Funeral held for Redding student who died in South Africa
Family and friends said their final goodbyes Saturday to a Redding college student who died while studying abroad. As News 12 reported, 19-year-old Nicholas Upton died after going missing while swimming
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Sep 20, 2015, 3:11 AM
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Family and friends said their final goodbyes Saturday to a Redding college student who died while studying abroad.
As News 12 reported, 19-year-old Nicholas Upton died after going missing while swimming off the coast of South Africa.
His funeral was held at the St. Pius X Parish in Fairfield.
Friends of the George Washington University student attended the service wearing bowties and Hawaiian shirts in honor of Upton's favorite attire.
Upton leaves behind his parents, step-parents, a brother and step-sisters.
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