Brittany Goldfield-Rodriguez
EDITORIAL INTERN
Glenn Ulrich remembers when Jordan Hanley generously gave his number four Georgina Ice hockey jersey, which he wore for several years, to his little brother when he joined the team, due to a lack of jerseys.
“That is just the kind of a guy he was – very generous,” said Ulrich.
Ulrich, president of the Georgina Ice hockey club, said that Hanley’s parents, teammates and the whole community is in “utter shock” over the death of the 23-year-old York student. Hanley, a fourth-year kinesiology student and a passionate hockey player for the past four years, died Oct. 11.
Ulrich said that after Hanley died, his family decided to keep him on life support to preserve his body, so that his organs could be donated to the Trillium Foundation.
“Jordan was the type of guy who would come up to you from across the room and say ‘hi,’” he said.
Hanley was also involved with his church in Keswick. Ulrich describes Hanley as an “extremely giving” person who was heavily involved in his community. The funeral took place on Oct.
15 and, according to Ulrich, more than 500 people came out to say final goodbyes to Hanley.
“It was a very moving and emotional day for everyone. Keswick’s community really came together for Jordan,” he said.
Everyone at the funeral was wearing green ribbons to symbolize their support for organ dona- tion to the Trillium Foundation, Ulrich added.
“It’s a big loss for our community of 18,000 people. Everybody knows each other and feels the pain of loss.”
