bless.
Love,
Stephanie Caudle
I am very sad to hear about this tragedy. Eve Caron was a special person who was gonna make a difference in the world. This was just a senseless killing.
Eve was such a beautiful beacon of love, friendship and hope. How tragic that her light was extinguished by a mindless act of violence. My heart aches for her parents, family, friends and all who loved her. May you all draw strength from the knowledge that so many share your grief.
I did not know Eve…but I know that I loved her.
May the Lord be with you in this time of sorrow. God has a new angel to love and cherish.
To the Carson Family,
your lose can’t be felt by others as it’s felt by you. Know that you gave much to the world with your daughter, her spirit will live on through everyone she touched. I hope these short words will help console your family.
May God be with your Family.
On behalf of the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) I wanted to extend condolences to Ms. Carson’s family, friends, fellow students, administration, faculty and staff of UNC-Chapel Hill. This is a great tragedy and it is my hope that all those affected feel our empathy and reach out to us if there is any need we can fulfill.
-Rina T. Daniels, USGA President
University of the District of Columbia
rina.daniels@udc.edu
As a recent graduate of Carolina, I’m shocked and saddened by this terrible tragedy. My deepest prayers go out to Eve’s family, friends, and the Carolina community.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family and the entire UNC community.
My daughter, a freshman was on the “P2P” last week at UNC and someone pointed Eve out to her as her student body President. She says she felt such a warm spirit from her as she heard her talk. I shed tears for your loss and pray God’s comfort as we grieve with you in our university family. Judging by the many calls from folk wanting to know how my daughter is after this senseless act, I know Eve left something for the world to celebrate for the light she shone so brightly “on the Hill.”
Blessings Always,
Kathleen Hoskins Smith
My heart is broken for you, as you mourn for your precious daughter. Please let the Holy Spirit cover and protect you until you are able to cope with the loss of your beaufiful daughter. Hold each other tight and do not let this break up your family. Keep strong and pray for your protection.
God and time is the only thing that will get you through this.
Donna Easter
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family and the entire UNC student body.
My deepest sympathy. A parent isn’t suppose to outlive their children. I couldn’t imagine what I’ll do if this happen to a friend of mine. You wasn’t at the “wrong place”; you were in college and a sga president. But I’m sorry and a life can’t be replace
I wanted to send my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. I only watched the news about Eve and realized that a beautiful person, a beautiful life had sadly ended. I did not of course know her. But I cried openly. I thought about how hurting our world already is and now someone who was helping so many was now gone. I thought of a friend I knew who went out of her way to help others as well. And was as nice as she is beautiful like Eve I am sure. I pray for Eves family and friends and I truly believe that God took her into His arms the moment she left us.
May God’s blessings and peace comfort you all at this time.
As a former alum of NC State and coach in Athens Ga, I was deeply saddened over the tragic loss of your beautiful daughter.
Obviously, I did not know her but I would like you to know my thoughts are with you and your family.
Best wishes during this terrible time.
As a parent, and a Carolina parent, my heart goes out to Eve’s family at this time. I am so sorry for your loss.
With sympathy,
Roberta Isaacson
My thoughts and prayers are with Eve’s family, friends, and the UNC and Athens communities. God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Kim Averette
My thoughts and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends and all of UNC in the midst of this terrible tragedy. As a senior member of Stanford Women’s Lacrosse team, we send our condolences and tomorrow we play for you, Eve. We play with you in our hearts and for your honor.
Love
Katharine Fox
Stanford 08
God bless you, you worked so hard to make a difference and so many people loved you. It’s so bittersweet to find out about such a special person only after their death.
Know that God said to Eve “Well done my good and faithful servant. ”
Goodbye Eve
We will miss you.
As a parent of a UNC student, my heartfelt condolences go out to your family over the loss of your beloved daughter Eve. Know that even those of us that didn’t know Eve or your family feel the tragic loss and pray that God’s loving arms surround you and give you peace and comfort.
I did not know Eve and I am not a student at UNC but I wanted to offer my deepest condolences to Eve’s family, friends and all the others whose lives Eve touched in her short life. It is truly in these times in which everyone must trust in God’s plan. Eve is now able to accomplish so much more then she ever would have been able to here on earth. She is now an angel of God and will be watching over all of those who cared about her while she was here. God bless her family and friends my prayers are with you all and the rest of the University of North Carolina. – Erika Conkle 22 year old from Columbus, Ohio.
Nobody can hear this sad news without an aching heart. Our daughter is studying at UNC. We, far away in Korea, are very much shocked and sad. Please God be with Eve and the Carson family.
I didn’t know Eve personally, My name is Jason and I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio. I just wanted to send my deepest sympathy to you’re family for your loss. I’m sure that Eve was and still is a very wonderful and very promising young woman. I will never understand why there things happen but I do know that everything happens for a reason and it was “God’s will” to send you’re daughter home at this time. Have pleasure in knowing that Eve is not gone forever…you will see her again in the future. For the reason she was so special, God took her before all of us and the Lord has her safe in his arms where no harm may come to her, my prayers are with Eve and your entire family, GOD BLESS! (Psalm 62:2) —Read.
What a senseless loss of a young lady who undoubtedly had a lot to give to this world. My prayers are with her family.
To family and friends of Eve,
I’m not a UNC student, but I am a fan of everything tarheels. It saddens me to here about this senseless tragedy. I hope that you all find the strength and courage to get through these hard times. You will be in my prayers.
Sincerely,
Jacque Kosarek
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Our daughter is a senior at Chapel Hill, she met Eve several times. She speaks highly of your wonderful daughter.
Mr. and Mrs Carson, I can make no sense of this, but I want you to know that at every milestone of my daughter’s life I will think about Eve Carson.
there are no words, there is no air in the lungs to speak of reasons why. this loss leaves a vacuum in our lives, that only time can stop the bleeding from the wound to our hearts. Know that you do not greive alone, our prayers and thoughts are delivered, that you can make some sense of this life lost.
We did not know your daughter, but we want you to know that we pray God will be with your family as you grieve this unbelieveable loss. Our daughter is a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill, and we know that we could just as easily be the family living through this tragedy. Only our heavenly father knows why Eve was called home at this time. And so we pray that in time, you will know why and find comfort in the ways in which Eve’s death has already made and will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of others. From all we’ve seen on TV and read in the news, Eve was an amazing young woman who used her short life to make this world a better place. Therefore, it is also our prayer that you might find comfort in knowing how much Eve was loved by all, how much Eve gave to all, and how much Eve will be missed by all. God bless you all.
I am truly sorry for the loss. May God be with the family and the students of North Carolina. God bless.
My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. It is very difficult to make sense of such a senseless act. I hope it is some comfort to know that Eve is in a much better place. My God bless her.
Like so many who have sent messages, I did not know Eve, and yet find myself so touched by the magic she wrought while here with us. My deepest condolences to all who held her dear. I teach at UNC and was with my class when the campus alert came out that a young woman had been found – I think now back to the faces in that room and the questions we all had – it was a moment when we moved beyond the mundane and were thankful to be there together and in support of one another. Even in tragedy, it seems Eve brought people together. To her parents, thank you for the gift of her you shared with our world.
Sorry about your loss-what a special girl-I will pray for you and her
As I write this, tears fill my eyes for Eve’s family and friends. May the Holy Spirit rush to you in your pain, and hold your hearts together even as they feel like they are breaking. I pray that the God of all peace will give you his peace and fill you with hope. Eve’s death has impacted our entire nation, and she will continue to work in more lives than anyone will ever know. I recently lost my 21 year old brother, and know that to suffer this tragedy, for parents, siblings, and family is the worst pain I can honestly imagine. Cling to each other during this time- and know that people across the world are praying for you.
My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family and Eve’s friends.
Theresa, Bob, & Andrew Carson,
Our prayers and Love go out to you as we grieve the loss of precious Eve with you.
I graduated from UNC in 1988, and my Dad died unexpectedly my Senior year.
I can only imagine what you are feeling right now.
May the Grace and Peace of God be with you.
Audie
To Eve’s parents Teresa & Bob and her family and friends,
We are deeply saddened by the loss of a very talented and beautiful young lady. Our deepest condolences to you all. Our daughter Gowri and Eve were classmates in Barrow Elementary School. I remember her warm smile always. My heart goes out to Eve’s family. Our prayers and best wishes to Teresa, Bob and Andrew.
