Pierce Edward Schwartz
Age 15
Houston, Texas
An empty chair at band practice
When he was 5 years old, he learned how to fish; ever since, he could talk endlessly about a variety of species.
Before becoming a freshman at Lamar High School, he played trumpet at Pin Oak Middle School, which sparked his love of music. He would then go on to learn how to play the guitar.
Pierce Edward Schwartz, 15, was shot by his friend, also 15, on Nov. 8, 2018. The friend then took his own life. Both of the boys were found in one of their mothers’ apartment at The Park at River Oaks, a luxury apartment complex in Houston, Texas.
