SELMA — After a long day of mourning his unexpected death, the family and friends of Kerry Jellison had a surprise waiting for them Thursday — courtesy of Peyton Manning.
In the days following the 41-year-old Jellison’s death last Saturday morning after attending a Garth Brooks concert, Kerry’s brother-in-law, Ryan Kelly, reached out to Jellison’s favorite teams and athletes: the Colts, Indiana University, Peyton Manning and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Manning responded by taping a 51-second video — in what appears to be a dining room — letting Kerry’s wife, Melissa, and daughters, Courtney and Corissa, know that they were in his thoughts and prayers and telling them how sorry he was for their loss.