UVALDE, Texas (AP) — She wrote notes to her household, hiding them in order that they may very well be discovered later and liked to feed animals on the household’s ranch. He preferred to take a seat at the back of the college bus so he might discuss with different children.
Family members have been having funerals Saturday for the 2 10-year-olds, Makenna Elrod and Rojelio Torres. They have been among the many 19 college students killed in a mass capturing at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, together with two academics.
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Makenna Lee Elrod
Her household requested within the obituary on the funeral dwelling’s web site that individuals attending a celebration of Makenna’s life at First Baptist Church put on purple to honor her. The household referred to as her “a light to all who knew her.”
She was vigorous and liked softball, gymnastics and singing and dancing, her household stated. She was a 4-H Club member who additionally liked to go to the household ranch together with her father.
Family stated her smile would gentle up a room. Her household additionally remembered her as a pure chief who liked college.
The New York Daily News reported that Makenna gave friendship bracelets to the folks closest to her.
“She was beautiful, funny, smart, and amazing,” an aunt wrote on a GoFundMe web page. “She had the biggest heart and loved her family and friends so much.”
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Rojelio Fernandez Torres
Each morning as he boarded the college bus, he’d ask to take a seat within the again as a result of that’s the place the “visiting” occurs, his college bus driver instructed The Associated Press. He was “like a bull,” humorous and charismatic, she stated. He liked sizzling Takis.
He received up at 5:30 a.m. on these mornings to prepare for college, the Wall Street Journal reported. An aunt instructed San Antonio’s KSAT-TV that Rojelio was clever and hardworking.
His household described him within the obituary on the funeral dwelling’s web site as outgoing and “always eager to help.” Rojelio liked being exterior, and his hobbies included Pokemon and enjoying football and video video games. “He always had a smile on his face.”
“He was a loving person,” one other aunt instructed The New York Times. “He loved his siblings.”
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More on the college capturing in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting