This tragedy has never been about Aaron O'Neal the football player.

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With all of his athletic achievements, ... Aaron never made the focus of attention on him. That, to me, was Aaron O'Neal's legacy.

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He had as many friends and people flock to him as any kid I have ever seen, ... The amount of people at his funeral would make anyone cry. There were over a thousand people from every kind of background. Totally incredible, the amount of people for a 19-year- old.

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Our students organized a candlelight vigil on campus two nights after Aaron's death, ... They tried to do it the night before, but the police broke it up because they got a little worried with that many kids and no adults.

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