One of Jackson Hill's second-grade classmates wanted to do something to commemorate his life, so she put together a shrine at the corner of 16th Place and Chicago Road. Her family has invited the community to stop by and leave a memento in remembrance <a href="https://chicagoheights.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/secondgrader-hit-and-killed-by-car" rel="nofollow">of the seven-year boy who was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on his way to school Wednesday morning</a>.  Read: <a href="https://chicagoheights.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/heights-community-responds-to-tragedy" rel="nofollow">Heights Community Responds to Tragedy</a>

One of Jackson Hill’s second-grade classmates wanted to do something to commemorate his life, so she put together a shrine at the corner of 16th Place and Chicago Road.

Her family has invited the community to stop by and leave a memento in remembrance <a href="https://chicagoheights.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/secondgrader-hit-and-killed-by-car" rel="nofollow">of the seven-year boy who was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on his way to school Wednesday morning</a>.  Read: <a href="https://chicagoheights.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/heights-community-responds-to-tragedy" rel="nofollow">Heights Community Responds to Tragedy</a>

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