The small town suspended in perpetual heartache marked a year since one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings. But mourning, locals said, has barely commenced. The horror and anger remains so great that it overwhelms every other emotion.
The barista at Uvalde’s Local Fix coffee shop served a slow but steady stream of locals and weary journalists who wished her a good day.The small town suspended in perpetual heartache marked a year since one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings with a butterfly release, song and prayer. But mourning, locals said, has barely commenced. The horror and anger remains so great that it overwhelms every other emotion.
On May 24, 2023, there is unfinished business. Those who buried their loved ones gathered privately at the city cemetery, visiting with their dead. At the plaza, mariachis played lamentations and an assembly led by surviving teacher Arnulfo Reyes carried Uvalde Strong flags in When they returned one year later, Medrano said he didn’t expect to see any survivors or victim family members at the town square. But as they began playing at noon, someone yelled, “There’s family here!” Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio’s great-grandparents and Maite Rodriguez’s grandmother were ushered to a spot right in front of Medrano’s musicians.“Uvalde can’t go back, but they don’t know yet how to go forward,” Medrano said.
He pulled on work gloves and clutched a wooden grip attached to a white rope the leads up to the belfry. Then, he waited for his cue. Parishioners gathered at the chapel doors sang and prayed: “We turn to you, O Lord, to whom else can we go?” a nod to Uvalde schools’ signature hue — dedicated to the “ones we lost.” She got the kids up early and for the first time in a year, Cabralez walked the three blocks from her home to the school. They planned to go downtown to the soda fountain for burgers and milkshakes, then walk by the giant murals depicting each of the 21 victims.One year ago, Cabralez, a Christian pastor, ministered to trembling children and crying teachers pulled out of their classrooms through windows.
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