Uma
May Eve be at peace. Humanity has lost a shining star. We deeply mourn your loss.
Potter family
New Jersey
To Eve’s family and friends,
I am student at UNC and met Eve several times. I cannot say enough about what a wonderful young woman she was. You are all in my prayers and I hope that courage and strength can help you get through this difficult time. I send you my deepest sympathy.
Best Wishes,
Karina Paci
Very sad. So sorry.
This is such a tragedy. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Eve was a bright and talented young lady that had a great future ahead of her. To the Carson family and the Carolina family, stay strong and God bless.
To the Carson Family,
Clearly there are no words to convey the sadness and outrage over Eve’s tragic death. As UNC alumni and parents we can’t fathom the pain you must be suffering. Please know that Eve and your family are close to our thoughts and prayers, as they are many people with whom we have come in contact over the past few days. Even though we never knew Eve, her life has affected many of us.
Words cannot express our condolences to you. We are praying for you.
Syracuse University has Eve and the UNC community in our thoughts and prayers
dear Carson Family,
Even though I live in Texas and I am only in middle school, I feel your melancholy. My dream school is UNC, because I am a NC native. The whole county has your back. May God bless you. Amen
It is so sad to know how cruel some people can be. I am not a UNC student and I never met Eve, but it still makes me so sad to hear about someone so special and so smart being taken like this. I am a mother of a three year old, and I could never imagine something like this happening to my little boy. I just want you to know that you will be in my prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
I am keeping your family in my prayers during this nightmare you are going through. What an extraordinary person she was. I am so very sorry.
MAY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BRING PEACE TO THE FAMILY.
My deepest sympathy for this tragic loss. The moment of silence at the UNC/Duke basketball game was felt around the world. May God place you in the palm of his hand and give you peace.
Sandy Griffin
Burlington NC
Mr. & Mrs. Carson,
I did not know your daughter, but by all accounts she sounds like a wonderful person. My thoughts and prayers go out to you during this unimaginably difficult time.
My condolences go out to Eve’s family and friends. From what I’ve read Eve’s future was bright. It is such a tragedy for her life to end at such a young age. May happy memories of Eve sustain you at this time of great sadness.
To Eve’s family, friends and all the people whose lives she touched, which seems to be an enormous amount, I want to send my deepest sympathies. I cannot begin to imagine what you are going through. As someone who never met Eve, I feel a connection to her because she is the kind of person we should all aspire to be like. This was a senseless act of violence that could have happened to anyone, but is is such a shame that it had to happen to her. She will be remember always for how she lived, not how she died. GO HEELS!! This one’s for you Eve!
Dear Mr & Mrs Carson,
From our Mesa AZ home, we are deeply sorry for the loss of your inspiring daughter who loves everyone. She was a terrific person who loves to serve others. Her public actions remind me of our savior. She was sent here by our heavenly father for a reason, to be an angel of service of hope. I truly believe her earthly mission is complete and now serving in the Lord’s heavenly mansion. She was an angel of hope and peace in our very turbulent world. We thanked you for raising a truly wonderful person whom I hope my daughters will exemplify someday. God bless your family at this time.
Regards,
Emmanuel Reyes
Mesa, AZ
My heartfelt condolences go out to everyone on the UNC campus. Having visited the area and the campus I truly recognize what a beautiful spirited community you have. Eve seemed to be the perfect representation of your school. Beauty on the outside, as well as the inside, and full of spirit. The sorrow of her passing is being felt nationwide. I believe Eve will still preside over the student body, but now she will do it with wings. God Bless. Love and peace to all.
You are in my thoughts and prayers, Eve was a wonderful girl full of life and warmth and she will be sorely missed.
My thoughts are prayers are with the Chapel Hill community and Mr. and Mrs. Carson as you mourn the loss of an exemplary young woman. No one can ever understand the loss you are experiencing and it is through tragedy that we all come to realize how precious the things are that we take for granted. I hope that these notes help you cope with the loss of Eve and bring to life the memories she has created.
Sincerely,
Laura Virostek
Pittsburgh, PA
We hurt for you.
blessings of hope in Christ and prayers from Texas,
michael and denise perkins
Romans 15:13
Words cannot describe how tragic this is.
I am sorry that the world will never get to know Eve. She was such a bright light with such a promising life ahead of her. I cannot comprehend how someone can be so evil as to take this from her.
I am sorry that I will never know her, will never hear of her accomplishments. The world is a lesser place without her in it.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and all the students at Chapel Hill.
God Bless.
Molly
I am truly sorry for your lose. Such a gifted and talented person that had so much going for her. I am sure she would have made a difference in her field for others to live on. I only wish the family the best during this time of sorrow and loss. I will have you all in my prayers.
Sincerely, Mandy Moore
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
This is the mission of Eve Carson. Rest in peace and God bless to Carson and UNC families!
Mr and Mrs. Carson,
I never had the pleasure of meeting your lovely daughter. As a matter of fact, I live in Virginia and have a son that is a Sophomore at Radford University. I only wanted to take a minute of your time and tell you how very sorry I am at the loss of Eve. Her death is another senseless crime on our college campus. Please know that you and your family and friends are all in my prayers. God Bless!
To the Family of Eve Carson,
Please accept my deepest condolences and sympathies for the loss of a wonderful young lady. From all that I have read and heard, Eve was living and preparing for a life of service to her community, a beautiful example for all of us, both young and old, to be inspired by. As a graduate of NC State it is second nature to be in opposition with our in-state rivals. This tradegy, however, is one that pulls us together, uniting us in support as we grieve together. As a father of three young adults, two still in college, your loss is impossible to truly understand. Humbly, my prayers are for God to be with you and give you peace. May He be your source of strength.
Mr. & Mrs. Carson: My heart aches for you and your family with this senseless and tragic loss of your beautiful daughter. Her life was cut short while she was about to embark on her life’s work. I can only pray that God needed her in Heaven for a special task. One day you will see her again, but for now, know that your daughter was loved by many and admired by many.
As a youth minister and a fan of Tar Heel basketball, I’m saddened at the loss of a young lady of great potential! A daughter, a family member, and a friend is gone, tragically! There is no sense in this, but I pray that God heals the heart of all those whose hearts are hurting as well as His justice is brought on those involved in the taking of a precious, precious life! God bless you all and once again you are in my prayers!
As the mom of a daughter who is the same age as Eve, my heart goes out to her parents. I cannot begin to imagine the horror of having her murdered.
To the parents and family of this wonderful young woman, I pray God will give you the strength to get through this.
It feels me with incredible sorrow to think one could take the life of this beautiful, intelligent young lady at such a early stage of her promising young life. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and with her friends at this trying time. May God bless her!
I am a former graduate student at UNC and knew your daughter briefly as she entered into her position of Student Body President. I am honored we were blessed with her leadership, and mourn with you and UNC at her loss. She was unique and highly motivated and will be truly missed.
My heart goes out to Eve’s family and friends. Such a senseless tragedy. She clearly was a beautiful person inside and outside.
As a fellow UNC parent, my heart aches for you over the tragic loss of your wonderful daughter. It is plain to see that she was a bright light and a joy to all who knew her. I hope that knowing the hearts and sympathies of many thousands from the UNC family are with you, will bring you some comfort. Eve is in God’s embrace but her bright spirit will always be with you.
I have no link to Eve, or to her school. Even so, I feel a sense of loss for not only her family and friends, but for the nation as a whole. There are not enough people like Eve in the world…it is tragic when someone so talented and driven is not allowed to fulfill their full potential. I hope her family can take solace in the fact that even though her time here on earth was short, she has touched far more people than most people do in a full lifetime. She was a beautiful woman.
Only the loss of someone as special as Eve could break the heart of a complete stranger 2000 miles away in canada.
Humanity has lost a gem…but if complete strangers like me are feeling her loss so profoundly, I suppose it’s a sign her spirit will live forever.
My deepest condolensces to all who knew and loved her…
Dear Carson Family,
Words cannot express the sadness I feel for your loss. May you find comfort each day knowing your daughter did make a difference in a lot of students lives and impacted our community of Chapel Hill in the most positive way.
God bless Eve and your family and you are in my prayers.
God Bless,
Parent of 2 Carolina Girls.
