From an email -

I'm sad to inform you that one of our students, Dillon Henry, who just
completed his junior year at Palihi, died on July 5, 2007 in a car
crash.

His funeral will take place on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Mt. Sinai
Memorial Park and Mortuary, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, LA, CA 90068. Their
number is 800-600-0076.

For those who may not have had the pleasure of teaching or knowing
Dillon
he was a terrific writer. Smart, gifted and inquisitive, creative,
personable and energetic. He was one of those students who lights up a
class with his enthusiasm, his intelligence, his wit and his desire to
improve his work. By age 16, he had already been published in a
magazine
that focused, of all things, on grieving. His essay centered around on
a
boyhood friend who had died at a very young age. Dillon was proud of
that
publication and proud that the parents of his friend had his writing
that
honored this child and would live on afterwards.

I witnessed Dillon's talents and witnessed how beloved he was by his
classmates when I was fortunate enough to be his tenth grade English
teacher.

I have heard from some of his friends and classmates, who as I, am devastated by his loss.

Pleasure share this information so that those who knew him are aware of his passing and his funeral.