students gathered at the Goldstein Fitness Center this evening to pay tribute to Danroy "DJ" Henry, the 20-year-old football player who was killed one year ago tomorrow in front of a Thornwood bar.
According to a statement from the school, mini flags printed with #12, Henry's jersey number, were sold for $1 and the money from the sales, "will go towards a DJ memorial clock to be placed in front of Pace's Ann and Alfred Goldstein Health and Fitness Center with a dedication ceremony in early spring."
Earlier this month, the football held a for 70 area youths.
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The student body also , who would have turned 22 on October 29, through a special edition of The Pace Chronicle, a student-run campus newspaper.
According to a Facebook description of tonight's vigil, the flags sold, "will be placed in the ground along Shirley Beth's Way" until after Henry's birthday next Saturday.
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Check back tomorrow for more coverage of the one-year anniversary of DJ Henry's death.
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