Video shows students fill hospital hall to say
Cheerleader’s Final Act of Kindness Inspires Nation
Tragic Shooting
Eighteen-year-old Kimber Mills, a Cleveland High School senior, was fatally injured in a shooting near Palmerdale on October 18.
Authorities say 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead opened fire after a fight,
leaving Kimber “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” according to her sister, Ashley Mills.
Final Honor Walk
After being taken off life support, Kimber’s final “honor walk” at the University of Alabama
Hospital was filmed and shared online, showing staff and loved ones lining the halls in tears.
A Gift of Life
Fulfilling her wish to be an organ donor, her heart went to a 7-year-old boy
in Ohio and her lungs to a woman in New York.
A Lasting Legacy
“Even in death, she gave others the chance to live.
That’s exactly who she was,” a friend said — a fitting tribute to a life defined by kindness and love.