He was given a swimming scholarship to the University of Indianapolis.
He also played for the school water polo team.
Nick aspired to be in the 2020 olympics.
He was described as being very charismatic and a very likeable guy.
Aaron Feis:
Aaron was a football coach at the school.
Aaron was shot and killed, shielding students from bullets.
He was also reported to have been a security guard.
He was loved by students at the school.
Chris Hixon:
Chris was the school’s athletics director.
He was described as the kind of person who would do anything for anyone.
He had a son with special needs who followed him everywhere.
Luke Hoyer:
Luke was 15 years old.
He loved playing basketball.
He is described as being very laid back, never causing any trouble.
His family is devastated, saying that “it doesn’t feel real”.
He was very happy-go-lucky. Never getting upset.
Cara Loughran:
Cara was 14 years old.
She was a great student.
She loved the beach.
Her family says that her death is “too horrible to be processed”.
Gina Montalto:
Gina was 14 years old.
She was a member of her school’s marching band.
Her mother described her as being smart, caring, and brightening any room she entered.
Joaquin Oliver:
Joaquin was 17 years old.
He was born in Venezuela, officially becoming an American citizen on January 17th.
He was described as being extroverted and always trying to make new friends.
Alex Schachter:
Alex was 14 years old.
He was a member of his school’s marching band.
He was described as being a great kid, full of love and life.
Carmen Schentrup:
Carmen was 16 years old.
She was a national merit scholar semifinalist.
A family member described her as being the smartest 16 year old they had ever met.
Alaina Petty:
Alaina was 14 years old.
She was part of her school’s JROTC program.
She devoted countless hours to volunteering.
Alaina was described as vibrant, determined, and loved by all.
Meadow Pollack:
Meadow was 18 years old.
She planned to attend Lynn University next year.
Meadow is described as being beautiful, inside and out.
I teared up as I went through this…
May they rest in peace
Honestly, take the time to read about these individuals. Remember them. Remember the opportunities that were ripped away from them. Remember the smiles and light they eluded but the terror they endured in their last moments of life. Remember every single thing you read about them and make it a point to fight for a world where this doesn’t become the new normal.
Jaime Guttenburg was 14 years old. Just wanted to make the proper correction.
It makes me so fucking angry that our government is so money greedy and heartless that making the world safer and saving goddamn children doesn’t mean as much as the money they get from the NRA.
Fuck our American government.
Remembering souls as beautiful as this is so important. My heart breaks for the pain so many families in America are feeling right now
