Prayers for A Portsmouth High School Student

[biggdowgg]

senior Wes Workman, is at Grant Hospital in Columbus fighting for his life after a gun shot wound to the head.


I dont have all the details , this is what I know now.

I will update as I hear.

[OZZIEOHIO]

Prayers from Here.

[ManitouDan]

MAN ! how much tradegy can strike PHS ---hopefully the young man will hang on and recover . I'm sure the student body is really upset. MD

[grndma1]

My prayers also go out to this young man and his family.

[biggdowgg]

I got a call at work a while ago,,things arent looking good at all......they let the kids out at Portsmouth High School that wanted to go to Columbus , and called in family

[jottings]

Sorry to hear that biggdowgg. Prayers to the boy and his family.

[biggdowgg]

just got a phone call,,Wes passed away about 10 minutes ago..please remember his friends and family..and all the students at Portsmouth High School.

[ManitouDan]

makes my gut hurt for the young men (and women) that were his friends. Those young men on the football team that shared so much with him have to be wiped out. So sad MD

[ballparent]

My sympathies go out to the Portsmouth community and this young man's family and friends.

[Philly]

This just breaks my heart. Such a sad, sad day for Wes's family, Portsmouth Highschool, and their football team. Prayers to his family, and our community.

[biggdowgg]

I went over to see our jr high play for a few minutes......the entire team already had # 45


"Wes Workmans football number" on one side of their caps...and W.W...on the other side.

Wes...will be missed by MANY

[Mad-Dogg]

my thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. as well as the entire portsmouth community. i can't imagine what his family is goin through. another young life ended WAY TO SOON

[Mad-Dogg]

i heard on 99.3 that there will be a candle light vidual tonight at spartain stadium startin at 8pm

[TrojanBuff]

Praying for the family of a lost Trojan.

Wes - We will miss you

[Mad-Dogg]

very sad story. he had so much potential and so much life ahead of him. i am plannin on comin down to it for a little bit

[biggdowgg]

big turn out last night at Spartan..thats is as silent as I have EVER heard that place, I dont think there was a dry eye in the place...I seen kids there from every school in the county..its great to see this..even though they may be rival schools, these kids are kids of this community all of them, its good to see the support from all of them.

everyone was gave a white candle as they entered the stadium, after prayer from rev. Gowdy,and a speach by Coach Clifford..they announced,,,any one that would like to come down on the field and form a circle we will light the candles and play some selected music, is welcome to come down, after getting on the field and lighting my candle,I look up in the stands....not one person stayed in them.

I stood at the 45 yard line "Wes Workmans number" and let the wax from my candle drip untill it was gone.

I now have mixed feelings about moving out of the old place

[Focused]

Prayers go up for family and friends...

[biggdowgg]

LOTS of people at the veiwing today, took me more then 20 minutes to get through the door.


funeral is tommorow, his teammates will be there in their football uniforms and they will play the Trojan Fight Song, one last time for # 45.

[Tartanblue]

On Channel 25 here in Portsmouth the PHS school channel is showing a video it seems all day at different parts of the day and also at scheduled times a slide show of pictures of Wes, for those who would like to see it.