William Billy G. Gort

In the quiet woods of Greenwood Township, Michigan, a day of squirrel hunting among mentors and friends turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of two families. On February 18, 2017, thirteen-year-old William “Billy” G. Gort Jr., a young male from Wyoming, Michigan, was participating in a hunting trip organized by a youth outreach program called Christianity Outdoors. He was accompanied by a friend and their mentor, 62-year-old Roger Erick Hoeker, a man who was not only a ...

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