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The Perecman Firm Names Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship Winner
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The Perecman Firm Names Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship Winner
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NYC Law Firm Opens Applications for Sixth Annual Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarship honoring the life of a 14-year-old boy with autism offers students high education opportunities
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2021 Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship celebrates the life of Avonte Oquendo, a 14-year-old boy with autism who tragically drowned in the East River after wandering off from his school in Queens, NY, undetected. The scholarship awards $5,000 to a student on the autism spectrum or a student who has a close family member with autism to pursue higher education, a cause important to the firm and to the family of Avonte.
strangers in the shared emotions of anxiety, hope, and grief. a silent 14-year-old boy became the catalyst for one of the most deeply felt communal experiences new yorkers had seen since the attacks of september 11. the medical examiner is still working to determine the cause of death, but there are no signs of foul play here. there are many unanswered questions as well. and what to do in the future to help prevent something like this. actress and autism education advocate holly robinson peete joins us now. she and her husband founded holly-rod foundation. she s spoken with us on a number of occasions regarding avonte. i want to thank you for your social media presence about this story. also that you came here to new york to assist the family, and to get the word out for avonte. i know that from reading what you ve posted, you re hea heartbroken like the rest of us to hear that this happened to him. i am heartbroken. we have to stop failing these children. this is a young man who wa
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