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Two empty seats at graduation . . . When2016graduationcer-emonies commence tonight,Wednesday, May 25th, therewillbetwoemptyseatsintheareathatisreservedforgradu-atingseniorsofEstillCountyHighSchool’sClassof2016. Aswasthetraditionofpastyears,thetwoseatswillbeleftemptyinmemoryoftwoEstillCountystudentswholeft thisworldfartoosoon. ThoserememberedareTonyAllen Conatser Conley whodiedFriday,May17,2013attheageof16,andChristopherLeeGregory,whoreachedhissenioryearofhighschoolbutpassedawayonMarch16thofthisyearattheageof19. Conley was born in Ports-mouth, Ohio, but spent thelast13yearsofhislifeinEstillCountywherehewasremem-bered as “a happy, fun-lov-ing, caring, young man whotouchedmanypeopleinmanyways.” Helivedhisshortlifetothefullest and “ALWAYS had asmile to brighten the day ofanyonehekneworjustmet.”

He had just finished hisfreshmanyearatEstillCountyHighSchoolandwasaproudmember of the football teamand the ROTC; was a goodstudent, and had many otherinterests. It was said that hewasa“GREATFRIEND”toallheknew. Heissurvivedbyhismother“andBESTfriend,”LisaCon-ley-Conatser; his stepfather,his father, a sister, brothers,other family members, andhisotherfamilywhichwashisEngineersfootballandROTCfamily. Christopher Lee Gregorypassed away Wednesday,March16,2016 the theUni-versity of Kentucky HospitalinLexington,afterashortill-ness. He was born in EstillCountyandhadlivedhereallof his life where he attendedDripRockBaptistChurch. Heloved#48JimmyJohn-son,fishing,ridinghisbike,gocarts and four wheeling. HelovedcompetingwhenitcametoUNOandbowling!Thosewhoknewhimsay,“Hewas

anawesomekid!!” Hisfavoritesayingwas“It’sNOT an option!!” He saidTrumpwasgonna’beournewPresident. Ifyoueverwantedtoknowwhat theweatherwasgonna’be,hewasyourman!! Survivorsincludehismoth-er, Amanda Grace Cox; his

father,CoyGregory;hisstep-father, Stevie Cox, grandpar-ents, five sisters and otherfamily members; his school-matesandteachers. Friends say“his smilewasworth a million bucks! Hemade this world a brighterplace and now Heaven hasgainedaveryspecialangel.”

Tony Conatser Conley Christopher Lee Gregory

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Members of the Estill County Middle School Student Council posed for a photo before the annual Spring Fling on Friday night. This year’s theme was Candyland. Pictured are: Ana Gonzalez. Emma Winkle, Rayleigh Jones, Jenna Stone, Julie Hardy, Malorie York, Zoe Abney, Summer Evans, Emily Dennis, Lauren Mullins, Maddie Hardy, Kaitlynn Van Winkle, Landon Napier, Jameson Miller, Elliott Hardy, Isaac Napier, Dean Tucker, Will Isfort, Hannah Adams, Peyton Maybriar, Libby Tipton, Cobbe Click, Lucas Puckett, Micah Swim, Donovan Lainhart, Savannah Elam, and Lydia Mills. (Estill Tribune photo by Cathy Dawes)

Sarah BrookeBoswell is a senior in the Estill County High School gradu-ating class of 2016

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