Calkins: Wes Smith’s murder was random and cruel. The family’s response? It’s love.
Wes Smith walks off the field with his arm around a middle school player at All Saints' Episcopal School in Fort Worth, where he helped out as a coach. “I think you can say that sums up Wes, right there,” his mother Dorree said. (Courtesy All Saints’ Episcopal School)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Wes Smith was murdered in an act of random cruelty. He’ll be buried in Memphis Saturday. The family’s response is to celebrate the remarkable life their son led — and to shower his friends and community with love.
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