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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObituary for Lexi Rubio
She looked up to AOC.
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Obituary for Lexi Rubio (Original Post)
hamsterjill
May 2022
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JI7
(89,252 posts)1. It's difficult reading everything she wanted to be .She should still be here
Our biggest enemy is here .
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)2. :
IcyPeas
(21,893 posts)3. the ripple effect:
Her siblings, ranging in age from 8 to 18, are taking solace in their memories of her, and their knowledge of how much she loved them. She showed them daily.
She is survived by her parents, of Uvalde; three brothers, Isaiah Rodriguez, David Falcon III, and Julian Rubio; two sisters, Kalisa Barboza and Jahleela Rubio; aunt, Analyse Mata and husband, Brandon Mendoza; cousins, Brandon Mendoza Jr., Derek Mendoza, and Mary-Claire Mendoza; maternal grandparents, Cindy Castillo and husband, Victor, and Ruben F. Mata and wife, Larisa, all of Uvalde; paternal grandparents, Connie and Luis Chacho Rubio of Uvalde; maternal great-grandparents, Margie and Julian Moreno and Mary and Ruben Mata; paternal great-grandparents, Oralia Orona and Trini Gutierrez and Jesse and Maxine Martinez; numerous great aunts and uncles, cousins, extended family, and her best friend, Sarah.
She is survived by her parents, of Uvalde; three brothers, Isaiah Rodriguez, David Falcon III, and Julian Rubio; two sisters, Kalisa Barboza and Jahleela Rubio; aunt, Analyse Mata and husband, Brandon Mendoza; cousins, Brandon Mendoza Jr., Derek Mendoza, and Mary-Claire Mendoza; maternal grandparents, Cindy Castillo and husband, Victor, and Ruben F. Mata and wife, Larisa, all of Uvalde; paternal grandparents, Connie and Luis Chacho Rubio of Uvalde; maternal great-grandparents, Margie and Julian Moreno and Mary and Ruben Mata; paternal great-grandparents, Oralia Orona and Trini Gutierrez and Jesse and Maxine Martinez; numerous great aunts and uncles, cousins, extended family, and her best friend, Sarah.
hamsterjill
(15,222 posts)4. Very definitely.
For each victim, there is a whole never ending list.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)5. Just breaks my heart...
Makes me so angry I want to go outside and just scream in the wind.
Ban assault weapons!!!
In It to Win It
(8,254 posts)6. I can barely bring myself to read it
KPN
(15,646 posts)7. It isn't supposed to be this way ...
I wish that every American would see and read Lexis heartbreaking story. There was so much ahead of her and so many shattered hearts left behind.
Rest In Peace Lexi.