Under 24 hours after the death of three in a Tuesday morning car accident, the Euless (Texas) community rallied to hold a memorial service at Trinity High School’s football practice facility.
Euless, Texas community remembers 3 killed in car accident
The community is coming together to mourn and remember the three, including two college football players, who died on Tuesday.
Texas A&M redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu, incoming Utah freshman Gaius Vaenuku, and 13-year-old Andrew Uhatafe were killed in a one car accident in New Mexico early Tuesday morning, with two other passengers, Utah freshman Salesi Uhatafe and his father, Salesi Uhatafe Sr., surviving.
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The impromptu memorial service is the first of several, with more coming on Wednesday evening:
memorial vigils scheduled for today, 7/31 - 11 AM Euless JH for Lolo, 6:30 PM at First Euless main sanctuary, 8 PM at Martin Methodist
— Trinity Football (@trinityfootball) July 31, 2013
The team is selling t-shirts to honor the three deceased players, with all proceeds going to support the family.
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