Photos: In the wake of tragedy, Uvalde residents look to murals for healing

A mural in memory of Makenna Lee Elrod in Uvalde on Oct. 22.

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A mural in memory of Layla Salazar near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Maranda Mathis on the side of the law office of Jerry D. Evans near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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Friends and family members of Eva Mireles embrace as the mural nears completion in Uvalde on July 17.

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Maggie Mireles cries as she watches people finish the mural in memory of her sister, Eva Mireles, in Uvalde on July 17.

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A mural in memory of Rojelio Torres on the side of a Security Finance building near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Tess Marie Mata on the side of the Once Upon a Time clothing store near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Jose Manuel Flores Jr. near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Eliahna “Ellie” Amyah Garcia on the side of a Security Finance building near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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Ana Rodriguez and her sons, Adrean and Caleb, paint a small blue fish as part of the mural in memory of her daughter, Maite, in Uvalde on July 24.

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Family members and friends of Maite Rodriguez gather to watch the painting of the mural in Uvalde on July 24.

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First: Friends and family members look at the mock-up of Maite’s mural. Last: Ana Rodriguez, wearing green Converse earrings, paints a small blue fish on the mural on July 24.

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A partially completed mural in memory of Annabell Rodriguez, with a reserved spot for Xavier Lopez to the left, in Uvalde on July 17.

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A mural in memory of Xavier Lopez near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Eliahna A. Torres near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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Family members of Jackie Cazares visit a memorial in her memory in Uvalde on Aug. 12.

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A mural in memory of Jayce Carmelo Luevanos near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Irma and Joe Garcia near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Irma and Joe Garcia near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Jailah Nicole Silguero near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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Family members and friends of Uziyah Garcia view a freshly completed mural in his memory in Uvalde on July 17.

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A mural in memory of Nevaeh Bravo on the side of a Security Finance building near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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A mural in memory of Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio near the town plaza in Uvalde on Sept. 6.

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San Antonio artist Cristina Sosa Noriega paints a mural in memory of Amerie Jo Garza in Uvalde on July 17.

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A mural in memory of Alithia Ramirez on the side of the Art Lab Contemporary Art Space in Uvalde on July 17.

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Marco Vargas, a San Antonio-based artist, lines up ladders as he prepares to work on the final mural in memory of the 21 Robb Elementary school shooting victims on the side of the St. Henry De Osso Family Project in Uvalde on Oct. 22. The final mural is a collage of the names of the victims, each in a different style.

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San Antonio artists work into the night on the final mural in memory of the 21 Robb Elementary school shooting victims on the side of the Henry De Osso building in Uvalde on Oct. 22, 2022.

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The final “Don’t Forget Their Names” mural with names of all the lives lost to the Uvalde school shooting, on Nov. 2, 2022.

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