Rajaan Bennett memorial service

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Rajaan Bennett memorial service

A memorial service for slain McEachern football player Rajaan Bennett was held Wednesday.

Football players Marquis Roberts (left) and Trevor Nixon embrace at the service for Rajaan Bennett, held Wednesday at McEachern High.

Head football coach Kyle Hockman looks on as player Trevor Nixon kisses the jersey of Rajaan Bennett at the memorial service ends.

A Bible verse that Rajaan Bennett wrote during the 9th grade and had sitting in his room. McEachern High School Athletic Directory Jimmy Dorsey said, "this is something he chose to use as how he was going to conduct himself. His mother brought this to us to use today, " Dorsey told the people attending the memorial service at McEachern High School. "He wrote it in the 9th grade and had it sitting in his room."

Athletic Director Jimmy Dorsey (left) and assistant football coach Randy Taylor place Rajaan Bennett's jersey on a stand for his memorial service at in the gym at McEachern High School on Wednesday. Bennett, a star football player who had signed with Vanderbilt, was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide.

Narjaketha Bennett, mother of Rajaan Bennett, is comforted by MeEachern High School athletic director Jimmy Dorsey .

Melissa Davis, 20, looks over a photograph of Rajaan Bennett on the program. Davis brought a family friend to the event.

McEachern High School football player # 8 Demarius Matthews hugs Rajaan Bennett's mother Narjaketha Bennett after his remarks during a memorial service at McEachern High.

McEachern football players Mzee Jones (left) and Darrius Pitts, sing "Let Go and Let God" in tribute to Rajaan Bennett.

Grieving mother Narjaketha Bennett (left) is comforted by an unidentified woman.

McEachern High School athletic director Jimmy Dorsey comforts linebacker Trevor Nixon.

McEachern students, filling the school gym, react as Janet Espy sings "Wind Beneath My Wings."

McEachern head football coach Kyle Hockman places the # 5 jersey of Rajaan Bennett in an empty chair representing him with the rest of the football team.

McEachern football player Demarius Matthews has to pause as he delivers remarks.

The McEachern High School Indians football team fills one side of the gym.

Members of the McEachern High School football team bow their heads for a moment of silence for Rajaan.

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Football players Marquis Roberts (left) and Trevor Nixon embrace at the service for Rajaan Bennett, held Wednesday at McEachern High.

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