Ethan R. Hernandez

Ethan was in my homeroom at Pilla Middle School this year. Although attendance was on a hybrid schedule due to the pandemic, he would come in and go dutifully to his seat a distance away from my position at the front of the room. While masks kept the kids from talking much, it was in their emails to me in the aftermath of his passing that the chatter began as it should among children. This boy was beloved. He was a friend. He did silly things. He will be missed by our homeroom and that...

I only coached one VBA game as the head coach and I found out today my charger Ethan Hernandez met with the Angel's a few days ago. We took on the best team in the league on that day and we pressed and disrupted and held them in check losing to a team that ran roughshod over the league. And nobody played harder tenacious defense then Ethan Hernandez, a great kid. I am sorry and saddened on this day because you should have had so many more days ahead of you. I will always hold you in my heart....