Jairo Rodriguez
Age 16
Madison, Tennessee
Studying for future he never saw
As a high school senior, he diligently applied himself at school in preparation for college. When he wasn’t studying, he worked at his part-time job on the weekends. His family remembers him as a kind, charismatic, funny, loving, and passionate young man.
His sister described him as “a stubborn boy [who was] headstrong [and] would stand for what he believed in.”
Jairo Rodriguez, 16, accidentally shot and killed himself on Jan. 10, 2018 in Madison, Tennessee. It was four days before his 17th birthday and four months before his high school graduation.
