Tragic house fire inspires compassion from Oconto basketball team

  • Source: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
  • Published: 02/05/2020 09:42 AM

Two-and-a-half weeks after a tragic house fire claimed the lives of a mother and her three children, administrators at schools in Oconto say students are slowly healing. Oconto's fire chief described the January 17 fire as the worst in the city's history. Kathy DeCoursin and her three children, ages 15, 13, and 11, could not escape the flames. That devastating loss inspired an area basketball team to show compassion and generosity before their game Monday night. Oconto High School Athletic Director Rick Sherman can sense students at school Tuesday are deeply touched. "I just had a class last hour, and there was a young girl that was at the game last night and she said, 'Boy, that was such a classy act by Denmark last night,'" says Sherman.



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