Maite Rodriguez loved animals and knew since kindergarten that she wanted to study marine...
Maite Rodriguez's cross stands at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Friday, May 27, 2022.knew in kindergarten that she wanted to study marine biology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
But the 10-year-old Robb Elementary student’s dreams of studying life in the world’s oceans were snatched away when Maite’s classroom in Uvalde and opened fire, killing her, 18 of her classmates, and two of her teachers.Uvalde shooting victim dreamed of going viral on TikTok. Her family is fulfilling that dream.
This week, the university announced that Maite’s dream will live on through a scholarship in her honor. The university, in a written statement, said it created the scholarship in her name to “ensure she will forever be a part of the Islander family.”, one of the first services held for the victims of the mass shooting there.
People arrive to pay their respects during visitation for Amerie Jo Garza at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home on May 30, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Visitations for Garza and Maite Rodriguez, two of the 19 children killed in the May 24 Robb Elementary School mass shooting are being held today. Wakes and funerals for the 21 victims will be scheduled throughout the week.
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