'Sound of Silence' lays hero teacher to rest

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -An emotional Donna Soto mother of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed while protecting her students, makes her way out the entrance of the funeral mass at Lordship Community Church on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance - Funeral procession carrying the body of teacher Victoria Soto, 27, makes their way down Prospect Drive in Stratford, CT on way to funeral proceedings at Lordship Community Church on Dec. 19, 2012. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara speaks to reporters outside Lordship Community Church on Dec. 19, in Stratford, Conn. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance - Carlee Soto sister of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed while protecting her students, makes her way out the entrance of the funeral mass at Lordship Community Church on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance - A line of family and friends wait to enter Lordship Community Church for the funeral mass for teacher Victoria Soto, 27, leaves on Dec. 19, in Stratford, Conn. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -A police honor guard arrives for funeral services for teacher Victoria Soto, 27, at the Lordship Community Church on Dec. 19, in Stratford, Conn. The first grade teacher reportedly died while trying to protect her students during last Friday's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -Nearly 300 plus listen to funeral services outside of Lordship Community Church on December 19, 2012 for Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed while protecting her students. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -A police honor guard salutes to the arrival of family of slain teacher teacher Victoria Soto at the Lordship Community Church on Dec. 19, in Stratford, Conn. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -Mourners embrace while attending the funeral for Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -A police honor guard waits with family and friends for the funeral services for teacher Victoria Soto, 27, at the Lordship Community Church on Dec. 19, in Stratford, Conn. The first grade teacher reportedly died while trying to protect her students during last Friday's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -Family and Friends attend the burial for Victoria Soto, at Union Cemetery on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Photo: Mike Ross

Mike Ross Connecticut Post freelance -Family and Friends embrace while attending the burial for Victoria Soto, at Union Cemetery on December 19, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Photo: Mike Ross

Victoria Soto a victim in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Dec. 14, 2012 Photo: Contributed Photo

Victoria Soto threw herself in front of her first grade students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. She was killed in the mass shooting with twenty-six people including 20 children Photo: Instagram Source Photo: Contributed Photo