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Johnny Ross (as all his cousins call him!) was not only Luke's cousin but life long friend.

Here is a photo of JP honoring Luke.  He carried around this very heavy backpack all day handing out Gatorade with Luke's badge from last year's retreat attached.  The main speaker also had a moment of silence to honor Luke before he began to speak.
Unity Retreat 2017

We love you, JP!

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