Article: A memorial as lovely as a tree: A dogwood tree planted in Smithfield is dedicated to Nicole White and others slain in the Virginia Tech massacre.

Byline: Amy Johnson

Jun. 25--SMITHFIELD -- It wasn't until Mike White was about to tie a maroon, orange and black ribbon on the dogwood tree planted in his daughter's memory that he almost broke into tears.

About 75 people -- mostly friends, family and acquaintances of slain Virginia Tech student Nicole White -- attended a memorial tree-planting ceremony Sunday in Smithfield's Riverview Park Memorial Garden.

Nicole White, 20, was among the 32 people killed in the April 16 massacre at Virginia Tech. White, a junior and international studies major, was slain in Norris Hall.

Members of the Isle of Wight Citizens Association and Carrolton ...

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