Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe lobby was filled with parents and relatives and concerned fans, many still wearing red Iraan football T-shirts. School officials hugged and wept as they spoke of Ms. Pope, whose death had been confirmed. Ms. Pope and Ms. Garlock, whose maiden name was Castaneda, had grown up in a large family of seven girls and three boys, according to a nephew. The sisters had attended Iraan High, and although Ms. Pope’s two children were now adults, she remained involved with the school. As she left the stadium, Ms. Pope had already begun to line up orders for T-shirts for the state semifinals.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2016 04:41 UTC