Condolences to the family and friends of Eve.
Words seem of such little comfort during a time of such sorrow. We are parents of two college children, our one son is a senior at Chapel Hill and our daughter freshman at UGA. Our son called us when he first learned of the tragedy, he was in schock like so many others. As parents we can only imagine your heart ache and we offer our deepest sympathies and thoughts and prayers. From the descriptions and kind words written and spoken about Eve she was not only your loving daughter, but a really remarkable person. We know her energy and presence will be deeply missed. With sympathy, Reg& Mary Ridenhour
There is an understanding between all Tarheels of the love we have for UNC and how it binds us. I did not know Eve, but I know that we will all miss such a shining example of the Carolina spirit. All my love is with Eve, her family and the entire UNC community.
Margaret
Class of 2005
Wishing nothing but the best for you in this time of tragedy.
RPM
Virginia Tech
To the parents of Eve Carson: My heart aches for your loss. I too lost my daughter at the age of 23. That was 16 years ago and still it is painful. I pray that your pain is comforted and the void is filled with the sweet memories you’ve shared. Please allow yourself the time to grieve but always remember how blessed you have been to be her parents.
To Eve Carson’s family and friends my heartfelt symmpathies. She seems like she did so much good in the community with a caring and gentle heart and yet one lunatic decided to take her life so soon, too soon. I don’t know her, but my heart goes out to young people who have lived life the right way and have it stripped away. My thoughts and prayers are with the grieving family and friends.
Mitch
As a UNC grad, I frequently ran through the neighborhood where this tragic event occured. The beauty of this place was my peaceful escape from the demands that came with excelling at Chapel Hill and at the same time, my encouragement to return to my pursuit of excellence only made possible because of students such as Eve, who were the essence of this great institution. As it has been stated by many and felt by every UNC student, teacher and alum — your daughter and sister epitomized the beauty and the spirit of this great university. I know that these words cannot even begin to dent the overwhelming pain, loss and complete devastation that you must feel. However, I do know how honored the University is to have the beautiful spirit of Eve’s legacy — which will truly be an inspiration to those who went before her and those who come after her to become a part of her UNC family. God Bless…..Katherine, Class of 1984
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Carson:
We cannot imagine this devastation you are facing. What a wonderful daughter you have. Our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies are with you and your family. Please accept the following sentiments and know you are and will continue to be, in our prayers:
If we could take the pain away,
We’d massage your wounded heart.
If We could find some magic,
I’d make your troubles part.
If we could wax so eloquent,
We’d soothe your troubled mind.
If we could erase this tragedy,
We’d leave it far behind.
If we could, restore your loss,
We would do it instantly.
All that we can offer you,
Is our love and sympathy.
It’s true that the good die young. I hope that you find peace during this difficult time
I failed to mention this in my previous comment, but I would also like to extend my sincere thougthts and prayers to the family, friends and Auburn University family of the late UA student Ms. Lauren Burk.
I harbor faith that the studious and dazzling Ms. Burk possessed similar noble traits to the late UNC Student Body President. Eerily reminiscent to Ms. Carson, Ms. Burk tragically passed away in the same week. My heart is aching.
I keep in invocation that if the reprehensible violence in this country cannot be eradicated, than at least we can find a way to erode these far too familiar devastating developments.
I didn’t know Eve. I didn’t attend UNC. But I have shed many tears at her loss, and I offer many prayers for her and for you.
May His healing Holy Spirit be with you.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been having what I thought was a tough time in my life and was feeling sorry for myself when I heard the terrible news involving your daughter Eve.I was overcome with sadness,then determination to re-apply myself and acheive all I can in life,and in some way come close to the standard that Eve was laying down for all of us. God bless the Carson family and God take care of Eve.
Rick Armstrong
Dallas,TX
To the entire Carson family. My condolences to you all. From what I have learned about Eve since this tragedy, she was an amazing person. Godspeed Eve, I am sure you will be an Angel among us.
Dear Mr and Mrs Carson and everyone else who loved and cherished Eve,
My deepest sympathies. I have two daughters in college, and cannot imagine the pain of your loss. I am so touched by all the wonderful stories about Eve. She sounds like she was a remarkable and gifted young woman who made a big difference in the world in her much too short life.
May your memories of Eve comfort you and sustain you.
You are in my thoughts and my prayers.
I never new Eve-but as a Carolina grad and a girl who has lost a sister your hearts are in my prayers. I will remember this tradegy for a very long time and pray that time and her impact on so many people’s lives will heal your hearts…Love, Rebecca
God bless you. What a beautiful soul you daughter must have been. Please know that her accomplishments and her example must live for ever as a shining light in the hearts of those who knew her. Deepest sympathy form a UNC CH alumni.
I knew Eve only indirectly, a brief introduction in the pit and exactly two lunches at the same table upstairs lenoir were the only occasions that I interacted with her and yet, when I opened up my browser on thursday morning, after being out of town all week, I was devastated. I found myself outraged, confused, disbelieving. Eve was essentially a stranger to me but I find myself grieving like ive lost my best friend. The outpouring of sympathy, from across the country, from Mexico, from Europe, from the Duke student body testifies to what was lost when Eve Carson was killed. This was a person who was going to change our world, whose light and energy affected the lives of so many in a positive manner. Thank you Eve for what you gave and gave and gave to all of us.
I am sorry for your loss and my heart goes out to you. May we never forget her and this day.
As a Carolina alumni, I am so saddeded and outraged by this tragedy. My prayer is that her parents and all dear to her will have the peace that passes all understanding and that they will continue to share her visions and dreams of a better school, community, state, nation and world. God’s blessings.
I am a 1965 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and ever since have felt attached to the school and all that concerns it.
I have just read the tragic loss of Ms Eve Carson and can imagine what the parents must be feeling now.
My most sincere condolence to her parents, the university and the student body.I am sure she will be missed by all.
Edwin.
To Eve’s family…
I never had the pleasure of meeting Eve, but I am sure that you were incredibly proud of her.
This senseless tragedy resonates with anyone who has ever been part of a tight-knit college community. The loss of such a classy person is devastating to all of us.
The prayers of my family are with you today.
Respectfully,
Michael Cramer
Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
I am truly sorry for your loss, indeed from the news story I think the loss of Eve should sadden all of us. May her spirit be with you at all times. May Gods grace fall upon you and your family.
I am shocked and very sad for your loss. Take comfort in the fact that Eve is now nestled in the loving arms of the Lord. The best to you both.
My Thoughts and Prayers are with you, May God be with you to help you through this most difficult time.
Carson Family: My most sincere condolences to you. May God grant you (and the entire UNC family) the time to grieve, the space to reflect and the warmest arms around you to help you heal. It is senseless & unimaginable that academic families and communities need to continue to meet on condolence boards. There is no way to make sense out of our young lives, our young leaders being stolen from us so abruptly. I wish you peace, even when the answers are lacking.
A Hokie Nation is behind you!
when the loss is uncomprehendable,time stands still,tears are running among us, the hurt is deep, ride on the wings and the Love of God. Those like you who gave so much will never be forgotten. The greatest thing a person can do in life is to be remembered….You will be remembered…… I am a father of two college students and I cannot understand this…..God speed Eve…. You are remembered….
Dear Bob, Theresa, and Andrew,
I knew Eve in the fifth and sixth grades- and I don’t even know what to say about her loss except that it’s surreal. My wishes are with you.
Warmly,
Gowri
I am so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful person Eve was. You and the entire UNC community are in my thoughts and prayers.
god bless you,
Simply Put…. this is all i can say.
She Honored Her Family
She Honored Her University
She Honored herself
She Honored Us All.
The world is less today. Our Hearts are broken.
Dear Mr and Mrs Carson,
As a parent and as a UNC graduate, I grieve for your loss and think of you daily. My prayers are with you.
Suzy
As a faithfull Tarheel fan, it is crushing to experience this senseless act and the loss of Eve.
A great young American has been taken from us. Words cannot express feelings at this time.
May God shine His healing light upon the family of Eve and the UNC community during this most difficult time.
In death Eve has touched many people who did not know her. I am 55 years old, have no official contact or relationship with UNC or even the state of North Carolina, but I have been deeply affected by what Eve accomplished in her short life. She obviously died too young but she will be an icon not unlike Princess Diana, JFK and JFK, Jr., in that she was extremely charismatic and her flame was extinguished too early. I mourn her passing and will pray for all of us who lost such a rising star for the future of this country. God bless you and keep you always. He has Eve in the palm of his hand.
