Vanessa Ordonez, age 16

Lost to gun violence on August 26, 2018 in Belen, New Mexico.

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    5 Vanessa was the girl who lit up the whole room with her smile, ambitious, charismatic
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    3 La Michoacana
  • Schools attended:
    4 Jimmy Carter Middle School, Atrisco Heritage Academy
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