BEREA: Oneone Shelton came to celebrate her son Danny’s greatest accomplishment, but the button she wore pinned over her heart captured the day’s juxtaposition of euphoria and sadness.
Had she not been at Browns headquarters as the team welcomed the University of Washington nose tackle as its 12th overall pick, the Sheltons would have been in Auburn, Wash., standing over a grave.
Friday marked the fourth anniversary of Shennon Shelton’s death. Danny was 17 and a high school senior when his brother Shennon, 22, was shot in the head during a brutal fight at an apartment complex.