WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:29.6160000" NOTE recognizability:0.847 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.580 Family and friends packed a NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:01.580 --> 00:00:03.539 church today to honor the life NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:03.539 --> 00:00:05.129 of Elba Landry High School. NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:05.130 --> 00:00:06.190 Student Kevin Poole junior. NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:06.190 --> 00:00:07.780 His body was recovered in the NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:07.835 --> 00:00:09.560 Mississippi River earlier this month. NOTE Confidence: 0.819703 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:11.030 Tristan Land has that story. NOTE Confidence: 0.87358725 00:00:12.200 --> 00:00:14.222 The family of Kevin pull Junior NOTE Confidence: 0.87358725 00:00:14.222 --> 00:00:15.957 said there are emotional goodbyes NOTE Confidence: 0.87358725 00:00:15.957 --> 00:00:17.871 today to a brave young teen NOTE Confidence: 0.87358725 00:00:17.871 --> 00:00:19.679 whose life ended far too soon. NOTE Confidence: 0.90695995 00:00:21.530 --> 00:00:23.780 With Orange, Navy, blue and gold NOTE Confidence: 0.90695995 00:00:23.780 --> 00:00:24.905 handkerchiefs and umbrellas, NOTE Confidence: 0.90695995 00:00:24.910 --> 00:00:27.016 family and friends celebrate the life NOTE Confidence: 0.90695995 00:00:27.016 --> 00:00:29.779 of 15 year old Kevin Poole junior. NOTE Confidence: 0.721533182 00:00:31.350 --> 00:00:34.490 Champion everything you stand for. NOTE Confidence: 0.721533182 00:00:34.490 --> 00:00:35.978 It was awesome. Amazing NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:35.980 --> 00:00:38.074 Kevin was laid to rest Saturday NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:38.074 --> 00:00:39.936 at the Greater Morning Star NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:39.936 --> 00:00:41.536 Baptist Church in Algiers. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:41.540 --> 00:00:43.442 He was one of three children NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:43.442 --> 00:00:45.610 swept away last month by the NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:45.610 --> 00:00:47.282 Mississippi River near the NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:47.282 --> 00:00:48.954 Crescent City Connection Bridge. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:51.928 His body was found nearly two weeks ago, NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:51.930 --> 00:00:53.856 located about 3 miles downriver near NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:53.856 --> 00:00:56.379 Crescent Park in the Bywater neighborhood, NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:56.380 --> 00:00:57.493 City Councilman Freddie NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:57.493 --> 00:00:59.719 King stopped by to show his NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:00:59.720 --> 00:01:02.105 support. Today was a day NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:02.105 --> 00:01:04.013 to remember and honor. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:06.568 A hero was Kevin Kevin Poole junior, NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:09.156 who made the ultimate sacrifice in NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:09.156 --> 00:01:12.029 attempt to to save some friends. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:12.030 --> 00:01:13.238 Today was about him. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:13.238 --> 00:01:14.446 Today is his day. NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:14.450 --> 00:01:16.754 And if if if every young man in NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:16.754 --> 00:01:18.844 this city had the bravery, courage, NOTE Confidence: 0.86841816 00:01:18.844 --> 00:01:21.670 and the heart of Kevin is to be a NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:21.670 --> 00:01:23.608 much better city, Kevin is described NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:23.608 --> 00:01:25.853 as someone who always smiled and had NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:25.853 --> 00:01:27.635 a bright future plan for himself. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:29.656 We're told by friends he wanted to NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:29.656 --> 00:01:32.027 attend an SEC school to play football. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:32.030 --> 00:01:34.550 He was on the LB Landry High Team, NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:34.550 --> 00:01:35.178 Kevin's coach. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:35.178 --> 00:01:38.060 Ken and Lewis says he was a leader on NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:38.060 --> 00:01:40.508 the field and his presence will be truly NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:40.510 --> 00:01:42.080 missed. He definitely wanted the NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:42.080 --> 00:01:44.471 leaders in a group, always caring and. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:44.471 --> 00:01:46.733 Trying to help another person like NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:46.733 --> 00:01:49.137 he did when he lost his life so. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:49.935 Brave young man. NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:49.935 --> 00:01:51.525 I'm pretty sure these young men NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:51.525 --> 00:01:53.000 gonna feed off them this year NOTE Confidence: 0.83495677 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:54.600 and have a great season for him. NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:01:56.130 --> 00:01:57.414 Loved ones honored Kevin NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:01:57.414 --> 00:01:59.019 with a jazz style funeral, NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:01:59.020 --> 00:02:00.916 ending the afternoon with a second NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:00.916 --> 00:02:02.871 line that spilled into the streets NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:02.871 --> 00:02:04.479 with music, song and dance. NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:04.479 --> 00:02:06.417 Those close to the family say NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:06.417 --> 00:02:08.326 his life was cut too short, NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:08.330 --> 00:02:10.238 but he is forever and their NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:10.238 --> 00:02:11.860 memories search crews spent weeks NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:11.860 --> 00:02:14.244 looking for Kevin and the two girls who NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:14.244 --> 00:02:16.669 also went missing in the river sisters. NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:16.670 --> 00:02:18.630 14 year old Brandy Wilson and eight NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:18.630 --> 00:02:20.954 year old Ali Wilson Brandy's body was NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:20.954 --> 00:02:23.090 found near the Domino Sugar factory. NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:23.090 --> 00:02:25.218 The body of eight year old Ali NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:25.218 --> 00:02:27.290 has not yet been recovered. NOTE Confidence: 0.8363533 00:02:27.290 --> 00:02:29.614 Tristan Land Eyewitness News.