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Washington school shooting victim remembered in touching letter to family
Handwritten note was gift to family as a 12-year-old
This letter was written by Gia Soriano to her family as a 12-year-old. This October, less than two years later, Gia was killed by a gunman during the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting. This photo was shared in a story by The Herald of Everett, a KIRO 7 news partner.
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This Thanksgiving, the family of Gia Soriano is holding onto a letter she wrote as a 12-year-old two years ago.
“I am writing this to you to tell you how thankful I am,” she wrote in the letter. “I know I don't always act like I am, but I am.”
Gia died Oct. 26, two days after she was shot in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting. She was one of five students killed, including the teen gunman.
“Everybody loved her,” Gia’s aunt, Gay Soriano told The Herald of Everett. “She had a way about her that touched people.”
The story of Gia’s letter was reported on Thanksgiving by Julie Muhlstein of The Herald, a KIRO 7 news partner.
“Our daughter was loving and kind and this gift honors her life,” a statement from Gia’s family said the night she died at Providence Regional Medical Center. “We thank providence for their excellent care, bar none, from beginning to end. We thank our friends and family who have supported us through this.”
Click here to read more about Gia's letter in The Herald.
