Second Parkland shooting survivor shot himself h on Saturday
Calvin Desir was identified by family as the male sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who died in an apparent suicide Saturday night
16-year-old sophomore is second Parkland shooting survivor to die by suicide in one week
Described as a loving, selfless 16-year-old who aspired to become an engineer, Calvin’sdeath came one week after another Parkland shooting alumni took her own life
College freshman Sydney Aiello, 19, also died from a gunshot to the headÂ
Sydney lost her best friend Meadow Pollock in the February 2018 attack that left 14 students and three faculty members dead
She was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and battled ‘survivor’s guilt’
16-year-old sophomore, Calvin Desir [photo], identified as second Parkland shooting survivor to die by suicide in one week. Hundreds of people have left touching tributes on this photograph, which Calvin posted last summer
The second Parkland shooting survivor to take his own life has been identified as 16-year-old Calvin Desir.
The sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who died in ‘an apparent suicide’ on Saturday night was named by family members who set up GoFundMe campaign to cover his funeral costs.
Loved ones described Calvin as a loving and selfless teen who aspired to become an engineer.
His death came less than a week after his classmate, 19-year-old Sydney Aiello, took her own life last Sunday. Both students reportedly died of a gunshot to the head.
Loved ones described Calvin, [photo], as a loving, selfless 16-year-old who aspired to be an engineer.
The sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has been identified as the second Parkland shooting survivor to take his own life in less than a week.
Calvin and Sydney were both on the MSD campus on February 14, 2018, when gunman Nikolas Cruz shot dead 14 of their classmates and three faculty members.
They are now being counted among the victims of one of America’s deadliest school shootings, bringing the casualties to 19.
Loved ones described Calvin as a loving, selfless 16-year-old who aspired to be an engineer.
Calvin’s suicide came less than one week after another survivor Sydney Aiello [L-R] took her own life on March 17. Sydney’s family said she suffered from ‘survivor’s guilt’
Calvin Desir’s suicide came less than one week after another Parkland shooting survivor, 19-year-old college freshman Sydney Aiello took her own life on March 17.
Her family said Sydney, who had been diagnosed with PTSD, was struggling with ‘survivor’s guilt’. The two suicides have brought the death toll from the Valentines Day 2018 shooting to 19.
Calvin’s sister, Brittany Wright, wrote in the description of the GoFundMe page: ‘My family is grieving over the loss of a wonderful and amazing son, brother, nephew, and friend.
‘As his older sister, I had the pleasure of watching Calvin grow from a child to a respectable young man. He was a fellow student at Stoneman Douglas with strong aspirations of one day becoming an engineer, which inspired him to always find new projects around the house to challenge his skills.
‘Calvin was so loving and well loved by all his peers and family. He enjoyed riding his bike with his friends, shopping, cooking and trying new recipes with his mom, performing yard work and various chores with his dad and spending quality time with our baby sister and I.
‘I can tell you firsthand that he was one of a kind, very soft spoken, and never once hurt a fly. If you ever asked him to do the simplest task, he was right on it. His selflessness and quick action to help others is something that we all deeply admired.
‘Calvin Desir was truly special to us all and will forever live on in our hearts.’
Campus shooter Nikolas Cruz ,20, appears in court. He has been charged with 34 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder, in the Majory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, Fla of Feb 14, 2018
A second student who survived the mass shooting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has apparently              died by suicide
In the wake of his death, hundreds of people have left tributes on a photograph, which Calvin posted to Instagram last summer.
Without naming Calvin, Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie tweeted Sunday: ‘After visiting with the his wonderful family today, I got a sense of what a great young man he was. Please hold up this family in your prayers.’
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