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In this Friday, May 22, 2015 photo provided by Thornton Fractional High School, District 215, Katherine Jackson, the mother of Aaron Dunigan, wears his cap and gown as she accepts his high school diploma from Principal Dwayne Evans, right, as Aaron's father Keith Dunigan, left, looks on, during graduation ceremonies in Calumet City, Ill. Aaron Dunigan was killed Sunday, May 17, 2015 in a drunken-driving crash less than a week before his high school graduation, just hours after attending prom. "He knows his mom never walked the stage," Katherine Jackson told reporters in a crowded auditorium. "I'm going to be his legs and he's going to be my wings, and we're going to go up there and get our diploma." (Robert Specki/Thornton Fractional High School, District 215 via AP)
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