Prayer Blog - 8/18/2008

17-year old Karns High School student Eric Richard Law died this morning after a freak accident suffered around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13th. Law was thrown from the back of a 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that slowed suddenly to allow another student to board. He fell out, striking his head on the pavement. The accident occurred in the parking lot of Byington-Solway Career and Technology Center next to Karns High School.

Law was one of four students in the bed of a pickup truck driven by another student. The group was helping students move furniture from one part of the campus to another under the supervision of their shop teacher when the accident happened.

Mr. X's younger half brother was the driver of the truck.

Pray for all involved in this tragedy.

Here is Eric Law's obituary that appeared in the Knoxville News-Sentinel:

LAW, ERIC RICHARD - age 17 of Knoxville, a beloved follower of Jesus Christ, passed away Monday morning, August 18, 2008 at Baptist Hospital West. Eric was a member of First Baptist Church Concord. He was a Senior at Karns High School. Eric loved music and sang with the Fusion Choir at FBC Concord. His father, Aaron John Law, preceded him in death. Eric is survived by his mother, Sabara Sharon Moore Law of Knoxville; brother, Stephen Christopher of Knoxville; sister, Melissa Renee Law of Hiram, GA; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Moore of Crossville; grandmother, Eula Law Blalock of Maryville; uncle, James Richard Moore of Spring City, uncles and aunts, Arthur Glenn and Bonnie Law of Lenoir City, Donna and Jimmy Pilkington of Maryville, Debbie and Dee Baker of Maryville; cousin, Mark Shanks and wife Tammy of Knoxville. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday followed by funeral services at 7:30 p.m. at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with Rev. Russell Irwin officiating. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Baptist Church Cemetery in Blount County for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee, 4450 Walker Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37917. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the family of Eric Law.