Girl's Dream to Help Other Teens Realized After Her Death

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Jessica Salazar loved to read books and write poems. She could have fulfilled her dreams of being in the military, a lawyer or a counselor to help at-risk teenagers.

But the 14-year-old's life ended abruptly on Feb. 5, 2000.

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Girl's Dream to Help Other Teens Realized After Her Death

Jessica was shot and killed in a gang-related conflict. Her body was found in a Riverside county landfill.

Though she was laid to rest at the Montecito Memorial Park in Loma Linda, her legacy lives on.

Just months after her death, Bernadine Irwin, an associate professor of nursing at the Loma Linda University, launched Operation Jessica, a four-day retreat and counseling program. Irwin said the...

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