“B.J. gave the ultimate sacrifice and this is just one small way that we can continue to honor his memory,” said special education teacher and All-School Senate sponsor, Vanessa Schulenberg.
Luxmore’s mom, Brenda, was in attendance. “It’s amazing the lives that have been saved just with this blood drive in his honor.
Sherrard school district has done so much to keep B.J.’s memory alive and we’re so grateful. He’s a part of the school still and we’re very proud of that. They continue him in everything they do. We’re very grateful,” said Luxmore.
“We had over 40 donors show up and we were able to collect 39 units, which translates to 117 lives saved! Overall, we were really happy with our turnout and hope to see the number of lives saved continue to increase over the years.” Twenty-two of the 39 units collected were first time donors.
Every year the All-School Senate organizes the drive in memory of CPL Bryant J. (B.J.) Luxmore, a 2005 Sherrard graduate killed in action in Afghanistan June 10, 2012.
“We love having his parents come out to the drive and how Mrs. Bischoff continues to make goodies for the drive,” said Schulenberg.
All-School Senate students who helped put on the blood drive are:
Hailie Shemek
Lauren Copeland
Kyla Elsbury
Parker Hann
Ava Hartman
Lilly Russell
MaKenna Cameron
Kaitlynn DeBlock
Jenna Copeland
Beth Churchill
Zoey Rains
Payton Zerull
Ryan Butz
Ava Egel
Aliza Dominique
Saidie Shemek
