Former UNC Lacrosse Star Dies After Childbirth

Posted Jul 23, 2012
Friends and family of Kellie Thompson Shiley gathered in Annapolis this morning to remember the former UNC lacrosse star, who died July 13 after suffering complications from the birth of her twin daughters. (Chapelboro.com)

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