Dad lost 18-year-old son to gun violence. Now he’s helping fellow bereaved families heal through art.

A dad named Ryan Saavedra lost his 18-year-old son, Ryan, due to gun violence in 2021, per KRQE News. One can’t put into words how shattering the loss might have been. Though a few years have passed since the tragedy, the dad has been trying to get through this loss and grief and the challenges it holds. Like him, many others are mourning, trying to fill a void of their loved ones being snatched away from them in a jiffy. Saavedra found a way to soothe a bit of this pain through art and when he saw the comfort it brought him, he decided to take the kind initiative to other grieving families.

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