Difference Makers: Sam Strahan

The 15-year-old was a sophomore at Freeman High School when he confronted a fellow student in a school hallway on the morning of Sept. 13. The other boy had two guns. Sam was shot and killed, and three girls were seriously injured.

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Wed., Dec. 27, 2017

An image of Sam Strahan on his mother’s phone sits atop a a scrapbook of remembrances and a wooden cross from his friends. The picture was taken on the first day of school, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017.

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Ami Strahan displays a sign for the section of Highway 27 that was named in honor of her son, Sam Strahan, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017.

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Ami Strahan views a framed school assignment from her son, Sam Strahan, in her home on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Sam was shot and killed at Freeman High School in September.

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The ashes of Sam Strahan sit on the fireplace mantle in his mother’s home, along with several of his Rubik’s Cube puzzles, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017.

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Ami Strahan views a highway sign honoring her son, Sam Strahan, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. A stretch of Highway 27 was named after Sam after he was shot and killed at Freeman High School.

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Ami Strahan has a book of remembrances of her son, Sam Strahan.

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