ROSES OF REMEMBRANCE FRIENDS HONOR THEIR SLAIN TEAMMATE.PALMDALE - Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
Students, faculty, friends and relatives gathered after school to pay tribute to the 2000 graduate, who was slain Aug. 12 outside a Norwalk party where he went with Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. football teammates. ``He was always happy and funny and tried to help whenever he could,'' said Lisa Monsauer, the mother of a friend of Morris. ``What sticks out the most in my mind was his smile. God, what a warm, friendly smile. He could have done anything he wanted.'' The gathering took place at Highland's memorial rose garden, planted in honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of other fallen students and faculty. A new rose bush was planted for Morris. Many teen-agers and others wore T-shirts with a photo of Morris on the front and his football jersey number, 4, on the back. They wrote messages to him on red, white and blue balloons, then released them into the sky. ``We're releasing the balloons hoping he'll get our messages,'' said Highland student Morris Shannell Santelmann, 17. ``This entire school is like a reminder every day of him. It's so hard to come here.'' Junior ROTC students lowered the school flag to half-staff for the ceremony while others watched and cried. Morris' mother, Donna O'Leary, said she was touched by the outpouring of sympathy from the school and the community since the killing. ``It's so sweet seeing that my son touched so many lives like this,'' O'Leary said. ``We knew he was a wonderful person, but this is just incredible.'' No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, which wounded Morris' Antelope Valley College teammate Jerome Wright Jerome Wright (born 29 October 1985) is an English footballer. He palys as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for Northern Premier League First Division team F.C. United of Manchester. Trivia , 21. Sheriff's investigators say they believe the gunman was a hard-core gang member. Morris, Wright and several friends and teammates had shown up at the party at a Norwalk home after hearing about it from people they met a party earlier in the evening, deputies said. Deputies said guests at the second party included Latino gang members and there was tension about the presence of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley group, who were both African-American and white. After the party was halted by the home's occupant occupant n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premises, as a tenant or owner. 2) a person who takes possession of real property or a thing which has no known owner, intending to gain ownership. (See: occupancy) , an argument broke out and someone fired a gun, hitting Morris and Wright. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Listening to Thursday's memorial service for slain Antelope Valley College football player Kevin Morris are, from left, friend Shannell Santelmann, mother Donna O'Leary, girlfriend Ruth Escamilla and stepbrother step·broth·er n. A son of one's stepparent. stepbrother Noun a son of one's stepmother or stepfather Noun 1. Myron O'Leary. (2 -- color) Friends of Kevin Morris observe a moment of silence at Thursday's memorial service. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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