‘Let his light shine’ Friends and family remember Masen Goggins at vigil

Cliff Williams
Cliff Williams
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Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023 Updated Aug 9, 2025

By all accounts Masen Goggins always smiled and had a big heart.

The 17-year-old Elmore County High School student died in a car wreck Friday. Still in shock, friends, family members and school personnel shared what life with Goggins was like at a Monday prayer vigil.

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‘Let his light shine’ Friends and family remember Masen Goggins at vigil

PHOTOS: Vigil remembering Masen Goggins

PHOTOS: Vigil remembering Masen Goggins

PHOTOS: Vigil remembering Masen Goggins

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