editor’s note: i read that this young man was judge varlan’s clerk ~ the judge that presided over heather and randy’s case in TN. that means he saw/heard/read all. and now at 28 he’s dead of a heart attack?? i must say reading his organs were harvested for donation was disturbing….
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Betty Bean
It was Saturday morning in Memphis, and a big crowd had gathered on the banks of the Mississippi for the May 26 Great American River Run, a half marathon. Someone snapped a picture of participant 1127, the Hernando de Soto Bridge swooping across the water behind him. He’s wearing lime green shorts, a royal blue T-shirt and sunglasses and a big, happy grin.
He had reason to smile. A year after graduating first in his class from the University of Tennessee College of Law with the highest grades ever recorded, Spenser Powell, 28, had the world on a string. He was about to begin a clerkship with a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals and had a great job awaiting him in Nashville when his clerkship was done. He’d gotten himself in top physical shape and was happily in love with Elizabeth Holland, a recent UT law graduate who is studying for the bar exam.
Spenser Powell a few hours before he collapsed 200 yards short of the finish line of a half marathon in his hometown of Memphis
His future was bright and limitless as the sunshine in his face.
Some two hours later, he would collapse 200 yards short of the finish line.
Three days later, Powell – respected for his intelligence, revered for his kindness and loved for his humility – was pronounced dead. His funeral will be held Saturday (6/9). His family announced that his organs have been harvested for donation.
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