Reshanda Johnson watches people stream into the Rock Island High School Fiend House for the funeral of Travis Hearn on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10. Family, friends and members of the community attended the service to honor the former Rock Island football player who suffered a severe spinal cord injury during a game on Sept. 22, 2006, and was paralyzed from the neck down. Hearn passed away on Thursday, Dec. 4.
This was a huge event for Rock Island and really all of the Quad-Cities. Travis Hearn was the focus of media attention for over two years while battling his injury and it was pretty amazing how all different parts of the community came together to support him and his family. This shot is a quieter moment from the service before everything got started.
Another staff photographer, Paul Colletti, and I covered the events leading up to the funeral and the service. See the audio slide show here.
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