Sand Point, MI July 18, 2022 Senators Dan Lauwers and Mike Shirkey Dear Senators: Alithia Ramirez, 10, loved drawing. After her friend Nico was killed by a car a year ago, Alithia drew pictures to comfort Nico’s parents. In one image, she illustrated Nico drawing in heaven while she, Alithia, drew on Earth. What an incredibly compassionate soul for such a young girl! Our society needs more people like Alithia, but she, like Nico, was taken from us too soon. Alithia is one of Uvalde’s victims of gun violence.
“Paint her pictures with my words.” This phrase, this image jars my sensibility. Let our writing be the brushstrokes that keep the memory of these children alive.
“Paint her pictures with my words.” This phrase, this image jars my sensibility. Let our writing be the brushstrokes that keep the memory of these children alive.