At 6 o'clock the morning after her cousin died, Courtney White opened her computer and drafted an email. She wrote what she knew: Her cousin Adam Oakes had died at a fraternity event near Virginia Commonwealth University. She pasted a large photo of Adam at the top and addressed the letter to every member of the news media she could find.
Courtney White speaks at a news conference Tuesday, five years after her cousin, Adam Oakes, died on VCU's campus. "I haven't slowed down," White said. "There's still so much to do."
Eric Oakes sits next to a portrait of his son, Adam, on VCU's campus Tuesday. "Adam would be blown away" at all the work his family has done, Eric Oakes said.
Courtney White speaks at a news conference Tuesday, five years after her cousin, Adam Oakes, died on VCU's campus. "I haven't slowed down," White said. "There's still so much to do."
Eric Oakes sits next to a portrait of his son, Adam, on VCU's campus Tuesday. "Adam would be blown away" at all the work his family has done, Eric Oakes said.
Courtney White speaks at a news conference Tuesday, five years after her cousin, Adam Oakes, died on VCU's campus. "I haven't slowed down," White said. "There's still so much to do."
Courtney White speaks at a news conference Tuesday, five years after her cousin, Adam Oakes, died on VCU's campus. "I haven't slowed down," White said. "There's still so much to do."
