Before the storm ended the game early on Thursday, the stands at Johnson High School’s football game against Central Catholic were filled with pink. It was the first “Pink Out” game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

The athletic department furnished bright pink socks for all the players, the cheerleaders used pink poms and the Jaguar mascot and the visiting Chick Fil A cow were decked out in pink. But for one student, the game was an opportunity to honor the memory ...