My heart is heavy for your precious lost. I know all too well how you feel. My pray for your family is that you find strength in knowing that your daughter is at peace.
There are no words.
But there will be.
For all our Eves of Tomorrow:
—-
“Our own Eve, of Tomorrow”
Madly, we mourn all those who’ve gone on, known, bereaved and in sorrow
Sadly, we’re torn from the new dawn, from her: our own lee: Eve, of Tomorrow.
UNC, family, and friends, I am sorry for everyone’s loss. I do not personally go to UNC, but I did want to send my condolences to everyone who is grieving at this time. It looks as though Eve was a very hard-working and dedicated student on trying to make things better for everyone. The world just lost a very special person.
God bless.
While I didn’t know Eve personally, I can’t help but remember her passion and enthusiasm while campaigning for SBP last year….after her victory was announced, I knew my school would be in great hands. As a recent graduate, I could only help but grieve with all of my UNC family at the news of her passing. When I first read the e-mail, I thought to myself “this is a joke, right?” I could never imagine someone so beautiful being taken away from us so soon. It just doesn’t seem fair…
I will continue to keep the Carson family in my prayers as well as my UNC family. I have never seen my school come together and support each other the way they have this week. I ask that God continues to comfort and strengthen you during this tough time. Continue to look to Him for support…..
Eve, what a blessing you were to the world. You will be missed.
As a UNC alum, this tragedy has touched me deeply. I cannot even begin to imagine the depths of your grief. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you bear the loss of your beautiful daughter. I pray that you find comfort and strength during this trying time. Your Carolina family is rallied around you in support!
Too sad for words. Our prayers are with your family. RIP Eve. Rob from Charlotte
As an alumni of Carolina, I can only imagine what it’s like for the students who are grieving over their loss. As a parent of two children in college, I can only imagine the pain that her parents are going through. My sympathies to everyone. You are all in my prayers.
We are so sorry about your terrible loss, in such a brilliant young lady. May Your pain be weaken alittle by all the love surrounding you at this time. God Bless you and keep you strong.
To the Carsons:
My son was begins at Chapel Hill this fall. Our entire family is saddened by this tragedy. We know that you have received a tremendous amount of support from people throughout this country and that nothing can ever replace the loss of a child. Its hard to believe that in time your wounds will heal. Your daughter’s spirit, however, will never be forgotten. We must now cure the sickness which has befallen the campuses of this country and hope that these senseless crimes not be repeated. Rest in peace Eve, we will find your killer.
Our thoughts and prayers for the parents, family and friends during this troubled time.
As parents to another Carolina freshman, we read with horror and profound sadness about the loss of your Eve. Our son is home on spring break and while we will cherish the time with him, our thoughts will be with you as you mourn the loss of your precious child now and forever.
There is no way to express the depth of shock and sorrow I feel as a Carolina girl at the loss of such a beautiful, friendly, and young woman. God bless you and give you peace.
As a parent, I would like to send my heartfelt sympathy to Eve’s parents and family and all who knew and loved her. As a former teacher and school nurse, it is rare to have a person of Eve’s calibre on the planet and it is a travesty to have to give her up. I have cried tears for you and I send my prayers and hopes for some kind of peace, eventually, to come back to your lives – I know that’s what Eve would want.
I did not know Eve, but as part of the Carolina family, I am still deeply shaken by our loss. I am touched just by the stories and pictures of Eve that have been shared by those who knew her best.
The entire Carson and Carolina family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Eve, her family, and her friends are in my prayers. This story has touched me and my family, and we continue to hope for justice. Even though I’ve just seen her from news reports, she seemed like a wonderful person.
Alexandra Bloomfield
Kellenberg Memorial High School, NY
I am indeed very sorry for this sad news. I hope that God will strenghen the Carson’s family and the UNC Community during this painful moment. I wish to extend my most sincere condolences to Eve’s family and friends.
Pierre D. Boisrond
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:…”
Our entire family grieves for you. We are UNC alumni, I am a Chapel Hill native and our daughter is a freshman at UNC. Please know our hearts are with you.
-The Cushmans
No words can make such an incredible loss easier to bear. Eve’s tremendous impact on her friends and family and the student body of UNC is echoeing through the many condolences listed here. I hope that Eve can live on in those who have survived her. I know I will never forget the girl who was desribed a few weeks ago with an Arab Proverb: you see a ball of unground pepper and you think how small and powerless such an object is, but when you bite into it, you can truly taste how powerful and strong it is. And though it was not her intention, Eve Carson is the only person who could have gotten Duke fans to wear Carolina blue to the Duke game. To her friends and family, I am sending my deepest sympathy and sincerest hopes for peace. May we all continue to be inspired by the world, as Eve was.
The right words are never easy to have when someone suffers a loss, especially when the loss is a very tragic one. I am sending my condolences to the family, the UNC family and all of Eve Carson’s acquaintances and close friends. I am not an informed reader when it comes to daily news because of so much heartache in our today society. Therefore, I didn’t fully understand about Eve’s death until I read about her on this website. I am praying that God gives you comfort. Also, even though it won’t take the pain away, they solve this crime soon. Know that many people,like me…I usually wouldn’t give a comment,hold you in our thoughts and prayers.
You all had the honor (even though it was just for a short time) to have in your lives a wonderful person who gave her best while she could.
Patricia Pasley
Louisville, KY
With much love and sympathy,
Carol Dawson
South Carolina
UNC-CH class of 1971
To the parents of Eve Carson: My condolences go to you! You did your part and presented a gem to society and a great leader to UNC. I pray that God grant you peace from this senseless tragedy. Having been a graduate student and a faculty member at UNC,this news has deeply affected me. I have some idea of what you are going through since I lost a wonderful son to cancer. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you grieve and attempt to find peace.
bill buckman
The College of Charleston community sends its deepest sympathies to the Carson family and the UNC-Chapel Hill campus community on the heartbreaking loss of Eve Carson. We offer our thoughts and prayers for your grieving now and your healing in the months ahead. May Eve’s brilliance continue to shine, not just through memories, but through your acts and deeds towards others and your vision for a better world.
P. George Benson
President
College of Charleston
To the Carson Family,
Let me begin by saying how truly sorry I am for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I have known Eve since our freshman year, however it has been in this pass year that I really got to know her. I am so fortunate for the time we spent together and feel blessed for the time and fun we had in the past months. Anytime Eve walked into a room, it brought a smile to everyone else in the room. She brought happiness to every situation and positively impacted everyone who knew her (which was quite a number of people because of her amazing personality). What I am trying to say is that myself and all her friends learned so much from her. I have never met anyone that matched her dedication, her ability to put positive light onto any and every situation, and the care she felt about everything she did. I will do my best to apply everything I learned from her into my life. She was such a special person and we are all blessed to have had her impact our lives. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now and I will do everything I can to live in the memory of Eve. Thank you for bringing such a special person into this world.
-Matt
my heart goes out to all the people whose lives have been touched by eve. i pray for strength and recovery, especially for eve’s family.
god bless…
I did not know her but what I have heard she was an amazing person. Who had the world at her fingertips. Its such a tragic loss. I pray that this violence would end in the world. My heart prays and thoughts go out to her family and friends. And all the lives that she touched on her short time here.
