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Staffers hailed as heroes after Conn. school shooting

SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2012, 11:17 AM

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NEWTOWN, Conn.   — A worker who turned on the intercom, alerting others in the building that something was very wrong. A custodian who risked his life by running through the halls warning of danger. A clerk who led 18 children on their hands and knees to safety, then gave them paper and crayons to keep them calm and quiet.
Out of the ruins of families that lost a precious child, sister or mother, out of a tight-knit town roiling with grief, glows one bright spot: the stories of staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School who may have prevented further carnage through selfless actions and

'Always smiling': Portraits of Conn. victims

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2012, 11:39 AM

MATT SEDENSKY

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This Nov. 18, 2012 photo provided by John Engel shows Olivia Engel, 6, in Danbury, Conn. Olivia Engel.

Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire ended Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the trail of loss was more than many could bear: 20 students and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself.
A glimpse of some of those who died:
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CHARLOTTE BACON, 6
They were supposed to be for the holidays, but finally on Friday, after hearing much