Funeral for Ottawa teen Eric Leighton this Friday
Posted Jun 1, 2011 09:51:02 AM.
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Eric Leighton’s friends and family will gather, Friday, to remember the popular teen who was killed after an explosion at his high school last week.
The funeral will be held at St. Patrick’s Church on Steeple Hill Crescent in Barrhaven. Mourners have been asked to wear purple to the ceremony because it was Leighton’s favourite colour.
Visitation will be held at the Kelly Funeral Home on Woodroffe Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A private memorial service on Wednesday is being held at his school.
Leighton was building a barbecue in his high school shop class last Thursday when the fatal explosion occurred. The blast at Mother Teresa Catholic High School injured several students and Leighton died in hospital from his injuries.
The Ottawa teen was an avid hockey player and was hoping to pursue hockey career after graduation.
Leighton’s family has asked that anyone wishing to make a donation in Eric’s name do so to the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation, a charity which helps kids involved in sport and recreation.
