In May of 2020, I was fortunate enough to graduate college with my third degree. However, many, too many, young people in this country were not able and have not been able to do so due to the epidemic that is gun violence in American schools. To commemorate this momentous occasion in my life, I've donated all of the financial support I've saved and received from all of my graduations to March for Our Lives, Moms Demand Action, and Everytown for Gun Safety as a formal dedication of my education to these victims of undue violence.
Below is a list of all of the students that have died as a result of gun violence in American schools throughout my time as a student, preschool to graduate school. Join me - know their names and take action to ensure that no more lives are taken.
2020
Cesar Cortes (Bellaire High School, January 14); Abbaney Matts and Deja Matts (Texas A&M University - Commerce, February 3)
2019
Anjanique Wright (Central Academy of Excellence, February 12); Riley Howell (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, April 30); Alex Oyombe Gradin (University of Oregon, May 4); Kendrick Castillo (STEM School Highlands Ranch, May 7); Dominic Blackwell and Grace Anne Muehlberger (Sagus High School, November 14); Micah Tennant (Pleasantville High School, November 15)
2018
Najee Ali Baker (Winston-Salen State University, January 20); Preston Cope and Bailey Holt (Marshall County High School, January 25); Alyssa Alhadeff, Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Jaime Guttenberg, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsey, Alex Schacter, Carmen Schentrup, and Peter Wang (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, February 14); Courtlin Arrington (Huffman High School, March 7); Austin Wyatt Rollins and Jawlynn Willey (Great Mills High School, March 22); Jared Black, Shana Fisher, Christian "Riley" Garcia, Aaron Kyle McLeod, Angelique Ramirez, Sabika Sheikh, Chris Stone, and Kimbery Vaughan (Santa Fe High School, May 18); Brandon Clegg (Dennis Intermediate School, December 13)
2017
Jonathan Martinez (North Park Elementary School, April 10); Janeera Nickol Gonzalez (North Lake College, May 4); Sam Strahan (Freeman High School, September 13); Francisco Fernandez and Casey Marquez (Aztec High School, December 7)
2016
Dorothy Dutiel and May Kieu (Independence High School, February 12); Mainak Sarkar (University of California at Los Angeles, June 1); Raekwon Brown (Jeremiah Burke High School, June 8); Sedonah Young (Alpine High School, September 9); Jacob Hall (Townville Elementary School, September 28)
2015
Christopher Starks (Savannah State University, August 27); Roman P. Gonzalez (Sacremento City College, September 3); Lucero Alcaraz, Treven Taylor Anspach, Rebecka Ann Carnes, Quin Glen Cooper, Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, Lucas Eibel, Jason Dale Johnson, Lawrence Levine, and Sarena Dawn Moore (Umpqua Community College, October 1); Colin Brough (Northern Arizona University, October 9); Brent Randall (Texas Southern University, October 9); Anthony White (Winston-Salem State University, November 1)
2014
Andrew Boldt (Purdue University, January 21); Brandon Robinson (South Carolina State University, January 24); Paul Lee (Seattle Pacific University, June 5); Emilio Hoffman and Jared Padgett (Reynolds High School, June 10); Kristofer Hunter (Langston Hughes High School, October 3); Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, Andrew Fryberg, Zoe Gallasso, and Gia Soriano (Marysville Pilchuck High School, October 24), Khambrel Manning (Miami Carol City High School, November 20)
2013
Tyrone Lawson (Chicago State University, January 16); James Oliver Seevakumaran (University of Central Florida, March 18); Roderick Bobo (North Panola High School, August 23)Michael Landsberry (Sparks Middle School, October 21); Claire Davis (Arapahoe High School, December 21)
2012
Demetrius Hewlin, Russell King Jr, and Daniel Parmertor (Chardon High School, February 27 and 28); Rois Chibuko, Sonam Choedon, Grace Eunhae Kim, Katleen Ping, Judith Seymour, Lydia Sim (Oikos University, April 2); Terrance Wright (Banner Academy South, October 19); Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Dylan Hockley, Madeleine Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, Ana Marquez-Green, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto,Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Benjamin Wheeler, and Allison Wyatt (Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 14
2011
Robert Butler Jr. (Millard South High School, January 5); Tremaine De'Ante Paul (Worthing High School, March 31), Ross Truett Ashley (Radford University, December 8)
2010
Todd Brown (Discovery Middle School, February 5); Colton Tooley (University of Texas, September 28); Jose Daniel Cisneros (Alisal High School, October 1); Samuel Hengel (Marinette High School, November 29 and 30)
2009
Justin Cosby (Harvard University, May 19); Justin Doucet (Larose-Cut Off Middle School, May 25)
2008
Taneshia Butler, Karsheika Grave, and Latina Williams (Louisiana Technical College, February 8); Lawrence "Larry" King (E. O. Green Junior High School, February 12); Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Steven Kazmierczak, Ryanne Mace, and Daniel Parmenter (Northern Illinois University, February 14); Ryan McDonald (Central High School, August 21); Christopher Walker (Henry Ford High School, October 16); Chavares Block and Ryan Henderson (University of Central Arkansas, October 26); Amanda Collettte (Dillard High School, November 12)
2007
Samnang Kok (Henry Foss High School, January 3); Ross A. Alameddine, Brian Roy Bluhm, Seung-Hui Cho, Ryan Clark, Austin Michelle Cloyd, Daniel Perez Cueva, Matthew Gregory Gwaltney, Caitlin Hammaren, Jeremy Michael Herbstritt, Rachel Elizabeth Hill, Emily Jane Hilscher, Matthew Joseph La Porta, Jarrett Lee Lan, Henry J Lee, Partahi Lumbantoruan, Lauren Ashley McCain, Daniel Patrick O'Niel, Juan Roamon Ortiz, Minal Hiral Panchal, Erin Nicole Peterson, Michael Steven Pohle Jr, Julian Katherine Pryde, Mary Karen Read, Reema Joseph Samaha, Waleed Mohammad Shaalan, Leslie Geraldine Sherman, Maxine Shelley Turner, Nicole Regina White (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, April 16); Asa H. Coon (SuccessTech Alternative High School, October 10); Shalita Middleton (Delaware State University, October 23)
2006
Joseph Monti (Roseburg High School, February 23); Benjamin M. Pennington and Logan P. Pennington (Shepherd University, September 1); Emily Keyes (Platte Canyon High School, September 27); Naomi Rose Ebersol, Marian Stolzfus Fisher, Lena Zook Miller, Mary Liz Miller, and Anna Mae Stoltzfus (West Nickel Mines School, October 2 and 3)
2005
Dewayne Lewis, Chase Lussier, Chanelle Rosebear, Thurline Stillday, Jeffrey Weise, and Alicia White (Red Lake High School, March 21)
2003
Jonathan A. Williams (John McDonough High School, April 14); James Sheets (Red Lion Area Junior High School, April 24); Seth Bartell and Aaron Rollins (Rocori High School, September 24)