The former point guard for the University of South Florida women’s basketball team died on Aug. 27, her sister Kaitlynn Pacholke shared on Instagram. Neena, who had worked at News 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin since 2017, was 27 years old.
During his on-air segment on Aug. 30, News 9 Chief Meteorologist Justin Leow shared images of Neena from her early days of working at the station, noting how well she adapted to life in Central Wisconsin after moving from her native Florida.
“I know why I’m extra sad about Neena’s passing, and I know why you—the viewers—are also extra sad,” Justin said through tears, “Because she came here and she wanted to stay here. She went to your veteran’s cafe in Wisconsin Rapids, she went to your event, she went to your Cherokee fundraiser.”
He continued, “And that is something really special for someone to come here, from outside, and think that ‘central Wisconsin is so nice, I’m going to stay here and I’m going to work here’.”
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