On Thursday, June 18, Penn High School hosted a public visitation on behalf of the family of Nick and Jack Savage. The brothers died tragically and unexpectedly earlier in the week. Both were Penn alumni; Nick was a member of The Class of 2014 and Jack just graduated in May 2015.
As expected, the turnout of community members who came to pay their respects was very large. One estimate put it at 1,300. Many people from the P-H-M family were present including current and former Penn students, and faculty and staff from all the P-H-M schools the boys had attended. A large number of hockey players, parents and coaches from Penn and other community teams came to comfort the Savage family, as time on the ice had been a big part of the boys’ lives.
At the close of the public visitation, a large group of Penn students gathered outside the school for a candlelight vigil. Students comforted one another both in moments of silence and in sharing out loud their memories of Jack and Nick and their thoughts about the loss. Penn counselors have been actively involved helping students cope with the events of the last week, and will continue to provide support.
The Penn-Harris-Madison community continues to grieve the deaths of Jack and Nick Savage.
Story posted Friday, June 19, 2015, 12:01 p.m. EDT