An Essay On Victoria Leigh Soto's Death

Victoria Leigh Soto

Victoria Leigh Soto was a teacher in the United States murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. When Adam Lanza entered the school armed to murder those inside, she hid her students. Victoria Soto died shielding several elementary school children from Lanza’s gunfire.

==Biography of Victoria Soto==

Victoria Leigh Soto was born on November 4, 1985, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her father, Carlos Soto, originated Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and her mother, Donna Fagan-Soto, is from the U.S. and of Irish-American ancestry.Delgado, J. A. (2012, December 18). Cita con los ángeles de Newtown (Date with the Angels of Newtown). El Nuevo Dia. Carlos worked as a crane operator for the Department of Transportation

The funeral occurred four days later, on December 19, at her local church, Lordship Community Church.The Huffington Post, 2012 The famous songwriter and musician from the U.S., Paul Simon, sang at the funeral and performed “The Sound of Silence.”Paddock, B. (2012, December 20). Paul Simon sings at Victoria Soto funeral. New York Daily News. She is buried in Union Cemetery in Stratford, Connecticut.Find A Grave. (2012, December 14). Victoria Leigh Soto (1985 - 2012). Find A Grave Memorial. On the way to her interment, the Connecticut State Police honor guard saluted her hearse.Ocasio, K. T. (2012, December 19). ’Sound of silence’ lays hero teacher to rest.

(2012, December 17). Eastern Announces Victoria Soto Endowed Scholarship Fund. Eastern Connecticut State University. The same month, local residents petitioned Stratford, Connecticut to rename North Parade to “Victoria Soto Way.”Lambeck, L. C. (2012, December 26). Petition asks for a street named for Victoria Soto, a teacher slain at Sandy Hook. Greenwich Time. The Stratford High School Class of 2003 created the Victoria L. Soto Memorial Fund on December 17. This fund helped pay for her funeral services, a memorial at her formal high school, and a scholarship fund to honor their lost class member.The Vicki Soto Memorial Fund Inc. (2012). Victoria Leigh Soto. Vicki Soto