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Tessa’s Legacy Lives On Through Soccer | Peoria News
Four years in, the Team Tessa soccer tournament still rakes in over $170,000 — all going to the Tessa Sutton Foundation, which supports families in Illinois battling cancer and serious illnesses. Tessa, a 17-year-old Dunlap High soccer star who died from a rare cancer at 15, inspired her family to start the foundation, and her brother Caleb says they’re honoring her by helping others — just as she helped them. Hundreds of players, from kids to college students, showed up to Peoria FC United to play for the cause, remembering Tessa’s love for the game and her legacy. Since its start, the…
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