First funeral set for child killed in Newtown, Conn.

This Nov. 13, 2012 photo provided by the family via The Washington Post shows Noah Pozner. The six-year-old was one of the victims in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012. / AP/Family Photo

NEWTON, Conn. A funeral for one of the Connecticut school shooting victims, 6-year-old Noah Pozner, is being planned for Monday.

Pozner's uncle, Alexis Haller, says the funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Conn.

Haller describes Noah as "smart as a whip," gentle but with a rambunctious streak.

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Victims of Conn. school shooting

Noah had a twin sister, Arielle, who was assigned to a different classroom and survived Friday's rampage in which 20 children were killed. Noah had called Arielle his best friend, and with their 8-year-old sister, Sophia, they were inseparable.

A relative said the family moved to Newtown because they didn't feel New York schools were safe enough.

"The reason they moved to that area is because they did not consider any school in New York state on the same level. That's one of the reasons they moved, for safety and education," said Noah's uncle Arthur Pozner, of New York City's Brooklyn borough.

Noah's uncle recalled him as "extremely mature."

"When I was his age, I was not like him," Pozner told Newsday. "Very well brought up. Extremely bright. Extremely bright."

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[yvetteulysse]

My heart goes out to Noah's family including the family of the other victims. I pray that everyday the lord Jesus will give you more and more strength, comfort, and love. Stay strong in Christ because he is the only one who can wipe your tears and help you go through it.

I hope this verse will give you strength to move on as the days go by
"Isaiah 41:10"

[ShannonGirl]

To the parents of little sweet Noah.
I will pray for you from the bottom of my heart as you go through the service of your precious little one. It will be a very hard day for you as you come to realize that it will be the last time you will see him. From a mother that also has lost a child, please keep in mind, as you look at him, it is the shell of his material life. His soul, mind, and spirit is with God and lives on in his eternal life now. If you can hold on to these thoughts, you will find a sense of comfort. My deepest condolences and my prayers will continue on for you and your family.

[TimC98]

What a beautiful note of condolence.

[redsky3]

This was a beautiful comment and so very heartfelt. My thoughts and prayers have been with the families and friends of theses beautiful people that are now our angels.

[Larnan5]

The entire board and officers of the NRA should be required to watch and listen, every month for the rest of their lives, to the parents of these little children as they grieve over their loss.

[DesertMoonSong]

This had nothing to do with the NRA. His mother owned the guns, she obviously did not have them locked up properly because this man was not all there. Stop blaming the NRA on everything. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. No one knows the answers to many questions as to why this man did what he did, and we may never know. The best thing you can do is pray for the victims and their families instead of placing blame on the NRA. (And no, I don't belong to them nor do I own a gun.)

[Merrica2012]

Blaming this on guns and gun ownership is like blaming the very keyboard you are typing on for making you sound so ridiculous and making such a statement! There are reasons why some people should never be permitted to own, much less touch a firearm and you sound like one of them! Why not have the state department of Mental Health also be required to watch and listen? Or the company that installed the security system in the school? This was a horrific, tragic event....stop pointing fingers at the gun!