Dylan Hockley

Dylan Hockley (2006-2012)

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old and had autism. He is from Newton, Connecticut.  He was killed in the school shooting that happened on December 14, 2012, at Sandy Brook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. Dylan is the son of Ian and Nicole Hockley. He is also survived by a brother Jake Hockley.


Tributes: 

"He helped us to be stronger people than we might have been without him (Ian Hockley, Source)."

"He was always smiling, always laughing. If he laughed, other people laughed with him. He loved to be tickled so people would come up to him and just start tickling him, just to hear him laugh. It was like music. (Nicole Hockley, Source)." 

Links about Dylan Hockley:

Obituary: Dylan Hockley Obituary

Memorial Website: Dylan Hockley Memorial Fund 

Facebook Memorial Pages: 

• RIP Dylan Hockley Sandy Hook Massacre Victim  

• Dylan Hockley Memorial Fund 

Twitter Memorial Page: Dylan Hockley's Fund @DylanHockley 

YouTube Videos: Dylan's Father Nic Hockley's YouTube Channel

Blogs: Autism Light #247 

News: 

• Family of Victim Dylan Hockley Moving Away From Newton After Shooting  

• Westport Playground Honors Dylan Hockley 

• Newton Parents Learn Comforting Details about Son's Death 

• Newton Mom Nicole Hockley Talks About Autistic Sons Empathy 

Josephine Grace Gay

Josephine Grace Gay (2005-2012)

Josephine Grace Gay was 7 years old and had autism. She is from Newton, Connecticut.  She was killed in the school shooting that happened on December 14, 2012, at Sandy Brook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. Josephine Grace Gay was survived by her parents Michele and Bob Gay and sister, Sophia and Maria Gay.


Tributes:

"She lived seven years inspiring friends and family with her beautiful smile, loving heart, and playful spirit (Source/Obituary)." 

"It will help us if others know what a special person she was and how she inspired everyone she met.  Joey was autistic and severely apraxic. She could not speak, yet she touched the lives of so many around her: teachers, therapists, friends, neighbors, all loved and cherished her. Joey was social and affectionate; she smiled, she loved hugs, and she even had a wonderful sense of humor. Her spirit was indomitable. She participated in rigorous therapy and treatment on a daily basis without complaint. She loved to play with her Barbie dolls, iPad, and computer, swim, swing, and be anywhere her sisters were. Josephine loved the color purple (Source, Her Parents)." 

Links about Josephine Grace Gay:

Obituary: Legacy.com Obituary

Memorial Fund: Joey's Fund at Doug Flutie Foundation

Facebook Memorial Pages: RIP Josephine Grace Gay-Sandy Hook Massacre Victim

Blogs: Autism Light #246 

News:  

• Md. Native, Josephine Gay, 7, Remembered for "Indomitable" Spirit  

• Newton Victim Josephine Gay Taught Parents About Life