{"id":461304,"date":"2022-06-11T20:29:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-teacher-student-killed-in-uvalde-massacre-remembered\/"},"modified":"2022-06-11T20:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T17:29:07","slug":"texas-teacher-student-killed-in-uvalde-massacre-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-teacher-student-killed-in-uvalde-massacre-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas teacher, student killed in Uvalde massacre remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e9fa78231\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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of Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10, one of the student victims of the elementary school massacre on May 24.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-grader\u2019s family asked those in attendance to wear bright colors, because she loved them.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-year-old \u2013 known to family and friends as Lexi \u2013 was \u201cdriven, athletic, intelligent and fun,\u201d according to her obituary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She aspired to earn a softball scholarship to St. Mary\u2019s University, where she planned to major in math, before attending law school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lexi played softball and basketball, like her mother, and was an \u201copinionated and an impassioned debater, just like her mother,\u201d her obituary said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she knew she was right \u2014 she so often was \u2014 she stood her ground,\u201d her mother, Kimberly Mata-Rubio, told Congress members during a gun safety hearing earlier this week. \u201cShe was firm, direct, voice unwavering.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-school-shooting-students-parents-mourn.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Raquel Martinez, comforts her two daughters while her husband, Daniel Martinez, comforts their sons outside Robb Elementary School\" class=\"wp-image-22623064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-school-shooting-students-parents-mourn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-school-shooting-students-parents-mourn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-school-shooting-students-parents-mourn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Raquel Martinez comforts her two daughters while her husband, Daniel Martinez, comforts their sons outside Robb Elementary School.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Wong Maye-E<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lexi was \u201cintelligent, compassionate and athletic,\u201d according to her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Both of Lexi\u2019s parents urged Congress to pass tougher gun laws, including one that would raise the age to buy guns, like the one used by teen gunman Salvador Ramos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand for Lexi, and as her voice, we demand action,\u201d her mother said.<\/p>\n<p>Mourners and a large contingent of law enforcement officers also gathered at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde Friday in memory of Eva Mireles, 44, one of two teachers killed during the teen gunman\u2019s spree.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-feat-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eva Mireles\" class=\"wp-image-22623068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-feat-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-feat-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-feat-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mireles had a passion for CrossFit workouts, according to Carlos Gonzalez, a realtor who attended the Friday service.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robb Elementary<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe just love her, and she\u2019s our hero,\u201d Mireles\u2019 friend, Angie Vera, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/Eva-Mireles-Uvalde-teacher-burial-17234300.php\">told The San Antonio Express-News<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s our guardian angel. Forever in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mireles\u2019 daughter Adalynn Ruiz remembered her mom in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adalynn.ruiz.5\/posts\/pfbid024WCa1wL2zViXqtT2qewjQgbtWguxD73pq4CYNytXWA2ryBTnEf6mbBFLeMVLo33El?__cft__[0]=AZVAW2NfYGnTtwlLy_ODugtDsVaDrKG4Scnul-zMwZehCv32m2Y3Ca_J0Iq1zfaJdx5DNML7q2yVAyg7tFY-a5XjSOyWezoEfcGQpDCfMlm2J6FdDDSfjbFxJAXD-3hPsb7J-DSFQt8ftQm4AXn86-YpGSWTuZaeKoi31RkgGgfsqg&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">a heartfelt Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I laid my bestfriend to rest,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMom, one day I hope I find peace in all of this. Because I will never understand why you were taken from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I would be having to lay you to rest this young. Many people have told me that they could see you in me and I couldn\u2019t be more h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ier to hear that,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMy sweet mom, I will miss you for the rest of my life. I will miss you when I\u2019m happy, when I\u2019m sad, when I\u2019m angry.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?w=683\" alt=\" Eva Mireles\" class=\"wp-image-22623074\" width=\"618\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eva-mireles-teacher-shooting-victim-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Mireles\u2019 friend, Angie Vera, called her \u201cour hero.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CHANDAN KHANNA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMom, I will see you again, but for now, watch over dad and I. I can\u2019t wait to reunite because our family is now missing our glue. Shine bright like a diamond momma. I love you today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life. I got it from here now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mireles had a passion for CrossFit workouts, according to Carlos Gonzalez, 34, a realtor who attended the Friday service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cShe was a hell of a CrossFitter,\u201d Gonzalez, who often worked out with Mireles at Shotgun CrossFit gym in Uvalde, told the Express-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cShe was a beast on the competition floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez said he had known Mireles for five years and met her husband several times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was quiet, but I knew if I wanted to get a workout in, she was the person to be with because she was no-holds-barred,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<p>Mireles also enjoyed hiking and spending time with her dog, Kane, according to her obituary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer smile and personality never went unnoticed as when she was around, it was never a dull moment,\u201d the obituary said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Relative Amber Ybarra, 34, remembered Mireles as a loving mother and wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was adventurous,\u201d Ybarra said. \u201cShe is definitely going to be very missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mireles was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, where 17 of the mass-shooting victims have been interred, according to the Express-News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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