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Heady Brothers Honor Late Sister’s Legacy a Decade After Tragedy

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Story Written by Andy Sneddon, CMU Athletics

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Their big sister is never far in their thoughts. So much so, that both Central Michigan University men's basketball student-athletes Jakobi and Quentin Heady still frequently refer to her in the present tense.

With the impact and the legacy that former Eastern Michigan University women's baksetball player Shannise Heady left, it's easy to see why.

"She's my sister, she has a big heart, she's loving," said Jakobi, a senior on the CMU men's basketball team.