Andrea Abby Barberena-Rojas
Age 16
Bradenton, Florida
Deeply missed by her JROTC family
The Lakewood Ranch High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) felt like they had a winning shot in this year’s Raider, an annual athletic competition between all Manatee County JROTC programs.
One forest green-clad cadet considered the Raider her favorite competition. Strong, supportive and full of life, her teammates said she “was a beast at this stuff.”
On Sept. 23, 2018, Andrea Abby Barberena-Rojas, 16, and her mother were fatally shot by her stepfather before he shot himself, leaving behind her 3-year-old stepsister. In honor of her favorite color, her JROTC family wore purple shirts that read #DoItForAbby in the Raider competition she missed.
