BYU stars honor memory of 9-year-old Henderson boy killed in accident

Wed, Jun 3, 2015 (8:50 p.m.)

A Henderson family faced the ultimate tragedy last Saturday when a 9-year-old boy, Austen Russell, died after being accidentally run over by his father in the family garage.

In a post on a BYU fan site, the boy's father reached out to the BYU community for support in his family's difficult time. In the letter, he writes about Austen's love of BYU.

Faced with the tragedy, BYU former and current sports stars have responded by making public showings of support to the devastated family.

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