On Tuesday, counselors helped staff members and students at Keller-Harvel Elementary deal with Sheffield's death. Teachers read a statement and discussed the accident with their students at the start of classes. A letter was sent home with students to inform parents, campus counselor Barbara Yeargin said. Students made cards and wrote letters of support for Jacob, and by the end of the day they had begun to pile up on his desk, Yeargin said. There will be a memorial for Sheffield at 7 p.m. Friday at Up 'N Smoke BBQ House in Keller.
Funeral arrangements are pending.