While the
Apalachee (Winder, Ga.) school community grieves after Wednesday's school shooting that killed four, football coach Mike Hancock remembered his assistant Ricky Aspinwall who was one of the slain.
"He was a great dad, man, and a great father. He loved his two girls and he loved his wife. He did happen to love the game of football and he was well respected around this area," Hancock
told the Athens Banner-Herald.
Classes have been canceled at the school for the remainder of the week and Friday's game against Monroe Area has been postponed. The next scheduled game is Sept. 13 against rival Winder-Barrow.
"Football is the last thing we're thinking about. My biggest concern right now is giving a hug and putting my arms around the kids that are hurting," Hancock said.
Aspinwall was a math teacher at the school and Hancock said he was one of his first hires upon taking over the program last year.
"He worked his tail off. He coached old-school ways, but he loved those kids. It's heartbreaking really for our kids, but for his wife and his two daughters," Hancock also told the paper.
A
GoFundMe account has been set up to help his wife Shayna and their two daughters. It has raised more than $125,000.
Also killed Wednesday were math teacher Christina Irimie and students Mason Shermerhord and Christian Angulo, both 14.
