Interview with Megan Vozzella

Megan Vozzella: That’s my husband. We just got married almost a year ago. We were supposed to celebrate our anniversary in two weeks. November 12.

[Images of Megan and Stephen Vozzella on their wedding day with their daughter]

Megan: We were together for 14 years.

[Image of Stephen and Megan enjoying the outdoors]

Megan: We decided to get married last year. It was a last-minute thing. So we’ve been married for almost a year. Now I’ve lost my soulmate, my husband. It really hurts.

Everyone sent messages. So many messages. Thank you for all of the messages expressing sympathy for my husband. My husband was the best soul I ever had in my lifetime. My husband loved children. My husband loved his friends. My husband loved all of my family. His family as well. His family loved us as well. My daughter. My daughter is 12.

[Image of Stephen, Megan, and their daughter at an outdoor event]

Megan: She is taking it hard. She is in a black, a very dark side. She is angry. She is asking why there was this shooting in… How do you describe it? Why do you have to shoot innocent people?

At first, I thought it was not true. I thought he was still alive. But police officers told us that he didn’t make it. That was the last thing, I couldn’t respond after. My mind just broke down. I was numb. I don’t know what else to say. I don’t have any words to say anymore.

Alex (Daily Moth): That’s the worst possible situation. Stephen, this is his sign name, right?

Megan: Yes.

Alex: He loved to play cornhole?

Megan: Yes, it was one of his hobbies.

Alex: Can you describe him? What kind of person was he?

Megan: He was a former bowler. In Massachusetts. In Malden, he would attend tournaments.

Alex: He loved to bowl.

Megan: For many years. He won several championships as well and has several trophies.

Alex: Wow, he must have been talented.

Megan: Yes, he had a very good talent with his teammates. He retired from it about six years ago. A bit more than that. When we had a new life, moved here, he thought of what he could do. He found something new — cornhole. He liked it. He really enjoyed it because it was something different. He had bowled for so many years that he got tired of it. He wanted something different. I told him to help himself. Enjoy things because life is short. He agreed that life is short. What can we do? If you want to go, go and have fun.

He was involved with so many things in the Deaf community. Many in the Deaf community knew him and knew us. They watched our humor because we would do pranks and egg each other on. He loved to go camping. That was his favorite thing as well, camping.

[Image of Stephen sitting outside on a rock watching a river]

Alex: How old was Stephen?

Megan: He was 45 and a half. He was supposed to have his birthday next month.

We have lost so many people’s lives right now. We don’t have any more people to lose. I don’t know how much we can take. Husbands, wives, families. I grew up with them throughout my childhood. Liz Seal, Joshua. She just talked with you.

Alex: Yes.

Megan: They were my childhood peers. We grew up together. Bryan MacFarlane grew up with us as well. He was not my classmate, but we were in the same circles. Billy Brackett, he graduated in 1994. I went in 1993 when I was younger in elementary school.

Alex: Where did you graduate from?

Megan: Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. GBSD. So all of my peers are gone.

Alex: You knew the others and you all had this bond. So you must feel like half of it is ripped away.

Megan: It’s split up. They took our lives away. How much more do we have to suffer? How much more of this can we take? Why did it happen?

Alex: It just goes on and on in America.

Megan: All of us want to know why. Why? We can’t. We are not going to get the answer because that guy… He is pure evil. Right now, we need to try and find calm. And pray. Sit together, stay close together. Everywhere you go, stick together. It doesn’t matter if there are problems, just take it and think positive. Life is too short. Stay loving and be there for them. And I would like to ask you and other people in general in the U.S. — thank you for your prayers. For him and for my other injured friends. All of them.

Alex: Thank you. Again, our hearts go out to you and others who were impacted by this terrible tragedy. Our thoughts are with you. Our hearts are with you.

Megan: Thank you.

Alex: Thank you.

Megan: You take care.

Alex: Good night.

Megan: Good night, bye.

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