Friends, teammates and community members gathered in Wylie for a candlelight vigil honoring Aiden Craig, an 18-year-old Marine recruit who died earlier this month after a medical emergency during Marine Corps recruit training in California.
Craig was a 2026 graduate of Wylie High School and a leader on the school’s football team. Friends who said they had known him since preschool remembered him as a natural-born leader in the classroom, on the football field and throughout his community.
Those who knew Craig said it was no surprise that he wanted to become a Marine…