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Hundreds light candles in honor of teen who died More than 300 people gathered at a Johnston church Friday to mourn the loss of a teenager who died after a longboarding crash Thursday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT mourning the loss of a 16 year old killed yesterday. Hank Evans died after a long- boarding accident. Long boards are long skateboards. He fell going down a steep hill at a park in Urbandale. He just finished his sophomore year at Johnston High school and played on the school's football team. Our Ryan smith is live tonight where a candlelight vigil just wrapped up. Genuine. Fun loving. Those are Just a couple words we heard over and over tonight - used to describe hank Evans. The night ended with a candlelight vigil here at the Johnston evangelical free church. His family attends this church. Hank's youth pastor , jay quick, says longboarding was the 16-year-old's passion. His life came to an end doing something he loved. Earlier - Hundreds of his classmates and family members gathered to remember the good times with hank. Hank's friends wrote messages on notecards and posters for his parents. Nearly two dozen people took to the podium to share their personal stories. 57.33 "THROUGH THESE TIMES I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR MY FRIENDS. DURING THESE TIMES I KNOW MOST PEOPLE WOULD QUESTION GOD... BUT THIS JUST BRINGS ME CLOSER TO GOD." 45.27 "HANK WAS MY BUDDY. HE'S A ... EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM JUST LOVES HIM." Hank was an organ donor. According to family members, through his donation, eight people in need have been helped. Thanks, Ryan.