07-17-15 Vol. 37 No. 2

THELEAVEN.COM | VOL. 37, NO. 2 | JULY 17, 2015

PHOTO COURTESY OF LOGAN SMITH/SHOOTINGLIFE

Wesley Leach, a spring graduate of Jayhawk Linn High School, worked with longtime friend and photographer Logan Smith to create a senior picture that truly captured the most important things in Leach’s life. Both men are members of Sacred Heart Parish in Mound City.

FOCUS ON FAITH

Photographer, senior team up for a yearbook picture to remember

M By Jill Ragar Esfeld jill.esfeld@theleaven.org

OUND CITY — Sacred Heart parishioner Logan Smith has a single criterion for excellence in his work. “I always tell my customers,” he said, “if I can make your mom cry, I’ve done my job.” When fellow parishioner Jennifer Leach saw the senior pictures Smith took of her son Wesley, she definitely got teary-eyed. And then there was that one photograph. “It took my breath away,” she said. “How could a picture that doesn’t show my son’s face, identify his soul to the core?” The photograph shows Wesley looking out over a golf course, surrounded by symbols of his favorite sports — with the symbol of his life’s focus dangling down his back. “Kids always want to show their trophies,” said his mother. “He chose to show his rosary.” >> See “ROSARY” on page 6

PHOTO COURTESY OF LOGAN SMITH/SHOOTINGLIFE

Photographer Logan Smith appears above on his company Facebook page, Shootinglife.