At the same venue where former Buchanan High track and field star Shelby Daniele received so much applause, hundreds came to Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night to mourn her and say goodbye.
Daniele, who starred at Buchanan from 2016-2019 before moving on to Cal Poly, recently died . She was 23 years old.
A cause of death has not been revealed, and questions remain unanswered surrounding Daniele’s death.
On Friday, it was clear that she meant a lot to so many. Family, friends, teammates paid their respects. A collage of pictures at the vigil displayed Shelby’s time with her friends and boyfriend.
On the Veterans Stadium scoreboard, Shelby’s name was lit up.
“She made an impact on everybody’s lives” a speaker at the vigil said. “She was one in a million.”
Many left flowers to pay their respects.
Others shared tears together.
Daniele was described as someone who was outgoing and funny, and wanted to know about the other person before she said how she was doing.
It was just five years ago that Daniele left her mark with Buchanan.