20130712 - Camp Courage

Camp Courage

Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Taylor Zivic, 11, of Woodstock, is comforted by his grandfather Craig Zivic standing alongside his grandmother Barb Zivic during a memorial service at Camp Courage in Ingleside, Ill. on Friday, July 12, 2013. Camp Courage is a week long summer camp for kids that have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Camp Courage

Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Volunteer counselor Alexis Frantz(center) puts her arms around Sophina Brown(left), 6, and Molly Cook, 8, during a memorial service at Camp Courage in Ingleside, Ill. on Friday, July 12, 2013. Camp Courage is a week long summer camp for kids that have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Camp Courage

Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Kris Drexler, of McHenry, kisses her nine-year-old son Alek Drexler on family day at Camp Courage in Ingleside, Ill. on Friday, July 12, 2013. Camp Courage is a week long summer camp for kids that have experienced the loss of a loved one. Kris Drexler's husband and Alek's father passed away due to pancreatic cancer in April of 2012. "It helped me feel happy," the young Drexler said when asked about his experience at the camp.

Camp Courage

Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Tie-dyed flags hang with positive things about children's experience at Camp Courage in Ingleside, Ill. on Friday, July 12, 2013. Camp Courage is a week long summer camp for kids that have experienced the loss of a loved one.