Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 24, 2023
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter, Tess, smiling down at her from a photo perched on her bedside table.
Speaking to the silent image of the child she lost in one of the United States’ most notorious mass shootings, Mata asks for the fortitude to go on and to be a good teacher.
