Father’s cancer battle can’t stop joy of escorting daughter for homecoming
Cancer patient Mic Hensley proudly escorts his daughter, Harlee Hensley, in the homecoming ceremonies Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 at Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
A father walked his daughter in the homecoming ceremony on Friday at Lewisburg High School, just like so many others across the country. But this escort was different.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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