the barrel of a gun it brings back terrible memories.

Scully and her husband, John, were hiding in an office when the gunman burst in and began firing at them. Scully was shot in the arm, and John, who had shielded her with his body, was fatally wounded by a half dozen bullets to his side.

After the gunman left, Scully called 911 and then waited for help to come. "Michelle, I'm dying. I love you," John told her just before he died in her arms.

Three years ago, at an impromptu college reunion, she ran into an old friend, John Hobus, who had known John and had attended their wedding. When they started dating she told him, "John Scully will always be a part of my life." That didn't botherJohn Hobus.

The two married in May 1996 and soon had a little boy whom they named Francis Scully Hobus. They had second boy a month ago, Ryan Thomas. Scully considers herself lucky to have met Hobus and made a new life, though "the sadness never leaves you."

STEPHEN SPOSATO

Stephen Sposato and his 10-month-old daughter, Megan, were virtually inseparable after the 101 California shooting. When he testified before Congress or spoke to victims' groups, he carried Megan with him in a pack on his back, a poignant image that has lingered long after the tragedy.

After his wife, Jody Jones-Sposato, was killed, Sposato went through a painful grieving process, battling bouts of depression and anger. "I had a couple of dark years there," he said.

Five years later, Sposato has moved on.