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Vigil Held For Canal Winchester Boy Who Died Of Rare Disease

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Many Canal Winchester residents are mourning the death of a teenager who beat the odds by living longer than medical professionals expected.  14-year-old Brock "B-Rock" Johnson died yesterday of complications from a rare autoimmune disease.  Hundreds of people turned out last night for a vigil at Canal Winchester High School.  His fight against the disease caught the attention of celebrities,  including actor Robert Downey Junior.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.