GIRL VITAL TO TEAM
BROTHER’S LIFE, DEATH PLAY ROLE IN TEEN’S LIFE
Posted: July 29, 2012 at 4 a.m.
Rylee Fincher, 15, is starting her second season as a water girl for the Rogers Heritage football team. Her role of keeping her team’s players hydrated is an important one. Fincher’s brother, Kendrick Fincher, died from heatstroke in August 1995 following a junior high football practice.
Rylee Fincher never knew her brother, Kendrick, but he’s still a key part of her life.
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