Memorial for Henry Pearson

Members of the Mira Costa High baseball team bow their heads during a memorial service for Henry Pearson, who graduated from the Manhattan Beach school in 2002.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Areta Pearson receives a kiss on the cheek during a memorial service for her son, Henry, at the Mira Costa High baseball field. Pearson, who played at Mira Costa and graduated from Arizona State, was attending law school with the hopes of becoming a sports agent.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Areta Pearson throws out the first pitch during a memorial service at Mira Costa High in honor of her son, Henry, who died along with two others in a car accident on April 9. The driver of the car that caused the accident has been charged with three counts of murder as well as felonies for drunk driving.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the junior varsity baseball team listen to a memorial service for Henry Pearson at the Mira Costa High baseball field.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

College friend Steve Hershey leads the crowd in the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during a memorial service for Henry Pearson at the Mira Costa High baseball field. “He may have left us early, but he completed his nine innings,” Hershey said of Pearson.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)