As authorities continue to investigate the deadly shooting at Brown University that has rocked the surrounding Rhode Island community and the nation, hundreds are honoring the life and faith of a student whose life was cut short – sophomore Ella Cook.
Cook, from Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan, were the only students killed during Saturday’s shooting rampage. Nine others were injured.
In Cook’s obituary, family members noted that she taught Bible studies and Sunday School and regularly worked with younger children.
“The qualities of Ella’s personality and ‘soul’ that most touched others were, foremost, her Christian faith, and especially her faith in the Death and Resurrection of Christ. She really meant it! And she wanted to share the good news of the grace that she received from the Cross. Not only did her personal faith shine out like a bright Christmas star, but she loved others as real people, not as objects. Ella loved God with her whole heart and she loved people — with her whole heart,” it reads.
