Memorial celebrates life of Austin High School alumna

The life and legacy of an Austin High School alumna killed in the Aug. 3 attack at the Cielo Vista Walmart was celebrated on Jan. 23, 2020 during a poignant memorial that united her family with a new generation of Panthers. Maribel Hernandez-Loya, a 1980 graduate, and her husband Leo Campos died that tragic August day. Her brother reminisced about her life and time at Austin -- telling students of the good times they had in the very same gym that hosted the memorial, cheering on their fellow Panthers at pep rallies. The memorial was a project led by a group of Austin's Panther New Tech/Sandra Day O'Connor Public Service Academy students who wanted to do something to honor one of their own. (Leonel Monroy, Jr./El Paso ISD)