Riley Howell, who died stopping a gunman at UNC Charlotte in April, was a lifelong Star Wars fan. In his honor, Lucasfilms has named a character after him — Jedi Master Ri-Lee Howell — for a new Star Wars publication. (WFAE)
Matthew Westmoreland, a friend of Howell's and brother of Howell's longtime girlfriend, Lauren, said a letter from Lucasfilm Ltd. arrived at the funeral home that handled Howell's arrangements in May. Apparently, someone online read about Howell's interest in Star Wars and reached out to the company behind the franchise.
Lucasfilm sent this letter to the family of Riley Howell, who died confronting a gunman at UNC Charlotte. Howell was a big Star Wars fan and his name has been reworked into the Star Wars universe as a Jedi master.Seastrom said that as a"small tribute" the Lucasfilm story group"has incorporated a re-imagining of Riley's name as a character in the Star Wars galaxy" in a book slated for release toward the end of the year. No details about the book were shared then.
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