A Mesa high school graduate has been confirmed as one of the victims of Sunday’s shooting massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Skyline High School says Jason Benjamin Josaphat graduated in 2014. A tweet from the school’s athletic department called him an “amazing young man, always with a smile on his face.”
What an amazing young man - Skyline graduate, Spiritline, Hip-Hop Dance Club - always with a smile on his face. pic.twitter.com/wykrRiKdAT
— Skyline HS Athletics (@SkylineCoyote) June 13, 2016
The 19-year-old Josaphat was a member of the school’s cheer squad known as the Skyline Spirit.
A candlelight vigil will be held in his honor at Skyline Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday.