A walk to remember

Javier Vargas April 26, 2017

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Guadalupe “Lupita” Lopez (far right) and her husband Jose Luis Lopez (far left) gather with their children and grandchildren to honor their son, George Lopez, who died by suicide in November 2012. George Lopez was a military veteran who served in the U.S. Army and Marines. The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention began its second annual Suicide Prevention Walk at 8:30 a.m. last Saturday. JAVIER VARGAS/THE RIDER PHOTOS

Family and friends of the Herrera family gather to honor the memory of Daniel Herrera during last Saturday’s second annual Suicide Prevention Walk on the UTRGV Brownsville campus.
Brownsville Independent School District Police Sgt. Joe De Leon and Officer Edward Martinez promote their “Teddy Cop” program, which aims to help children who have suffered through traumatic childhood experiences.
Maj. Tiburcio Macias and the Porter High School Army JROTC color guard present the colors of the U.S. and Texas flags for the Suicide Prevention Walk last Saturday.
Participants pray for their lost loved ones at their first stop at the Pond of Jugg in the Life and Health Sciences Building on the Brownsville campus. The prayer is led by Ryan de la Rosa (left) of Livingway Family Church in Harlingen.
Participants in the Suicide Prevention Walk share a moment of silence at a fountain in the Biomedical Research and Health Building on the Brownsville campus.
The walkers make their final stop at the bridge above the Fort Brown Resaca next to the Texas Southmost College Arts Center on the Brownsville campus. They gather to hear a prayer led by Antonio Aguirre, a clinical assistant professor for the Rehabilitation Services and Counseling program.
Walkers gather one last time, after finishing the two-mile trek across the Brownsville campus, around trees planted by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention to honor those who died. Antonio Aguirre, a clinical assistant professor, allows senior biology major Jair Castro to lead the closing prayer for the walk. The event took place last Saturday morning on the Brownsville campus.

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