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Cross Justice Goodwin

Age 16

Fort Collins, Colorado

Donated: heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys

A lover of magic, he brightened people’s day with his sense of humor faster than a magician makes a coin disappear.

He was a big guy but was a “caring teddy bear” with an enormous heart. His fervent will to help and care for others made his friends consider him family. He was always there, a hero to everyone who knew him.

On July 5, 2018, Cross Justice Goodwin, 16, died after a gunshot wound to the head that occurred the previous day in Fort Collins, Colorado. He donated five of his organs, becoming a hero to those who didn’t even know him.

By Aaliyah Alcibar · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 200 friends

Tyrese A. Jones

He was beloved at his school

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Romane D. Taylor Jr.

Intelligent and playful, beloved by buddies

Clinton Howell

A daily trip that turned deadly

Darryl Lamar Johnson

A family visit. He never left.

Unknown

Shot while walking down the street

Corey Donald II

He had just started barber school

Moltere Charles Jr.

#TGFAD — Thank God for another day

Xavier Montrail Thomas

Candles flicker against darkness for Zay

Kameron Porter

Domestic violence ends a stepson’s life

Samuel Ozuna

Always respectful, loved by his friends

Jayvone J. Shackelford-Bishop

Friends together like Lilo & Stitch

Floyd Chianti Davenport IV

“Baba stay woke...Baba stay woke!”

Fernando Perez

“What is it going to take?”

Oliver Santos

Big smile stolen on Saturday night

Delametric Djuan Fairley

Never got to make travel plans

Jacob Matthew Edwards

A survivor, full of heart. Gone.

Joel Keshon Green

An interrupted trail of Facebook photos

Kelvion’te A. Trammell

Engine still running, no life left

Saniyah Monee Nicholson

Funny faces and pigtails no longer