Megan Lambert was adventurous, bubbly, compassionate and funny, with a deep commitment to education, mental health and children with special needs, according to close friends and family. The 25-year-old special education teacher and volleyball coach was killed in the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School along with three children.

The community celebrated her with numerous events last weekend, beginning with a memorial service Saturday at Caldera. Hundreds gathered in Bend’s Old Mill District on Sunday, walking and carrying Lambert’s favorite flower, carnations, in remembrance of Lambert and the children who lost their lives in the Silver Rail tragedy.

“To tell you about Megan would take 25 years,” her family said in a statement.

Born and raised in Bend, Lambert attended Juniper Elementary, Pilot Butte Middle School and Mountain View High School. After graduating from Boise State University in 2023, she taught English in Barcelona, Spain, for almost six months.…