To the family and loved ones of Eve Carson – my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies. I know that in her short life that she was a great source of joy and pride to her family and a shining light to those who called her friend. I am sorry for this terrible loss. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Liane Crowe Davenport
UNC Class of 1987
God Bless this young lady and all the people in the world she has so graciously given her time and love to.Although I have never met Eve I saw the story on TV and thought of 1 of my kids who attends UNC and I couldnt help but think That could have been her and When I called her just to talk it was such a bittersweet moment as I feel so happy to hear her voice but also so badly for the Carson family who were not afforded that last chance to speak with such a wonderful life changing individual. Life is so short and Precious and In Gods name We pray for the Family of Eve Carson in this time of need and great sorrow. Mike H
As a Hillsborough native and UNC alum from more than 30 years ago,
and as one who was briefly involved in UNC freshman basketball until an ankle injury, who was an inter-institutional student at Duke at the same time, and who has been working in science as my career, it is evident to me that despite the difference in time, your daughter Eve has shared some of the passions of my life – sports, science, and without discounting the value of competition in our society, realizing that the greater good beyond spirited competition is served by a sense of family in our society and in our world. She instinctively seems to have realized that not only is UNC a family in many ways, including ways far beyond the basketball court or football field or track, but that the same thing applies to our world today – people here at home and around the world, of all different ethnicities and beliefs and situations, are our brothers and sisters, our family, and that we have a great responsibility to our fellow humans and other creatures on this planet. I didn’t know her, but I feel as if I did, and it is remarkable how much more she has managed to do about this in her short life than most of us have managed in more than twice the time. Although surely she must have been as human as anyone else, and must have struggled with some things as all humans struggle, she seems to have been the very embodiment of the golden rule and of all that is good about our humanity. UNC and the world at large can have asked for no better representative than Eve. It is obvious from all the testimonials that she has touched many lives in many ways large and small, from her home in Athens to her home in Chapel Hill and to her home in the world at large, for surely she must have viewed the entire world as her home. Nothing can make sense of a senseless act of violence, but I think that the irony is that, in the right circumstances, Eve probably would have been one who would even have worked to help defuse the problems of those such as one who went so badly astray and behaved so cruelly and unthinkingly towards her, and in that is this great quality of her’s so well exemplified – to love humanity and to work to serve the greater good. As you can see from these postngs, the idea of family is strong at UNC and is a very important part of the education of students there, but it also extends far beyond that, and it was a lesson that Eve seems to have learned from you, her parents, well before she ever got to Chapel Hill. We are all forever both very proud and humbled to be associated with one such as her, and may you take consolation in the fact that her spirit lives on in all of those people whose lives she has touched and enriched and empowered in various places and in various ways, around the world, at home and abroad. May you be ever joyful in the knowledge that her spirit will live on as a vital force in the lives of those she touched with her own great sense of loving concern and with her enthusiasm. She was a beautiful girl, but even more, a beautiful spirit, and most of all, a truly beautiful human being in all senses of the word. The words of so many hear bear witness to that. May you all find some sense of peace and consolation and blessing in that, for surely the world was blessed with her presence and her life.
To the family and friends of Eve Carson and all the students and faculty at UNC:
My daughter attends soccer camp at UNC annually and dreams of becoming a Tar Heel. It is apparent that Eve touched many lives in her short time here on Earth. For her parents: I can see that you raised a phenomenal daughter who truly cared about the people and environment which surrounded her. I can only hope to accomplish the same with my daughter. May you live on in peace, Eve Carson, and know that you made a difference on this Earch.
Jennifer Lewis
Strattanville, PA
The world mourns your loss. My sincere condolences to the entire Carson family.
Our entire family grieves for you. We have two daughters of a similar age and want you to know that you and your family and the UNC community are in our thoughts and prayers during this sad ,sad time.
As a Carolina alumnus and mother of daughters who I hope one day will be at Carolina, I am just heartbroken for your loss. I hope one day my daughters can bring the same light to this world as yours did.
As a UNC alum in London, England it shows something special that so many of us from so far away are affected by the loss of Eve. Even living so far away the spirit of Carolina, and what it means, binds us together in the knowledge that we know the potential each member of our family has to make the circle around us a better place. Eve’s circle was already wider than most, and we will all miss her terribly whether we knew her, knew of her, or hadn’t yet had the good fortune to meet her.
As a recent Carolina alumnus, the news of Eve’s death struck me on multiple levels. I remember Eve’s charismatic personality as she ran for SBP and heard many mutual friends speak of her caring nature. The surprise of such a senseless, violent act made me think of the many times I felt safe in Chapel Hill driving at two o’clock to pick up a friend from Franklin Street or the Undergrad library. However, just to hear the lengthy list of the ways that Eve touched those around her makes me want to do more to touch my own community. To Eve Carson’s family and friends, I send my deepest sympathy and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I will also keep Eve in mind whenever I see good things happening around me.
I am so sorry for your loss. My daughter is also a senior at UNC. When we heard the description of the victim, it mirrors my own daughter. I felt your horror. She was one of a kind. And as we have always called our daughter….. A Shining Star. God bless you.
Cindy Williams
It may be cultural or maybe just human nature to eulogize the life of most everyone that expires. In this case however, Eve was not like everyone. She is being praised not because she died, but because she honored each person that ever came her way, every one that she ever went to, and everything that she ever did. While I am deeply saddened by her death, I am profoundly encouraged by her life. To you, Eve Carson, who I never met, I praise you.
I never been to Univ of NC nor did I know Eve but the pictue of her shows a very pretty radiant young lady who had he spirit and was well liked by many. The Lord has a special reason for this as she will be his special angel in heaven.
Lisa Attinger of Chesaning MI
Eve, her family, and her friends are in my prayers. This story has touched me and my family, and we continue to hope for justice. Even though I’ve just seen her from news reports, she seemed like a wonderful person.
Ethel Kajubi
Randolph, Massachusetts
I can’t find words to express the grief and sadness I feel.
My husband and I met Eve at our daughter’s freshman orientation last summer and we remembered Eve because she was such a gifted speaker, a beautiful person, and because of our connection to Athens (UGA grads). Hearing Eve’s enthusiasm and her love for life and learning at orientation made us even more excited that our daughter chose UNC. We send our deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends, and to the entire UNC community.
Jane Mather
Raleigh
What a tragic and senseless loss!!!!I was saddened and then angry when I heard about the senseless and horrific murder of Eve.I did not know her but having been a life long Tar Heel fan,I felt like I lost my younger sister.I hope the coward who killed her will be caught soon and that Eve can rest up there in Blue Heaven..My thoughts and prayers arw with her family,friends and the entire University of North Carolina.I would also like to thank Duke University for showing their support by wearing the blue ribbons in honor of Eve.The Cameron Crazies showed real class by standing and respecting Eve’s memory during the moment of silence.May God Bless EVERYONE..
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, and sympathy during your time of need!
Hi. My name is lindsey and I saw the story of Eve on a news channel. I don’t have children and I’m not much older than her but my heart broke. I will pray for you and your family during this time. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ll pray that they find the person thats done this terrible act. I wish you strength and peace during this indescribably difficult time.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
This is an incredibly great loss in your life. I’ll pray as hard as I can for her and the family and good will to her.
Sincerely,
William Clark (9 yrs old)
My name is Andrew and I’m 9 years old. I live in Asheville, NC and I love UNC. I don’t understand why this had to happen to your daughter, but I will pray for your family and the UNC family. I am really sorry for your loss and I hope that your happy memories will help you through your tough times and heal your hearts.
Hello, first of all I’m so sorry for your loss. I had only met Eve once; it was at the very beginning of college for both of us. We were placed in the same small group in the first meeting of the organization Big Brothers and Big Sisters and even though that was the only time I met Eve, I always recognized her afterwards because of her enthusiasm and beauty. Even though I didn’t know Eve very well, it was obvious to me that she was an extraordinary person and so beautiful inside and out. I am so happy to have met her and all my thoughts and prayers are with you.
May GOD be with you during your loss. I am so sorry for your loss we will continue to pray for your family.
hey i jast would like to say that iam so sorry about eve carson iam 22 years old iam fourm fl and that I wish you strength and peace during this indescribably difficult time
So tragic, so sad. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Our prayers are with Eve and your family. We are heart broken about your loss. Joel and Suzanne Phelps
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
To The Carson Family, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter, Eve. I pray that your family will remain strong during this time and Eve may rest in peace. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.
A parent of UNC,
Abidemi Craighead
As a Carolina alumni, we all are at a loss. We are family and hurt when something tragic happens to one of ours. I hope that God grants you peace and there is light at the end of the tunnel. My family is praying for you, all of Eve’s friends and family.
To the Carson Family,
As a UNC alumna, I was sad to hear the passing of your special, talented and gifted daughter. My prayers are with you and your family and Eve’s friends and the UNC community during this difficult time.
Condolences to the family and friends of Eve Carson. What a loss to the Carolina family and the world. My thoughts and prayers will be with you all.
Jill Santopietro, UNC’97
I’m deeply sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.
My wife, son and I will keep you in our prayers.
