COSTELLO update S.S.

MORE THAN 100 NEW (AND OLD) FRIENDS OF A WATSONVILLE BOY GATHERED AT STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER SATURDAY, TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE TEEN (WHO SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES WHEN HE FELL 40 FEET INTO THE OCEAN ON FRIDAY). THE VALEDICTORIAN OF NORTH MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL, 17 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE RESIDENT KEVIN COSTELLO WAS CRITICALLY INJURED WHILE HIKING FRIDAY WHILE, ON A RETREAT WITH 23 OTHER ACADEMICALLY-GIFTED FRESHMEN FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY. HE SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING HEAD AND LEG INJURIES, AND HIS FAMILY REPORTEDLY EXPECTED COSTELLO TO DIE LAST NIGHT.

HIS FAMILY PLANS TO DONATE HIS ORGANS, AND A SMALL, PRIVATE FUNERAL IS PLANNED. COSTELLO IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER AND FATHER, AS WELL AS 2 HALF-BROTHERS, AND MANY FRIENDS.