An Obituary by Christina Marie Sabio Hilo, M.E.Ch.A. de Cornell '07 Alumn.
Rest In Peace John “Rocky” Quesenberry
23 years old
Born: January 26, 1984
Died: February 3, 2007
Another young Chicano killed by a drive-by bullet, but he was more than that. He was a brother, cousin, son, and friend to many. He was a hard-working auto mechanic, who never missed a day of work. He was the only one out of his 5 brothers and sister not to be affiliated with gangs.
On July 3, he was shot in the neck in a drive-by shooting, and for seven months he was fighting for his life at Kaiser Sunset in Los Angeles. However, he was not alone for those seven months. Every day of those seven months, his mother and one of his brothers would be there to keep him company. John’s mother and brother were always the first to enter ICU during visiting hours. Although he was paralyzed from the neck down with a tube running through his throat, he had such a positive aura around him, and the power of family was overwhelming. On the night he passed away, everyone in ICU was crying for him- his family, friends, relatives, even the nurses, and the hospital staff.
RIP John “Rocky” Quesenberry
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