NOTE: This is a compilation of some of the coverage of memorials and related events on Dec. 2 to remember the 14 people who died in the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.

All 14, including five who were CSUSB alumni, were honored during the Day of Remembrance ceremony at the university’s Peace Garden and the opening of a San Bernardino County Museum exhibit showing a model of a new memorial that will be located at the county Government Center.

The alumni lost that day were all from the College of Natural Sciences:

  • Robert Adams of Yucaipa (public health education, 2011);
  • Juan Espinoza of Highland (biology, 2002);
  • Shannon Johnson of Los Angeles (environmental health science, 2004);
  • Yvette Velasco of Fontana (environmental health science, 2013); and
  • Michael Wetzel of Lake Arrowhead (biology, 2001).

News coverage. Click on the headline to go to the original article.

6 years later, terror attack victims remembered at Cal State San Bernardino memorial
The Sun/Southern California News Group
Dec. 2, 2021

The Peace Garden at Cal State San Bernardino was the site of a ceremony where the 14 people lost in the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting in San Bernardino were remembered; five of the victims were graduates of CSUSB: Robert Adams (public health education, 2011); Juan Espinoza (biology, 2002); Shannon Johnson (environmental health science, 2004); Yvette Velasco (environmental health science, 2013); and Michael Wetzel (biology, 2001).

The university created the annual tradition “so we would always have a special time and a special place to cherish their lives that continue to mean so much to every single one of us,” said Sastry Pantula, dean of the College of Natural Sciences at CSUSB.

In an emotional tribute, William Vandyke, a lecturer with the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, said the departed are still missed, loved and cherished.

“We cannot reach out to hold them in a warm embrace, but these beloved souls are with us every second,” he said. “They are a part of the fabric that makes us whole woven into every stitch of who we are. They are the voice inside us that reminds us to be open to new experiences and to be skeptical of worldly things. They guide us, shape us and bless us continually with their love.”

Robert Velasco, father of Yvette Velasco, said he and his wife, Marivel, have attended the ceremony on campus every year it has been held.

“They never seem to forget and it’s very touching to us,” he said. “We feel like it’s not just us who remember her, but also all these other people.”

San Bernardino remembers 14 lost on 6th anniversary of massacre
NBC Los Angeles
Dec. 2, 2021

A bell tolled in the peace garden at Cal State San Bernardino 14 times for those killed; five of them were CSUSB alumni. The news cast also reported on a new memorial planned for the San Bernardino County Government Center, a model of which I on display at the San Bernardino County Museum.

Community remembers victims of Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting (in Spanish)
Telemundo 52 Los Angeles
Dec. 2, 2021

The Spanish-language news cast included a segment on the memorial services held to honor the 14 people who died in the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Included in the coverage was the Day or Remembrance ceremony at Cal State San Bernardino; five of those who died were CSUSB alumni.

New memorial honors victims of San Bernardino Dec. 2, 2015, attack
Fox 11 Los Angeles
Dec. 2, 2021

In San Bernardino, ceremonies were held remembering the 14 lives lost during a mass shooting at a holiday party on Dec. 2, 2015. Cal State San Bernardino was the site of ceremony honoring all those lost; five of the victims were graduates of CSUSB. The segment also reported on a new memorial planned for the San Bernardino County Government Center to honor all 14. A model of the memorial is currently on display at the San Bernardino County Museum.

Events mark anniversary of San Bernardino terrorist attack
Inland News Today
Dec. 2, 2021

Thursday marked the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Inland Regional Center. At Cal State San Bernardino, a Day of Remembrance Thursday featured a ceremony at the College of Natural Sciences. Five of the attack victims were graduates of the natural sciences college.

CSUSB hosts Day of Remembrance for 14 lost on Dec. 2, 2015
KABC Los Angeles
Dec. 2, 2021

A segment on the events remembering the victims of the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting in San Bernardino included coverage of the Day of Remembrance at Cal State San Bernardino’s Peace Garden. Of the 14 who died that day, five were CSUSB alumni. The segment also included a report on the new memorial being built at the San Bernardino County Government Center. A model is now on display at the San Bernardino County Museum.

San Bernardino remembers 14 lost on Dec. 2, 2015
KNX Radio Los Angeles
Dec. 2, 2021

It's been 6 years since the terror attack in San Bernardino that killed 14 people – five of whom were alumni of Cal State San Bernardino – and injured 22 others. In addition to reporting on the public preview of a new memorial, a model of which is on display at the San Bernardino County Museum, the segment also included a brief interview with Brian Levin, director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism.

Community, university, remembers victims of Dec. 2, 2015, tragedy
KCRW Radio Santa Monica (NPR)
Dec. 2, 2021

San Bernardino on Dec. 2 remembered the 14 people lost in a major terror attack there on this date in 2015. Two shooters opened fired at a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, leaving 14 dead, including five Cal State San Bernardino alumni.

On the campus of Cal state San Bernardino, a bell sounded 14 times for each victim at a day of remembrance ceremony.

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