Saturday marks 25 years since the mass shooting at Columbine -- a shooting that took the lives of 12 students and one teacher. Recently, we sat down with a number of the families of the victims to get their perspective on the passage of time.

Lauren Townsend's father, Rick Townsend, said she was always kind and so accepting of others. She was also funny. He remembered listening to the giggles from the back seat of the car while driving Lauren around with her friends.

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