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Late Tuesday night, he found out that she was, he said. She knew something was wrong because the girl owned a cellphone and she would continue to call if she felt scared or threatened.Īdolfo Cruz, Eliahna's grandfather, told ABC News he waited outside the elementary school for more than 10 hours, hoping to hear his grandchild was not among the dead. Monday, Rodriguez and her family spent hours waiting for information on Eliahna's whereabouts. I'm going to be so nervous.' And I was like: 'Girl, you got this.You're going to be good at it.' So, she was excited," she told KENS-TV in San Antonio. Eliahna "was saying like, 'What if I make (the All-Stars). Leandrah Rodriguez last spoke to her niece on Sunday. She said her son couldn't wait to go to middle school and was counting down the days. Xavier also had a love for sports, including soccer and baseball, as well as an interest in art, relishing in any activity that gave him a chance to be creative, Martinez said. "He was funny, never serious and his smile," Martinez said. Xavier was a bright light for a family with whom he was always cracking jokes or dancing cumbia, his mother, Felicha Martinez, told The Washington Post. This has just taken a toll on all of us." "He was very bubbly, loved to dance with his brothers, his mom. "He was just a loving 10-year-old little boy, just enjoying life, not knowing that this tragedy was going to happen today," Garza said. Xavier Lopez, 10, was remembered for his smile, his sense of humor and his love of sports and art.Īs the last day of school drew near, his cousin, Lisa Garza, 54, of Arlington, Texas, said Xavier was eager to spend his summer swimming. "There were certain plays that I would call that he would remember, and he would do it exactly like we practiced."īLOODSHED SINCE SANDY HOOK: Uvalde school shooting among deadliest school attacks in past 10 years Xavier Lopez "Such a fast little boy, and he could catch a ball so good," Renfro said. Renfro remembered teaching him pass patterns while throwing a football during a visit over spring break. "I’m not just saying that because he was my grandkid," he said. Manny Renfro called his grandson, Uziyah Garcia "the sweetest little boy that I've ever known." "They poured their heart and soul into what they did in educating our kids," he said. Harrell called them "two beautiful souls" who were a "cornerstone of that campus." Hal Harrell, superintendent of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, said at a news conference Wednesday that the two teachers taught at the school for many years and have children in the school district.
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"She was loved by many and will truly be missed," the GoFundMe page said. A GoFundMe page to help Garcia's family with funeral expenses called the teacher a "hero" who "sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom." Her family also described her as "sweet, kind, loving" and "fun with the greatest personality," according to the page.