Photos: For the love of Kenny
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Candles and hearts flickers in the cold winter air at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School on Monday night as 900 people gathered to take part in a candlelight vigil to remember 5-year-old Kenneth White who was slain last week.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Kenneth White's parents, Christine VanAlstyne White and Jayson White, hold candles during the vigil.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Children listen to the prayers offered by two Berne pastors.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Katrina Yakel, whose daughter was a classmate of Kenneth, writes “Fly high” on a memorial wall outside the elementary school.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Elementary Principal Audrey Roettgers tells the crowd to hug their children tightly.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Garrett Hempstead, with a somber face, holds his candle carefully; like his principal, he wears a blue ribbon in honor of Kenny White.
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Singing out: Renée Lussier, a Berne-Knox-Westerlo alumna and the singer for Skeeter Creek, leads a crowd at Monday’s vigil in “Amazing Grace,” as her brothers, John, left, and Jared Lussier, both Berne-Knox-Westerlo juniors, provide backup.