Edgar, Clara and Giancarlo Deleon
Dear Mr and Mrs Carson,
May God support you in this time of your great loss. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Marie DeNino
Parent
Dear UNC-Chapel Hill,
Please accept my deepest condolences to the family, friends, community, and all who knew her. This is such a tragic loss to your community. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone during this difficult time. As a NIU Graduate Assistant, I cannot imagine the grief and sorrow everyone must feel at this time. Everyone took the time to grieve for all of us, and now it is time to grieve for you. I want to thank you all at the same time as saying how sad I am to hear the news of your loss. At the NIU memorial service, there was the statement that when an old person dies they take with them the past, but when a young person dies they take with them the future. We will surely miss her. Take care of yourself and each other. God Bless.
Dear Carson Family,
While we did not know your beautiful daughter, we attended a parent seminar at Family Weekend during which she was a key speaker. We were and are impressed with her many accomplishments and friendliness.
As the parents of a UNC freshman, we are shocked and saddened by this tragedy, and cannot comprehend how this could happen.
Please know that our hearts go out to you and your family. You remain in our prayers. May you find comfort in wonderful memories of Eve.
Sincerely,
Nancy, Wayne, Tyler & Austin Evans
As a parent of two daughters, one a recent
college graduate, and one a current sophmore,
our prayers and thoughts are with you at your
loss of you daughter. We are so sorry at your
loss. God bless your family and Eve.
WITH THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF EVE CARSON. WHAT A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, I WISH I CO ULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP YOU , BUT WHAT CAN ANYONE DO, I WISH THEY CATCH THIS ANIMAL, AND EVERYONE WHO LOVED EVE CARSON, WILL NEVER FORGET HER. JACK M PURVIN,M.D. THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ALUMNI ALL SHARE YOUR UNIVERSITY’S GRIEF
How sad & what a tragedy. She was such a beautiful girl to be taken from this earth at such a young age.
God Bless her & her family
I’m not sure why the lose of any one person is greater than that of another but, this is just staggeringly senseless. She seems to epitomize everything good in the world; beauty, kindness and intelligence.
I wish there was something someone could write to ease anyone’s pain. Hopefully just knowing that so many people have Eve, her friends and family in their thoughts is some slight solace.
This is one of those things that will never make sense.
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your daughter. She sounds like a wonderful person; the kind of girl I would like to see my daughter become someday. You are in our familys’ thoughts and prayers.
Jill
Medina, Ohio
To the Carson and UNC family,
My Thoughts and Prayers are with you. May God be with you to help you through this most difficult time.
Sanjay
Florida International University
From all of us in the Big Blue(UK) family to the Carolina family and more importantly, Eve’s family and friends….Our hearts are broken for you and our thoughts and prayers are with you!!!!
As a UNC alumni and a parent, my heart breaks for Eve, her family and friends. My prayers are with you all.
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I know that the family will remember the good things about Eve and always remember how good of a person she is.
My family’s thoughts and prayers are with your family. We did not know Eve, but this tragedy has served to alert us to what a special soul she is. She is an inspiration.
to the parents of eve carson.i pray your child is in gods safe hands.i am so sorry to hear of your loss .
marvin,karen,kyle,krystle romero
columbia tn.
To the Carson family,
As a student of Auburn University, I express my deepest sympathy for your family during this terrible tragedy. After reading her biography, amazing doesn’t even begin to characterize Eve. Her wonderful contributions to not only UNC but the personal lives of young students touches me 400 miles away. As a pre-med student also, her accomplishments in the field inspire me to do more and be more. As the rest of America grieves with you, I would also like to celebrate the beautiful life that she led while with us. I can only assume that the life she led was somehow inspired by you. I hope that this never loses its integrity, but Eve was a beautiful person.
Love in Christ,
Alyse
I am truly sorry for your loss. I did not know Eve, but it is obvious how special a young lady she was. Having lost my mother two years ago to an untimely and unexpected death, the only thing that even begins to bring any peace to my mind after losing her is the thought that some people are so special and their light shines so bright, that they accomplish what the Lord sent them here to do. Then, He brings them back home to Heaven so they continue to do their good works, but on a larger scale. It is so hard to think about, but after a while, that gave me some peace. I hope you will find peace as well. Please know that I am praying for you.
I’m sorry about this incident. It has shaken the whole student community, everywhere. My deepest condolences to her family and may her soul rest in peace.
Student of Auburn University, AL
To the Carson family and to all who knew Eve,
As an alumnus of Chapel Hill, I grieve with all alumns, students, and residents of Chapel Hill. My heart goes out to all those who knew her personally. I did not have the opportunity to know Eve. However, since her tragic death, I have come to know her through our son who is a sophomore at UNC and did know Eve personally. He has shared stories of her passion for life and for making the student life at Carolina the best for all. I’ve heard of campagin stories and her willingess to take the time to not only campaign, but to listen, and to offer a helping hand. And I’ve heard of how she made students feel important as she would call them by name. We can never make sense of the death of someone so giving to others and who had such a promising life. But I do know that by the grace of God, we will all be stronger individuals because of Eve’s life. My prayers are with you in these difficult days and may you find peace in knowing others share your pain.
To the friends and family of Eve:
I did not know Eve personally but have been a student and faculty member at UNC (BSN 1985, MSN 1989, & Faculty). This event has shaken me to the core. I have been praying that God or the Holy Spirit was with her during those last hours. After reading about Eve and watching her video on the Morehead Web site about her summer experience “the Gift of Poverty” and hearing her voice –esp at the end when she said she learned that “she could take it” then I am comforted as I go to sleep tonight that she could take it. I know if there are angels she has to be one. I have heard the others say “she could have changed the world”. I think she has (as evidence by that video AND by the outpoor of love & support). She has touched those who did not even know her. So if there is a heaven, and if there are angels she is certainly there with them now and will be pulling us all closer to heaven and our faith. Bless her family as they heal. Bless the Carolina community as we all come to grips with this terrible loss.
One person of many who will forever be changed by Eve……
Please accept our deepest heartfelt sympathy, our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
88 UNC Grad
I heard about this tragic news the other day and I am still depressed about how so many people can take the lives of the innocent each and every day. From what I have read, Eve has achieved so much in her short 22 years of life! I am the same age and I have not done nearly as much activities as Eve has. For those who had her in their life, you all are forever blessed to have known someone so amazing. I send my condolences to the Carson family and to the Burk family (Lauren Burk of Auburn University).
To the Carson family:
We were so touched by reading about what a wonderful person Eve was and how much she gave to so many others with her life and her spirit. Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time of immeasurable loss.
Jim (UNC-CH ’71) and Nancy Lenaghan
To the parents, family & friends of Eve Carson:
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your precious daughter Eve. I wish there were words that could relieve your pain, but can’t imagine what they are. Losing a child is one of the saddest life experiences possible, and words of true comfort are difficult to find.
May these scriptures offer some measure of comfort and hope at this time. – John 5:28,29 and Revelation 21:3,4.
I pray for God’s peace in your hour of despair. The loss of your daughter is a loss to a bettering of the world that she surely would have been a part. God bless you now, and in the days ahead, and I pray that He may provide you comfort and understanding in your time of reaching out for answers to this unspeakable tragedy, a time which only you can know, in a time which only He can answer. God bless you.
Bill Eskridge
UNC-CH 1973
To the family of Eve Carson. Although I never met Eve, her magnetic personality and intelligence are evident. The way she cared for her fellowman is amazing. I know that the world lost a superstar. My thoughts are with you.
Very sorry to hear about this on the news down here in Houston. I believe Eve Carson would’ve done quite a few amazing things in her lifetime, above what she’s already accomplished. I wish her entire family and friends the strength to get through this and that the person responsible suffers tenfold.
I saw this on the news today and for some reason ,not even knowing the girl,I was moved to pray for her family.I hope they know that she is safely in Gods arms now and that someday they will see her again.
God Bless,
Brian from New Jersey
I am so sorry to hear of your tragic loss. My thoughts and prayer are with your family.
A friend in NYC
Salam Dear friend,
I did not know you but I am so extremely shocked and saddened by the turn of events which took your precious life. Please know that your smile will eternally continue to grace the lives of your family, your friends as well as many of those who never knew you. My heart goes out to your family and lord knows what they must be going through right now. I will keep them in my parayers. Rest in peace.
