Remembering the Heroic Teachers & Students Lost in the Florida Shooting
Over a week has passed since the tragic event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. Students, parents, and teachers across the state and across the nation, march to fight for gun control and demand safer learning environments. An astonishing 18 shootings have taken place over the first 18 weeks of 2018, and teachers are going to work every day in fear that their school will be next if something doesn't change. That's not right!
However, while petitions are signed and protests hit the streets, mothers, fathers, wives, and siblings mourn the lives that were taken in a heinous act of violence by a disturbed teenager with legal access to an automatic rifle. We cannot forget to remember the heroic teachers and students who gave their lives protecting others in Florida on Valentine's Day. We keep the families of all the victims in our hearts and in our prayers, and we honor their bravery. They are and will always be missed, but hopefully their tragedy leads to a safer solution for the classmates and family they left behind.
1. Scott Beigel - Geography Teacher
Geography teacher Scott Beigel opened the door to let Kelsey Friend and a group of fleeing students into his classroom. When Beigel attempted to re-lock the door, the gunman walked by and shot him dead. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/BTWH59DUIq
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
2. Aaron Feis - Security official/Assistant Football Coach
Aaron Feis, a football coach, was married with a daughter. He was killed protecting students. #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/L9zRY2wrgs
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
3. Chris Hixon - Athletic Director/Wrestling Coach
School athletic director Chris Hixon, 49, was a Naval Reservist. #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/QiIrrD40eb
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
4. Meadow Pollack - Senior, 18 years old
Meadow Pollack was missing in the immediate aftermath of the #Parkland attack. Her father, Andrew Pollack, confirmed his daughter's death Thursday morning. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb pic.twitter.com/rfivYz2gWQ
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
5. Gina Montalto - Freshman, 14 years old
Freshman Gina Montalto, 14, died from her injuries late Wednesday night. She was a member of the school's winter guard team, which was slated to perform at a regional event in Tampa over the weekend. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/1Wi7UNsG1t
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
6. Nicholas Dworet - Senior, 17 years old
Nicholas Dworet had been recruited to swim at the University of Indianapolis. #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/ra8VqRel60
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
7. Alaina Petty - Freshman, 14 years old
14-year-old Alaina Petty was killed by the gunman. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/juw1d3JMYD
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
8. Joaquin Oliver
Joaquin Oliver was described by a family friend as a “very loving kid; he would have done anything for his friends and family." #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/ncsLjrJFdc
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
9. Peter Wang - 15 years old
Peter Wang was seen holding the door open for others during the shooting.https://t.co/0xPaVreRsS pic.twitter.com/2TANobM7lx
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 17, 2018
10. Jaime Guttenberg - Freshman, 14 years old
“My heart is broken,” wrote Fred Guttenberg on Facebook about daughter Jaime. “Yesterday, Jennifer Bloom Guttenberg and I lost our baby girl to a violent shooting at her school...am broken as I write this trying to figure out how my family gets through this” #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/GoMTuCavuF
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
11. Alyssa Alhadeff - Freshman, 14
Alyssa Alhadeff‘s family wrote this message: “To Alyssa’s Friends honor Alyssa by doing something fabulous in your life. Don’t ever give up and inspire for greatness. Live for Alyssa! Be her voice and breathe for her. Alyssa loved you all forever!” pic.twitter.com/yYf1D1uI9c
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
12. Martin Duque - Freshman, 14 years old
Martin Duque’s brother Miguel says “words cannot begin to describe my pain.” #DouglasHighSchool pic.twitter.com/NJphPSVWa1
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2018
13. Carmen Schentrup - 16 years old
Carmen Schentrup, 16, was a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist for the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. pic.twitter.com/YMtwXwLzfM
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 16, 2018
14. Alex Schachter - Freshman, 14 years old
Alex Schachter, 14, was a freshman trombone player in the Stoneman Douglas marching band. He was proud of his school's state championship win earlier this year. Schachter's father described him as a "sweetheart of a kid." https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/bGZksn2kOS
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
15. Helena Ramsay - 17 years old
Helena Ramsey, 17, was killed by the gunman. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/gcCoPyBKwz
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
16. Cara Loughran - 14 years old
Cara Loughran's neighbor took to Facebook after the tragedy to remember the slain teen.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
"You will be greatly missed, and we will always love and celebrate your beautiful life," she wrote. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb #Parkland pic.twitter.com/LG4wcJfSJ4
17. Luke Hoyer - 15 years old
Luke Hoyer was reported missing in the immediate aftermath of the #Parkland attack.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 15, 2018
Hoyer's grandfather said they were watching the news when he and his wife realized the shooting had occurred at their youngest grandson's school. https://t.co/tRC5x8tGVb pic.twitter.com/CrpGFMUKvj
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