He died protecting his classmates from a gunman. Now, he's been honoured in the best way possible. StarWars
Howell was hailed a hero by police after saving the lives of his classmates when a gunman opened fired in a classroom at the University of North Carolina in April. He and another student tackled the shooter.fan – will be remembered for his bravery by being honoured as a Jedi by the production company behind the popular film franchise.
Lucasfilm have revealed the 21-year-old will take up the mantle of Jedi Master “Ri-Lee” in the recently published visual dictionary:Hero student Riley Howell was remembered by fellow students during memorials across the University of North Carolina campus in the days after his death. Picture: APThe news was recently celebrated by Howell’s girlfriend of six years Lauren Westmoreland, who marked the auspicious occasion with a video she shared to social media platform TikTok.
She wrote: “So many incredible gestures have been made in his honour, but Riley is the biggest fan of Star Wars that I’ve ever known, ever since he was little!!!!!” Westmoreland said when they received a letter from Lucasfilm about Howell’s new status, it “seemed too good to be true” — until they saw him listed as a “Ri-Lee Howell,” a “Jedi Master and historian of the Jedi Order” in the Star Wars reference book.
Lauren Westmoreland, Riley Howell’s girlfriend of six years, said the Star Wars honour seemed almost too good to be true’. Picture: APThe letter, shown in the video, states “everyone here at Lucasfilm wishes to express our deepest condolences” to Howell’s loved ones, and said his “courage and selflessness brings out the Jedi in all of us.”“Thank you for giving my love the best Christmas gift this year and making him part of the Star Wars universe forever,” Westmoreland wrote.
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