My deepest sympathy to Eve’s family and friends at UNC. My son also attends UNC. I couldn’t believe it when I heard of this senseless tragedy. I pray for you all to pull together now at UNC in Eve’s memory. Keep her spirit at UNC, Chapel Hill.
Take care,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
my name is jesseca favors i am from athens ga also i didn’t know eve because she was a couple of years older then me but i felt like it was only right that i showed you guys my deepest sympathy for your lost and remember you and your family will forever be in my prayers
To the Carson Family.
It only takes a few minutes reviewing the Biography of Eve to know that she was a very special and gifted person. The Medical Field has lost a very promising student. Please know that she is safely in the arms of our Lord.
God Bless Your Family in This Time of Deep Sorrow.
Steve Sykes, MD
Mr & Mrs Carson,
We cannot even imagine the grief you and your family must to going through at this most difficult time. However, we know how proud you must be in the loving, caring legacy Eve leaves behind to the thousands of peole she touched in such a short time.
Praying for God to wrap you in His comfort, grace and peace and to give you daily what you need to get through that day.
This song reminds me of all the great things I’ve heard about Eve:
“The Change”
by Garth Brooks
One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It’s like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm
And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It’s like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss
And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone
I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me
What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me
To Eve’s family,
This is for you, life’s darkest hour.
I am sorry for your painful loss,
Julie
To the family and friends of Eve Carson,
On behalf of many of our student leaders at Hofstra University, we send our deepest condolences for the loss of one of YOUR greatest. May you find strength in each other during this difficult time. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Eve, as well as to the entire Tarheel community.
I did not know Eve but my thoughts are with her family…May God Hold You Close.
My wife and I feel compelled to offer our condolences to you for the loss of such a wonderful daughter. As UNC alumni and parents of future UNC students, we can’t imagine how you are dealing with your grief. I know that you must have many emotions and questions about the circumstances surrounding this horrible crime. I hope that those questions are answered and peace and closure will come to you in the near future. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss.
Peace be with you….
Mr.and Mrs.Carson,
At this time I am asking myself the same question that I did during 9-11,where is GOD in this issue?
Even though I never knew Eve,her family,friends,
fellow church members,I feel the loss of a sister in Christ Jesus.
The tears I have shed have been in bewilderment
hurt and anger,but God in his mercy and grace has shown me that His grace and love is sufficent for all who knew and loved Eve.
Were I able to drive to Athens I would’ve attended the Memorial service for Eve.
May God comfort and hold you in His arms as you
try to reason and understand why this happened.
Smoke and Prayers,
Jim Barnes
Wrightsville United Methodist Church
Wrightsville Beach NC
Dear Carson Family,
I believe America is shocked in Eve’s saddened demise, especially in such a tragic manner. We want the authority should find quickly and bring the perpetrator to justice with exemplary punishment. Though most of us here didn’t know Eve before this news, but sure would have been her admirer if we knew what an accomplished student and a person she was in her such a short life, through her God gifted talent, charm and personality. For that my posthumous salute to Eve. I know no words can comfort you Mr. and Mrs. Carson in such a tragic loss, only I can say: my utmost prayer and deepest condolence to you and rest of the family. I am a father of an 18 year college bound daughter. I am sure, like me, rest of America is deeply sorry in such loss. We pray for Eve’s soul rest in peace with God’s blessings and God give you and your famly strength to withsand such a loss and trauma. Again, God bless Eve’s soul and she rest finally in Heaven.
~Khaleed
Hawthorne, New Jersey
Mr. and Mrs. Carson,
Many of us ask why this happens. Many of us sometimes do not find an answer. I was a soldier. I was in Iraq. I lost two of my best friends in Afghanistan, and two in Iraq. I asked myself, why. The answer I received was what gave me solace.
This answer was to remember everything that was shared with them. It got me through, just keeping those memories with me.
Your daughter was the special kind of person, that I dedicated my service to. People like her, with that talent, potential, and courage to do the good and right thing. I know you are proud of her accomplishments. Each student at that school are going to remember her for being who she was: a genuine inspiration to everyone around her.
I cannot begin to express my sadness. What I can, is this. For certainty, through this tragedy many will benefit because of the example she set. I hope that knowledge can ease your suffering, if only a little.
There is no excuse for the actions of the one responsible for this. I hope that this man will be brought to the forefront of justice and dealt with purposefully. Even the fallback of him being changed from deployment still does not give him the right to murder. Believe me when I say, soldiers around the world are not only saddened, but angered that someone would dare commit such an atrocity.
For myself, she reminds me of why I do what I do. For the good people of this country, like your daughter. Inspiration and courage, is what she has donated to this world. And that is beautiful. Thank you for your time, and thank you Eve for your gift to this world.
Michael Williams
United States Army
My niece was killed on Thanksgiving Day this year – she was 24 and full of live – much like your daughter. I understand your grief and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you. What a loss! I hope you know that because you have a Savior in Jesus that you will see her again. Find strength in that. May Godspeed your healing.
Sincerely,
Ohio
What a terrible loss for all mankind. My thoughts & prayers to all those involved. Only God can bring peace & understanding in times like these. RIP Eve.
Cleveland, Ohio
it is impossible to put into words such events that we cannot understand. to say that we would miss someone who have been forcebly taken from us will never come close to what we would really feel. questions would linger into our hearts and minds, questions like why her? why now, when she had everything within her grasp? questions like, did i tell her how important she was? or how she changed my life by simply smiling at me. in the end, all we could ever really do is pray and hope that during the days that we had eve, that we had provided her the love and care that she so willingly gave others.
To the Carson Family, We are so sorry for the loss of your beautiful daughter. We will keep her and you all in our prayers.
The Laboy Family
parents of a freshman
Dear Carson Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I pray that your memories will give you comfort. I am employed by ECU in Greenville, NC and my son is a freshman at NCSU in Raliegh, NC. Our family is praying for you family.
With love,
Paula Daughtry
Beautiful Carolina Girl! My prays go out to family, and friends.
What a wonderful child you raised. Eve touched so many peoples hearts. I can not begin to understand the grief you must feel. Know that your daughter is loved. You are in my prayers……
This is such a tragedy. We didnt know Eve but have learned so much about her through this website. I want the Carson family to know that we are praying for you during this difficult time. We are also praying for the students and faculty at UNC.
Mike Janice Noah and Micah Cook
Fort Wayne In
There are no words to adequately express the sorrow felt when speaking of the untimely death of someone so young and with so much promise. was . I pray that in time you will feel God’s comfort and peace during this most difficult time. Heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are sent to you and your family as you try and cope with the loss of Eve …May God Bless
To Bob, Teresa, and Andrew
As parents of a Carolina grad, we offer our sincere condolences on the loss of Eve. Your family raised a remarkable young woman. May you find comfort in knowing your grief is shared by so many. Our family’s thoughts and prayers are with you.
To the Carson family,
Although I never met your daughter, Eve, my sincerest condolences for your tragic loss. I only hope to convey my deepest sympathies for the loss of her bright and wonderful life. We know that she is in her Carolina blue heaven and will remain in our thoughts and prayers for lifetime. The entire UNC family will be forever grateful that she was a part of us.
My deepest sympathies,
A UNC alum
Dear Family and Friends of Eve,
There really are no words…..my heart aches for you, and my tears have fallen for you over this tremendous loss. Sensless…Eve did so much and still had so much to do.
Eve’s beauty, grace, style, and love has touched all our lives. I am just sick over this. As the mother of two daughters at NC Universities, and a younger son who aspires to attend UNC-CH, this has hit extremely hard. Unexplainable!
I could only hope that my children can live up to Eve’s legacy.
Y’all, and the whole UNC Community, will remain in my thoughts and prayers for a long time.
May God carry us all through this, and bless YOU!
With tears,
Joan
From what I have read and heard, Eve seemed to be an outstanding person of integrity and promise. I am so sorry for what has happened and will keep all of you in my prayers.
Well, im very surprised i didnt knew about it, when she went in cuba i met her and she was a graet person, also very nice, me and her friends from Cuba, are very sorry
My family has been praying for your family ever since we heard the news. My son Michael is a senior as well and held Eve in high esteem although he did not know her personally. Our hearts are broken with you and we pray that the Lord would comfort you and show you his love.
