Wreck victim, 9, lives on: Young Abby Bacho’s heart, kidneys, liver and corneas donated

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Abby Bacho at the time of her first communion two years ago at St. Mary Magdaline Catholic Church in Sharpsburg.

By JOHN A. WINTERS john@newnan.com When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” —I Corinthians 15: 53-55. ••• On Christmas Day, Abby Bacho was wheeled into the operating room at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Afterward, the family was told the surgery was a success. Three days later, the family held a funeral service for Abby at St. Mary Magdaline Catholic Church in Sharpsburg, where Abby had received her first communion two years earlier.
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