Friends and former colleagues spearhead a scholarship fund for Buffalo high school students to help pay for college expenses in honor of Aaron Salter, the security guard who worked at Tops and was one of the 10 individuals killed.
in Buffalo, New York, one victim is being memorialized through the gift of education.
“Because of his heroism, and because we knew what kind of person he was, we felt it would only be just to find a way to memorialize him — come up with some way to keep his legacy going,“ Perrin said. A person touches the casket of Aaron Salter Jr. during a funeral service in Getzville, N.Y., on May 25, 2022.Pitts said he explained how to become a police officer to Salter, when he first expressed interest in the job. Pitts said he was surprised that Salter, who had an interest in technology, showed interest in policing, but Pitts saw that the community involvement “drew him into it,” he said.
Students selected for the scholarship must demonstrate Salter’s qualities, who was technologically savvy and engaged in community involvement. Salter also created a hydrogen powered engine, Perrin said, “to save the everyday person money,” and even presented his idea toCashell Durham, Salter’s sister, said he acquired his inventive qualities from their father, who would rebuild engines. Durham, who lives in Buffalo, said the scholarship is “a great way of remembering my brother.
Cashell, who lives just a few blocks away from Tops, said she hasn’t returned to the store since her brother’s death because she would go “just because he was there.” She also wants people to remember her brother as a good person.
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