My heart and prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends. I pray for the strength of her family as they deal with this sudden tragedy. We will all miss you Eve, and may your bright smile shine down on us all, from the beautiful Carolina Blue skies above us. We love you and you will be missed.
In memory of Eve-
To the family and friends of this lovely person may God comfort you during this difficult time. I have read the stories of this wonderful person and I cried and cried. What a loss for those who knew here and those who never had the chance. May God bless you all
-Richie Medina
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Carson family and the wider family of UNC students and staff are in my thoughts.
My heart goes out to Eve’s family. I didn’t know her, but she is everyone’s child; a most accomplished, beautiful young woman with so much potential. I am so sorry for your loss. The world has lost a special person who would have continued to contribute to a better world.
As a parent of a student at NC Sate, I realize that the unthinkable act of violence can happen at any college and that the loss of Eve affects all of us. My thoughts and prayers are are with you as well as the other universities that have lost loved ones.
Sid Shearin
As parents of a UNC student, my wife and I can only imagine the grief you are feeling as a result of this senseless tragedy. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. God bless you and your family.
Dear Bob & Theresa,
As the mother of 2 college students & a UNC graduate (UNC ’75) myself, my heart goes out to you. We send our young people out into the world with the highest of hopes, never thinking any moment might be our last with them. My daughter was home this weekend en route to a spring break trip, and you can be certain that I hugged her extra tightly, and thought of your family in this time of grief. Please know you are in our thoughts.
I am so sorry for you losing your precious daughter. May God Comfort you all. May God’s holy Angels surround you. May you feel peace from knowing that Eve made this world a better place for many others and is now in a place of pure love.
To Eve’s family and UNC community:
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this tragic time. I do not have any personal ties to UNC. Seeing Eve’s picture and hearing her story on the news just breaks my heart that someone so young and vibrant and loved was taken away in a horrific way that we will all be searcing for answers on. May God give you strength to help you though this time. Blessings to you all.
Our whole family is touched by this senseless tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family as you experience your loss. Please accept our sympathies and be strengthened by the knowledge that Eve touched the university and the community profoundly in her short life.
To Eve’s family and friends:
The news of Eve’s horrific and senseless murder left this UNC alumnus in a state of shock and disbelief. My partner and I met on Friendly Lane, the street where Eve lived, over 20 years ago, and I spent many happy days and evenings there. I am sickened that an act of unimaginable brutality has taken her from us. Please know that the extended Carolina family will always remember Eve and cherish her and her memory, for all that she has done for the University and for the world. Love is stronger than death; love will endure.
John Gantt ’89
No words can express the grief and shock I felt when my daughter, Reine, a UNC senior, called to tell me about Eve. Although my daughter did not know Eve personally, she knew of her and was deeply saddened. It is such a terrible loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
This devasting loss you have sustained has touched us, although even as parents we can’t begin to fathom the depth of your sorrow. It seems difficult to face life with joy when your world has been so fractured and emptiness consumes your memories. There is a passage from our prayer book that maybe you can find comfort in. “Life is finite. Like a candle, it burns, it glows, it is radiant with warmth and beauty; then it fades; its substance is consumed and it is no more. In light we see; in light we are seen. The flames dance and our lives are full. But as night follows day, the candle of our life burns down and gutters. There is an end to the flames. Yet we do not despair for we are more than a memory slowly fading into the darkness. With our lives we give life. Something of us can never die.” It is apparent from all the many notes you have received, that Eve was such a person who’s light and gifts will be held close to everyone’s hearts, even those, like us, who did not have the honor to know her. We wish you strength in this most difficult time.
i am truely sorry for your lose.i may not have meet eve but everyone knew her very well.i know its hard losing someone who meant so much to everybody.just know that she will always be watching over the carolina campus.eve’s not dead she still lives with in the hearts of every student and everybody.
To the parents and family of Eve Carson
Thank you very much for doing such a wonderful job of developing such a caring and giving young lady. Her good works will encourage others to do the same.
May your wonderful memories of Eve surround you in comfort.
Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Vergie Taylor,
University Career Services
Being a parent of four, all of whom have now graduated from college, I am devasted by the news of Eve Carson’s untimely death. As parents, we all entrust our children to their college careers with hope, concern and a certain amount of trepidation. Ms. Carson was obviously an exemplary student and human being. This is a tragedy that should never happen. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family.
Jim Millea
Rensselaer, NY
Your loss is beyond comprehension. As a father of five boys, the thought of losing one in any manner is beyond my abilities to even fathom. I fervently hope that those responsible are caught, tried and convicted and face the ultimate punishment so that they can face the Lords wrath sooner, rather then later.
May the Lord bless you and shine his face upon you. May he gather you into His arms and carry you through the tough times ahead. Your family will be in my prayers now and for the months to come.
Our Carolina family has lost a wonderful member, full of spirit and promise. My heart goes out to Eve and her family and friends. Peace be with you Eve. The world was a better place with you in it.
I still can’t believe what happened – campus won’t be the same without you around.
I am so sorry for the loss of such a special
person. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I send my condolences to Eve’s family and friends at this sad time. I will always remember Eve’s smiling face and our brief visits when she visited the Chancellor’s Office.
Kathleen Davin
The loss of such a bright and shining star is hard to understand, even harder is the action that caused the loss. May God’s grace be upon your family each and every day as you live with Eve’s memories, forever. As a result of your gifts raising such a remarkable person, many people’s lives have been touched by Eve. Cherish live, breathe deeply, God’s grace is with you.
Much love in spirit,
Ken Emrick
A sad event and TREMENDOUS loss. I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Eve Carson, but feel as though I did because the sadness and hurt remain strong today. I pray for Eve’s family and friends to find strength to deal with their loss. Just remember that Eve will ALWAYS be in your hearts where she now lives forever…
How beautiful a person can be taken only for one reason to become an angel with God. God bless Eve and her family and friends for having such a sweet person in their lives
May God Bless her soul! What an inspring woman she was!
To the students of UNC, I am so sorry for your loss. To Eve’s family and friends, please accept my condolences and know that my prayers are with you.
Our prayers go out to Eve’s family and friends and the UNC community in this tough time.
God blessed the lives of our family because of Eve. She was one of the first faces my daughter encountered when she came to Freshman Camp at Chapel Hill; a face dazzling in its enthusiasm, caring, and spirit. They’ve stayed close ever since and Eve is her role model. I have no doubt that knowing Eve has forever changed the course of my daugher’s life. I am truly grateful for the gift Eve gave to Katie and all those whose lives she touched.
May God bless you with comfort in your grief stricken lives as He has blessed us by letting Eve into our lives.
Though both my girls attend UNC Chapel Hill, as a parent I had never heard of Eve. Now I wake up each morning thinking of her. I try to think of the right words… but none can come close to the way I feel. Nor can I conceive of any combination of words that would provide any comfort to the family of Eve. Instead I submit 2 words, “Love” and “Patience”, as a muse for the days ahead.
I am very sorry to hear and read about Eve. Please accept my deepest and sincerest sympathies. Eve will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved her. May God Bless each of you!
I am a graduate of the University of Georgia, and I currently live in Asheville, NC. I read about Eva in the local newspaper. I believe that anyone with ties to Athens would say, “we are one big family”, and my heart was broken to read of the loss of your daughter. She gave so much in so few years.
I am a nurse. I can say from my experiences that it is truly not the length of time that we have on earth but what we do with the time that we have that counts. God used your daughter to touch the lives of many, and she is now a shining star in heaven.
May God’s love be with you and your family today and always!
What a special young woman….her legacy will surely live on. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
My prayers are with Eve’s family at this time. I did not know Eve but I am a Mother to two little girls. I pray that God gives you comfort and peace at during this difficult time.
Keep your faith and memories in this sad moment. Her memories will never be forgotten and continue to live in her spirit. Her legacy must continue in your daily lives.
Eve, her family and friends, and the entire UNC-Chapel Hill campus are in my thoughts and prayers. I hate to see such a promising young woman go this way.
To the friends and family of Eve: My family and I extend our deepest sympathies for your loss. Though I did not know Eve, I mourn the loss of her positive presence in the lives of so many. In her short time, she obviously had a profound impact on this world. May God grant her entrance into the fellowship of saints.
To the Carson family, please accept my condolences for your loss. I didn’t know Eve, but it is clear that she was a gifted, compassionate woman and her loss is a tragedy.