Gathering honors Holy Cross rower killed in Vero Beach crash

Dozens from Vero Beach Rowing and others gathered Sunday to pay their respects to a 20-year-old rower killed in a crash last week in Vero Beach.

FROM THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWINGTHE DEADLY CRASH ON WEDNESDAYIN VERO BEACH.THE COLLEGE SAID IN ASTATEMENT, PAIGE COHEN WASRELEASED FROM LAWNWOODREGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERYESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

FOUR MORESTUDENTS, THE ROWING COACH ATHE DRIVER OF THE OTHER TRUCKINVOLVED REMAIN AT LAWNWOOD.ONE OF THE PATIENTS IS ICRITICAL CONDITION.

STUDENTSAT HOLY CROSS RETURNED TOCAMPUS TODAY AS SPRISEMESTER CLASSES BEGINTOMORROW.TONIGHT MEMBERS OF THETREASURE COAST COMMUNITY CAMETOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE ROWKILLED IN THE CRASH, GRACERETT.

SHE HAD TURNED 20 YEARSOLD THE DAY BEFORE THE CRASH.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S LINNIESUPALL WAS AT VETERANSMEMORIAL ISLAND SANCTUARYWHERE A VIGIL WAS HELD IN HEHONOR.<< TONIGHTSHOWED THE POWER OF COMMUNITY&WE SAW MEMBERS OF VERO BEACHROWING COME TOGETHER& ALONGWITH NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA& TORECOGNIZE YOUNG WOMAN ANDCOLLEGE ATHLETE WITH SO MUPOTENTIAL GONE TOO SOON.

AVIBRANT SUNSET ON THE QUIETWATERS OF THE INDIAN RIVERLAGOON& TONIGHT ITOF REFLECTION TO REMEMBER A20-YEAR- OLD STUDENT-ATHLEGRACE RETT& [SOT] 182038 IJUST WISHED HER SAFE TRAVELSAND BE ON THE WATER& BE ON THEWATER DOZENS FROM THE AREAROWING COMMUNITY AND BEYONDGATHERED SUNDAY TO PAY THEIRRESPECTS& THOSE MOST DIDNKNOW HER& THEYSOLIDARITY& UNIFIED BY THESPORT.

[SOT] SHOTSILAJOIE/VERO BEACH ROWING THEREWAS SO MUCH SHE HAD TO GIVE TOROWING ..

SHE WAS A LEADER OFHER TEAM, SHE WAS A ROLE MODELAND SHE NEVER STOPPED GRACERETT ATTENDED THE COLLEGETHE HOLY CROSS WOMEN'S ROWINGTEAM& THE TEAM WAS IN FLORIDAON A TRAINING TRIP& BUT LASTWEDNESDAY EVERYTHING CAME TO ASTAND-STILL WHEN THEIR VANCOLLIDED WITH A PICK UP TRUCK.IT WAS JUST ONE DAY AFTER HER20TH BIRTHDAY& THE CRASHTOUCHING LIVES ACROSS THE EACOAST& [STAND UP - SUPERLINNIE SUPALL/ @LINNIESUPALLAFTER THE VIGIL WRAPPED UP THECOMMUNITY MADE THEIR WAY TOTHE WATER& WRITING MESSAGES OFSTRENGTH AND HOPE ON RICEPAPER TO REMEMBER GRACE RETT AYOUNG WOMAN DESCRIBED AS ONEWHO HAD A PASSION FOR LIFE ANDSTEADFAST WHEN INACCOMPLISHING HER GOALS.

SHEINSPIRED OTHERS TO DO THESAME.

[SOT] SHOTSI LAJOIE/VEROBEACH ROWING: IF YOUATHLETE YOU KNOW YOU TRY TOFOLLOW THE LEADER AND THELEADER IS MAKING EVERYONESTRONGER SHE WILL BE MISSED.FRIENDS HAVE SAID THE BEST WAYTO REMEMBER GRACE& IS TO MAKEA DIFFERENCE IN YOUR OCOMMUNITY AS SHE DID FOR SOMANY OTHERS.

WEMEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELDIN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEK.

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