Friends and family release orange balloons in honor Maurice Van Hecke’s favorite color after his funeral Thursday at Davidson United Methodist Church. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)
Friends and family crowded the sanctuary of Davidson United Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at the funeral service for 16-year-old Hough High School student Maurice Van Hecke, who died Friday. At the conclusion of the ceremony mourners crowded into the courtyard and released orange balloons — his favorite color — in his memory.
- Bill Giduz
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