Manuel and Patricia Oliver had already been on the road for more than a week when they pulled their school bus bearing an American flag into a city park in Uvalde, Texas.
They were unsure of just how many people would greet them on that sweltering day.
Parents, grandparents, siblings and other kin of some of the 22 people killed last year at Robb Elementary streamed into the park, embracing the Olivers and each other.
So, too, did a woman who lost her daughter at a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, where 10 people were killed in 2018.
“I’m looking to help and also to receive help,” Mr. Oliver said.
Persons:
Manuel, Patricia Oliver, Joaquin, Marjory Stoneman, “, ” Mr, Oliver
Organizations:
Robb, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Locations:
Uvalde , Texas, Santa Fe , Texas, Parkland, Fla, Texas