Harrow, Ont., teen remembered for his love of family, friends and baseball
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A Harrow, Ont., teen who died in a collision last weekend is being mourned as a joyous person who had a passion for baseball.
Soham Lane, 16, was a longtime player in the Miracle League of Amherstburg — an organization for people with disabilities that Lane, who had Down syndrome, first joined at the age of four.
"You could see it in his eyes," said Shawn Dufour, the league's president.
"His face when he crosses home plate, each and every time he hits the ball, is what I envision the Miracle League to be about. He's got a huge smile. His hands are up in the air."
Lane played a game in the Miracle League the day before his death.
He was fatally struck by a vehicle on the morning of Oct. 6, before 7 a.m.
Essex County OPP said the collision happened on County Road 18 — within walking distance of Lane's home on Rizzo Nicola Road.
As of Friday, OPP said their investigation continues, but charges are not anticipated.
Dufour said Lane's parents told him it was not Lane's usual behaviour to go wandering.
"Soham, right now, is my screen saver on my phone. That's how much he means to me," Dufour said.
"I've said this as an educator: So many times, with our special needs students and special needs players — I just want to get in their heads and try to figure out what they're thinking about... You just don't know how they're thinking things through."
An adoptee, Lane was the eldest child in a family with five kids.
Along with his parents, siblings, and many extended family members, Lane had the love of a second family because of his best friend, Tommy Wright — a fellow person with Down syndrome.
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