Jaylon was only 14 but already making his mark in the sports world when he was killed by a stray bullet. “We have to keep his name alive to help somebody else come up.”
Jaylon McKenzie, 14, was killed while leaving a house party in Venice, Illinois. Three people were charged with various offenses related to the shooting.
Mourners are wrapping caskets in imagery, similar to the way companies wrap logos around cars, trucks, and buses. Across the country, casket-wrap companies create custom designs, too often for parents grieving their dead children.
Calyia Stringer had a smile on her face the day she posed for a photo with a yellow flower in her hand. The toddler beamed with pride as she showed off the bloom before handing it to her godmother, Jatoria Foster. “She was so happy,” Foster said. “That was one of the best memories I […]