Even at 10 years old, Xavier Lopez could pull off a stylish outfit, complete with a button-down shirt and clean Adidas sneakers.
He could also put on a show for the cameras. He would dance to Colombian songs and do face masks with his mom on her TikTok account.
Xavier was among 21 persons whose lives were cut short in a mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022.
“He was funny, never serious, and his smile,” his mom, Felicha Martinez, told The Washington Post. “That smile I will never forget. It would always cheer anyone up.”
But he also excelled in school, where his favorite subject was art. He loved to shoot hoops and play baseball, according to the Post.
His mother said she attended an honor roll ceremony for him on the morning before he was shot. He “couldn’t wait” to get to middle school, she said.
* José Manuel Flores Jr.’s image reproduced from his obituary at rekfunerals.com
* Tribute on Jose adapted from his obituary on rekfunerals.com
