'He always wanted to be the best dad he could be,' Corona said. The football coach worked two, sometimes three jobs, he added. That showed all the way to the end.'įeis was survived by his wife and daughter, family friend Brandon Corona said at the funeral. 'He was always a giving guy, he was always there for people, he had a big heart. 'The fact that he died saving lives, the guy's a hero,' high school student Ryan Mackman said. Aaron Feis, 37Īaron Feis is pictured in this 1999 yearbook from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Some Parkland survivors became activists, launching a national, youth-led movement demanding an end to gun violence. On the day he would have become an adult, Dworet's classmates marked his birthday at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. We will always hesitate before answering the question, 'How many kids do you have?''ĭworet died one month before his 18th birthday. 'We will not get to see him getting married. 'We did not get to see Nick graduate from high school or college,' she said. They will never again go for a drive blasting very loud music.' Alex will never have a brother to talk or hang out with.

There is an empty chair at our dining table. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, 'We have an empty bedroom in our house.

He believed he could accomplish anything as long as he tried his best,' the family said. 'He dreamed of making the Olympic swim team and going to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Nicholas Dworet was extremely passionate about swimming and was headed to the University of Indianapolis on an athletic scholarship, his family said.

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