Funeral held at LDS chapel for boys killed in boat crash

Published: Thursday, July 5 2012 1:18 p.m. MDT

Two brothers, 13 and 9, were recently killed in a boating accident in Georgia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Two brothers, 13 and 9, were recently killed in a boating accident in Georgia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Our Take: Two brothers, 13 and 9, were recently killed in a boating accident in Georgia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

SUWANEE, Ga. — Hundreds gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to two brothers killed in a boating accident on Lake Lanier.

The service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Suwanee came two weeks after Griffin Prince, 13, and his 9-year-old brother Jake were killed when a fishing boat rammed a pontoon boat carrying their family.

Friends who eulogized the brothers remembered Jake as larger than life, funny and clever, and his brother as shy, quiet and sweet.

“It’s difficult to lose young people when they haven’t had the opportunity to fulfill their potential in life,” Bishop Andy Glat said.

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