GAME fueled by late teen’s passion

Spectators watched the first game of the second annual Steven P. Odom Peace Charity Basketball Game yesterday at Madison Park High School in Roxbury. (John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff)

By Jazmine Ulloa

Globe Correspondent / August 2, 2009

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The death of 13-year-old Steven Odom stirred the community when he was fatally shot in October 2007 a few feet from his Dorchester home by a Roxbury gang member. Nearly two years later, the neighborhood is keeping his memory alive through the game he felt most passionate about. (Full article: 468 words)