Photos: Georgia Tech great Demaryius Thomas mourned

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Photos: Georgia Tech great Demaryius Thomas mourned

Photos from the funeral for former Georgia Tech great Demaryius Thomas on December 18, 2021.

Demaryius Thomas' mother, Katina Smith, enters West Laurens High School for Thomas' funeral service in the school's gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. West Laurens was his alma mater. The Georgia Tech All-American died Dec. 9 at his home in Roswell at the age of 33. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Cars are decorated with photographs of Demaryius Thomas at his funeral service at West Laurens High School in Dexter, Georgia, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Thomas played football for West Laurens High School and then Georgia Tech and in the NFL. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Treyvon Moss (left) and his father, Tracy Moss, wear their sweatshirts with images of Demaryius Thomas before the start of his funeral service on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at West Laurens High School. Thomas played football for West Laurens High School and then Georgia Tech and in the NFL. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Family and friends enter West Laurens High School for the funeral service for Demaryius Thomas in Dexter, Georgia, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Thomas played football for West Laurens High School and then Georgia Tech and in the NFL. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Family and friends enter West Laurens High School for the funeral service for Demaryius Thomas in Dexter, Georgia, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Thomas played football for West Laurens High School and then Georgia Tech and in the NFL. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Red Bloodsaw waves to the cars in Demaryius Thomas' funeral procession as they travel toward West Laurens High School in Dexter, Georgia, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Thomas played football for West Laurens High School and then Georgia Tech and in the NFL. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Demaryius Thomas' funeral procession travels down East Jackson Street toward West Laurens High School in Dexter, Georgia, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. The school was his alma mater, and Thomas would go on to make five Pro Bowls and win a Super Bowl in a 10-year NFL career. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Demaryius Thomas' mother, Katina Smith, enters West Laurens High School for Thomas' funeral service in the school's gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. West Laurens was his alma mater. The Georgia Tech All-American died Dec. 9 at his home in Roswell at the age of 33. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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