PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ) – Peshtigo School District students spent Tuesday honoring one of their own.
The “Kids for Running” team took part in a run to memorialize fellow classmate and runner Abigail Reiswitz.
The 13-year-old died from asthma and allergy complications back in January.
Participants in the run wore Peshtigo blue to show their unity.
Abigail’s mother, Gena Hasse, says it meant a lot that so many kids remembered her daughter, “It’s a special day to honor Abby and all we’ve done with the running club here at school. It’s a hard day, a lot of emotions involved.”
Those in attendance also released multicolored balloons and shared reflections and memories of Abigail before heading out for the run.
