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Family, friends remember Brayden Pearson, seek to honor his ‘zest for life’

Posted at 10:21 pm June 27, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bubbles for Brayden Pearson

Family and friends blow bubbles for Brayden Pearson during a Friday night vigil at the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge.

 

He wore No. 14 when he played baseball and basketball for the Boys and Girls Club. Only eight years old and going into fourth grade, he hadn’t really decided on a profession yet, but he thought playing major league baseball “would be awesome,” a family friend said.

So it was fitting that family and friends gathered in the outfield of a baseball field at the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge to remember Brayden Pearson on Friday. They described Brayden as a lively boy with thick, curly hair, and a contagious laugh—”the best laugh ever,” said Tracy Stewart, a member of the close-knit sports family at the club. Brayden loved school, family friend Sara VanLandingham said.

Brayden died Monday, two days after he had trouble while snorkeling near a swimming area at Clark Center Park in south Oak Ridge. He had to be pulled from the lake that Saturday afternoon. Family and friends performed CPR, and 911 was called. The Oak Ridge police and fire departments responded and continued CPR, and Brayden was flown by a Lifestar medical helicopter to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville.

The family said they wanted to continue Brayden’s zest for life by donating his organs to other children who need them. On Friday, VanLandingham, who has been speaking on behalf of the family, said four organs had been successfully removed for donation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Education, K-12, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: baseball, basketball, Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge, Brayden Pearson, Brock Pearson, Bubbles for Brayden, Children's Hospital, Clark Center Park, Click Funeral Home, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Gail Fillers, Glenwood Baptist Church, Jessica Pearson, Lifestar, Mark Walton, Melissa Blalock, Oak Ridge fire, Oak Ridge Police, Sara VanLandingham, Tracy Stewart, Woodland Elementary School

Faith column: National Day of Prayer event on May 1

Posted at 10:31 pm April 17, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Faith Columns Leave a Comment

Submitted

You are invited to be a part of the Oak Ridge National Day of Prayer Community Event as we gather together to fervently pray for our nation and our community. This year’s event theme is “One Voice United in Prayer,” taken from Romans 15:6. 

The service will be at Glenwood Baptist Church on May 1 at 6 p.m., located at 200 N. Alabama Road. Each year, this event brings believers together from congregations all over the Oak Ridge community to demonstrate the power of unity to pray for those in authority and various vocations.

We encourage all believers to come and join as we gather in one accord lift our hearts and voice declaring the plan and purposes of God. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Faith, Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Glenwood Baptist Church, Mark Walton, National Day of Prayer, NDP Prayer Team, Oak Ridge, One Voice United in Prayer

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