Saturday, April 18 candlelight memorial set for LCC student killed in a traffic accident

According to a Facebook page by Lassen Community College, “In loving memory of our friend Mario, we will share future memorials we hear about. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Mario is already greatly missed.”

According to a Facebook post by Our Town Reno, An updated flyer with new information for a vigil to honor Mario Escajeda, who was recently killed in a car crash after being a celebrated athlete, friend and photographer from North Valleys High.

The candlelight vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the North Valleys Regional Park, 8085 Silver Lake Road, Sparks, Nevada.

Hello everyone!
Myself and the other wonderful people helping plan this memorial event for Mario are absolutely astounded at how far his name has gotten out there.

Although, due to the mass number of people estimated to be attending, we will not be doing a balloon release.

ONLY a candle lit vigil.

At this time, I would also like to ask everyone to remain respectful of the family’s privacy, as they are still grieving, and I do not wish for anyone to bombard Mario’s family. Please give them space through this difficult time.

Due to the amount of people attending, we also ask that you bring your own candles, however, we will be supplying a limited number of candles for his celebration for those that do not have their own. If you can bring your own candles, please do.

Thank you all for understanding, and thank you all so much for making this possible for Mario. We miss you so much, Mario.