by Andres Ruiz Morris
After Monday the 16th’s tragic events, many people with connections to those who attend Virginia Tech were left without any information, worrying night and day to find out the fate of their friends and loved ones. For those of us who live in Northern Virginia, knowing that a large portion of our students go on to Virginia Tech, a wave of panic spread amongst the high schools of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Diego Rodriguez, junior at Oakton High School, found out on Wednesday that a long time companion and neighbor, was recently announced to have been amongst the victims of the massacre. By request of Rodriguez, his name will be withheld but his death has been a deep shock to all those who had a chance to know such a caring, loving young man, who like most of the many victims of the massacre showed nothing but promise and knowing that they are gone leaves the world a little less brighter.
In a final reflection, Rodriguez said about the victim “He always pursued his dreams. And nothing could stop him. He always had a smile on his face.”
