Question

HELP: What lesson did Ellison Onizuka teach others during his lifetime? How was he influential?

Answer 1

Onizuka had a lighter side that was always easy to find. He was easygoing, and made a conscious effort to personally connect with the people around him and put them at ease.

Answer 2

American astronaut Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986) was one of the seven crew members who died in the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. The first American of Asian heritage to reach space, Onizuka had harbored a desire to become an astronaut since his childhood. "He encouraged the freedom to dream," his wife Lorna told People, "and the commitment to making those dreams come true."