Chapman said that when he first heard of the shooting at The Covenant School, his family huddled together and prayed that it wasn’t even true. Nevertheless, Chapman said that his wife expressed that she knew Koonce did “everything she could to change this story, to stop this thing from happening, to talk to this person, whatever she could do.”
“Because that’s just who she was,” Chapman said.
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Both of Chapman’s sons posted tributes to Koonce online following her death, which included one remark from Chapman’s son Caleb that read, “I’ll be a student of your kindness forever.”
“She was, you know, [one of] those people that you encounter if you’re fortunate enough…they see into your soul and they see something that most people miss and just pass by,” Chapman said. “She just had this ability that God gave her, I believe, to see into the heart and the soul and the story of the student.”
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“I really believe it’s not wishful thinking to say I know we’re going to see her again, we’re going to see our daughter again, and that’s the hope that keeps us moving forward,” Chapman said.
