Denver Native (Carol)
12-17-2021, 05:19 PM
The Broncos planned the event that will be held Monday in Atlanta at the basketball arena of his alma mater, Georgia Tech.
DENVER — A Celebration of Life for Demaryius Thomas will be held Monday at his alma mater Georgia Tech University in Atlanta.
The event, which will be held at Tech’s basketball arena, McCamish Pavilion, will begin at 2 p.m. EST and be closed to the public and media at the family's request. Tim Flynn, Georgia Tech's assistant athletic director and sports information director, said there was no hesitation on the school's part when it came to making their basketball arena available for Thomas' celebration, which figures to draw several hundred.
"Absolutely, he's part of our family,'' Flynn told 9News.
The Broncos will send by private plane a contingent of nearly 40 people that will include current players, staff and former Thomas teammates who live in the Denver area. The Broncos group will fly out Monday morning and return Monday night.
"It speaks volumes about the leadership there,'' said former Bronco receiver Brandon Stokley, a teammate of D.T.'s in 2010 and 2012. "It's obviously something they didn't have to do. It makes me feel proud to have played for that organization and see how they handled the situation with the tributes last Sunday and how they're going about this. A lot of us wouldn't be able to make it down there if it wasn't for the Broncos inviting us."
rest - https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/demaryius-thomas-broncos-attend-celebration-life/73-e1b09042-20eb-4be4-a15d-f941732f638c
DENVER — A Celebration of Life for Demaryius Thomas will be held Monday at his alma mater Georgia Tech University in Atlanta.
The event, which will be held at Tech’s basketball arena, McCamish Pavilion, will begin at 2 p.m. EST and be closed to the public and media at the family's request. Tim Flynn, Georgia Tech's assistant athletic director and sports information director, said there was no hesitation on the school's part when it came to making their basketball arena available for Thomas' celebration, which figures to draw several hundred.
"Absolutely, he's part of our family,'' Flynn told 9News.
The Broncos will send by private plane a contingent of nearly 40 people that will include current players, staff and former Thomas teammates who live in the Denver area. The Broncos group will fly out Monday morning and return Monday night.
"It speaks volumes about the leadership there,'' said former Bronco receiver Brandon Stokley, a teammate of D.T.'s in 2010 and 2012. "It's obviously something they didn't have to do. It makes me feel proud to have played for that organization and see how they handled the situation with the tributes last Sunday and how they're going about this. A lot of us wouldn't be able to make it down there if it wasn't for the Broncos inviting us."
rest - https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/demaryius-thomas-broncos-attend-celebration-life/73-e1b09042-20eb-4be4-a15d-f941732f638c