Feb 5, 2013 5:35 PM
When asked to share their memories of Demitri Quintrel Hampton, nearly everyone immediately recalls how the 21-year-old could instantly light up a room.
“He was certainly someone special,” Dr. Roy L. Pennon said on Saturday morning after leading the funeral service honoring Mr. Hampton, who was gunned down by two masked intruders in the early morning hours of January 27 inside his Flanders home while protecting his family and friends. “Everyone remembers his smile.”
As a testament to Mr. Hampton’s character, more than 300 people filled the Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverside for his funeral, while dozens more lined up outside the rear door of the house of worship and onto the nearby street to honor their slain relative and friend.
“He was such a bright boy,” said Dr. Pennon,... more
“He was certainly someone special,” Dr. Roy L. Pennon said on Saturday morning after leading the funeral service honoring Mr. Hampton, who was gunned down by two masked intruders in the early morning hours of January 27 inside his Flanders home while protecting his family and friends. “Everyone remembers his smile.”
As a testament to Mr. Hampton’s character, more than 300 people filled the Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverside for his funeral, while dozens more lined up outside the rear door of the house of worship and onto the nearby street to honor their slain relative and friend.
“He was such a bright boy,” said Dr. Pennon,... more
