On June 15, 2025, the small, close-knit community of Gordo, Alabama, was rocked by the sudden and deeply heartbreaking death of Spencer Cole Shirley. Just nineteen years old, Spencer’s passing was not only a devastating blow to his immediate family—Darby Shirley, Brandy Mullenix Shirley, Sescily Shirley, and Kinsley Shirley—but also to a wider network of…