Daniel Orton
Nice story by the Danville Advocate-Messenger’s Larry Vaught on Frankie Thompson, Daniel Orton’s 71-year-old grandmother, who came to Lexington this past weekend to pay her grandson a visit and see Kentucky play Morehead State and Miami of Ohio.
Thompson’s daugther, Carolyn Orton, Daniel’s mother, passed away last year.
An excerpt:
“He has a special spot in my heart, just like his mom did. It has been a troubling year, but we will weather the storm,” Thompson said. “He misses her quite a bit, but he won’t let on to us. . . .
“. . . I wanted to be here for his first game, and see him play, and I wanted to encourage him. He needs that.”
