The Class of '86 has lost several members since we graduated, but on June 19, 2013, we suffered an unbearable tragedy. Derek and Leigh Hayes El Dada were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit head-on near Lake Murray, in Saluda County.
Leigh and Derek had been together since our days at Dreher. Theirs was a rare one of high school sweethearts who married after graduation and were still together 27 years later.
They leave behind 2 teenage daughters, 17 and 13. Derek was a sergeant with the Richland County Sheriff's Department, and the RCSD is setting up a fund to help with the the care and well-being of their girls. The planning committee for the Dreher Class of '86 Reunion has decided to donate all leftover money from the reunion to the Sheriff's Department fund. If you would like to contribute to the group donation, please follow the PayPal link below.
Leigh and Derek had been together since our days at Dreher. Theirs was a rare one of high school sweethearts who married after graduation and were still together 27 years later.
They leave behind 2 teenage daughters, 17 and 13. Derek was a sergeant with the Richland County Sheriff's Department, and the RCSD is setting up a fund to help with the the care and well-being of their girls. The planning committee for the Dreher Class of '86 Reunion has decided to donate all leftover money from the reunion to the Sheriff's Department fund. If you would like to contribute to the group donation, please follow the PayPal link below.