A week after the shootings at Perry High School that claimed the life of 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff and left seven others wounded, somber members of the Perry community, many clad in the school's blue, gathered in the pews of the city's St. Patrick Catholic Church. The lingering shock from the Jan. 4 shooting spree that took Ahmir's life has hung like a pall over Perry. Andrea Brownlee, senior pastor of Perry's First Christian Church next door, who presided at Ahmir's funeral service, told them that moving forward together is exactly how Ahmir would have wanted it. "Ahmir's spirit was bigger than an 11-year-old body could contain," said Brownlee. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #Perry #PerryIowa #SchoolShooting #AhmirJolliff