Photo | Tabatha Vail
During the darkest time of Tabatha Vail’s life, John Calipari found a way to turn her tears of sadness into happier ones.
Vail’s son, Taylon Vail, was killed by stray bullets in a drive by shooting in April. He was 16 years old.
His dream was to earn a scholarship to play for John Calipari at the University of Kentucky. Three weeks after his death, Calipari made sure the dream came true for the family in a beautiful Mother’s Day surprise.
Drew Hill of the Memphis Commercial Appeal put together the wonderful story that you can read at the link below.
John Calipari makes dream come true for family of slain West Memphis teen
