Denver Native (Carol)
07-19-2015, 05:22 PM
DENVER (CBS4) – “Drake idolized DT, he knew everything about DT.” – Dan Durkee, Drake’s father.
Drake Durkee attended the Demaryius Thomas camp last summer and he had planned on attending again this year, but in June the 11-year-old from Golden was tragically killed in a commercial rafting accident on the Arkansas River near Salida.
Thomas was in Atlanta, but the Broncos reached out to him to tell him what happened to one of his biggest fans.
“He sent a very nice letter to us just expressing how sad he was,” Dan Durkee said, adding the Thomas also sent flowers and asked if there was anything he could do to help the family.
Thomas also invited the Durkee family to come to his camp this year and asked Durkee to speak to the young campers about Drake. And in what might be the best summer of Thomas’ life, he made sure to spend some time with a family who’s having one of their worst.
rest - plus video and pictures
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/07/19/demaryius-thomas-creates-award-in-name-of-young-fan-killed-in-rafting-accident/
Drake Durkee attended the Demaryius Thomas camp last summer and he had planned on attending again this year, but in June the 11-year-old from Golden was tragically killed in a commercial rafting accident on the Arkansas River near Salida.
Thomas was in Atlanta, but the Broncos reached out to him to tell him what happened to one of his biggest fans.
“He sent a very nice letter to us just expressing how sad he was,” Dan Durkee said, adding the Thomas also sent flowers and asked if there was anything he could do to help the family.
Thomas also invited the Durkee family to come to his camp this year and asked Durkee to speak to the young campers about Drake. And in what might be the best summer of Thomas’ life, he made sure to spend some time with a family who’s having one of their worst.
rest - plus video and pictures
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/07/19/demaryius-thomas-creates-award-in-name-of-young-fan-killed-in-rafting-accident/