The loss of Charlie Clark, Luke Slabber, and Carson Muir has left a silence that<\/p>\n
echoes far beyond the pool deck in Laramie. They were more than athletes:<\/p>\n
a sophomore with a quick laugh, a junior from Cape Town chasing a dream far from home,<\/p>\n
a freshman just beginning to write his story.<\/p>\n
Now, teammates walk past empty lockers and folded towels that will<\/p>\n
never be used again, trying to reconcile yesterday\u2019s normal with today\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n
As investigators piece together what happened on Highway 287,<\/p>\n
the University of Wyoming community is clinging to one another.<\/p>\n
Counselors sit with swimmers who can\u2019t find words, coaches replay final conversations,<\/p>\n
and parents hold their children closer. From the governor\u2019s office to the smallest apartment near campus,<\/p>\n
people are lighting candles, sharing memories,<\/p>\n
and promising that the names of these three young men will not be spoken only in past tense, but in lasting honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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