Brooklyn Rivera was going places. She was brilliant—a 4.2 GPA and a top ranking in her sophomore class at Guyer High School proved that. Like her parents, she had her sights set on Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and no one was going to tell her any differently. She also adored little kids and aspired to be their favorite teacher someday.
For all intents and purposes, she was already their favorite babysitter.
“Parents would say, ‘I guess we’re going on a date because our kids want to see your daughter,’” Brooklyn’s father, Vic, said with a laugh. “More importantly, she spent her life trying to do what was right. When she saw ‘a wrong,’ she did something about it.”…