Kraig was 17 years old. He committed suicide by gunshot on 2/3/08 but was kept alive on lifesupport until 2/6/08.

Mr. Kraig L. Vecchione, 17, of Ocean Springs, Miss., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008.

Kraig was born in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 6, 1990. He lived here in the Gulf Coast area for over 12 years of his life.

He is survived by his father, Lenny Vecchione of Ocean Springs; his stepmother, Robin Zoller; and his brothers, Christian Vecchione, Tony Vecchione, Korey Vecchione, Derrick Turk and Travis Turk. He is also survived by his mother, Tessa Turk; his stepfather, Jimmy Turk, and his baby sister, Airianna Turk.

Kraig was a very talented young man who had a very bright future ahead of him. He worked at Blade Computers after completing school and built computers for several hundred residents in the Gulf Coast area. He also worked very hard in the last two years to help rebuild the Gulf Coast from the disastrous hurricane. He was also very talented in music and composed several music tracks that were of record label quality. He was heavily involved in the sport of paintball and rose quickly to being one of the best players in the Gulf Coast area, training with professionals in the sport. He was poised to be one of the best players in this national and global sport. He is a current member of the nationally sponsored Diesel Kids out of Ocean Springs. Kraig participated and contributed to the entire paintball family in the Southeast Region. Kraig will be sadly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing and loving him.