Please pray for Candice Vasquez

I just wanted everyone to lift up Candice, her family, Tello's family, and friends. Candice is one of my sister in law, Amy, best friends. I know that there is nothing I could say to make Candice feel better. But I know of the power of prayer, that God can comfort, love, and heal Candice from the devastating lose of her husband, Tello.

Here is a copy of the email Lee sent out:

Subject: Tello

I am attaching a link as well as an article below regarding the accidental shooting death in a hunting accident last Friday of one of our best friends.

Amy and I were really close to Tello (pronounced Tay-o). His wife was Amy's best friend along with two other girls (Corinne and Joy). As a result, we have spent the last 4 New Year's with them, been on cruises with them, and ski and beach trips. He was an amazing guy, and he impacted a lot of people.

For those of you that believe in the power of prayer, I am asking that you please pray for his wife Candace. She is a 27-year-old widow who just lost her husband to a freakish tragedy. In addition, please pray for Wells and Pam White, who just lost their only child. Finally, please pray for Kinon Lecholop, who was Tello's best friend. Kinon was with Tello when he died holding his head and attempting CPR. Tello died from a single pellet of buckshot entering his chest and he bled out within 2 minutes. Kinon is really struggling as are so many, so please keep in your prayers.

Thanks in advance.

Lee

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/200627.html

Rock Hill native killed in hunting accident

A post-Thanksgiving hunting trip turned fatal for a 28-year-old Rock Hill native.
Tello Vasquez was deer hunting in Willamsburg County, about two hours southeast of Columbia, on Friday morning when he was accidentally shot in the chest, said Lt. Robert McCullough of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. He was buried in Rock Hill on Monday.
"No other mother could have asked for a better son," said his parents, Wells and Pam White, in a joint statement to The Herald. "He loved his family and friends with all of his heart."
The hunting trip was a tradition spanning a decade for Vasquez and friends, said lifetime best friend, Kinon Lecholop. "Tello somehow ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he was hit at just the right angle," said Lecholop, who was with Vasquez Friday. "The wound eventually killed him."
Vasquez died as a result of that injury at Williamsburg Regional Hospital around noon Friday, said Willamsburg County Deputy Coroner William Horton III. The death was ruled accidental with no signs of foul play, Horton said.

Lecholop was holding Vasquez as he took his last breath, Lecholop said.

"His final words were, 'I'm going to be OK.' It's a way of allowing everyone else to know not to worry about him," Lecholop said. "I was thankful I could be there for him because I would have wanted him there for me."
Vasquez, who played soccer for Northwestern High School, was with about 15 friends on a farm outside of Kingstree on a man drive, which McCullough explained as a hunting tactic to drive deer toward hunters ready to kill them. He went on the trip because of friends, not because he wanted to hunt, Lecholop said. "That's the only day of the year he'll ever hunt," he said. "He enjoyed hanging out with us. He didn't care about shooting the gun or the deer stories. He enjoyed the time."
Lecholop, who has been friends with Vasquez since sixth grade, said his friend was a prime example of how bad things happen to good people. "Tello is the nicest guy you'll ever meet; never scared or stressed. And if he was, he never showed it. He's a guy everyone loved," Lecholop said."He never complained of anything. His wife, his family and his friends came first. He exemplified the words 'good buddy.'" Lecholop said Vasquez was the happiest person he had ever met. "He always had a smile on his face and had a laugh I'll never forget,"he said. "I wish everyone could have been blessed to have known such a man. A part of him will always be in our hearts."
Vasquez, now of Charleston, graduated from The Citadel in 2001 and worked as a vice president of mortgages for Atlantic Bank and Trust. His wife, Candice, was presented with a South Carolina flag Monday at Vasquez's funeral.
"No other wife could have asked for a more wonderful and loving husband and best friend," Candice Vasquez said in an e-mail to The Herald. "I loved him with all of my heart."
DNR is investigating the incident, and no charges were filed as of
Monday,
McCullough said.