Nikki Cortez

Roman Cortez had the help of his 5th grade class in creating a panel for his mother, Nikki who died from AIDS in September 1998. Together they created a panel that included Nikki’s favorite things including her love of music, picnics in the mountains and of course, shooting hoops with Roman. The students also planned carefully to include a shade of Nikki’s favorite color purple in every section of the panel.