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Cody Worden

Age 13

Silver Lake, Oregon

“You never get over it – ever”

A straight-A, eighth-grade student, he was remembered as “popular, happy” by the principal and superintendent of North Lake School. He made people laugh. He was “a great young man.”

An avid athlete, he was a wrestler, football player and Little Leaguer. And, on the first day of summer break, he was with his friend.

Cody Worden, 13, was shot in the chest by his friend on June 7, 2018, in Silver Lake, Oregon. He died at the scene. Said his principal: “You never get over it — ever.”

By Sarah Bentley · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover