GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The smile on Clayton Emerson’s face could light up a room.

“Everybody loved him. My family loved him. He was just exuberant. Everybody that knew him loved him,” said Kelli Boyd, Clayton’s mom.

Photos are now all that Kelli has left.

“I remember everything from that day. I washed his clothes. He was going out that night — it was around graduation time. He was riding with a group of friends. I remember him leaving. I remember our conversation. He wanted me to run my fingers through his hair because he loved his hair… it was gorgeous, full of hair. So yeah, I remember everything from that day,” Boyd said.

According to a police report, on June 1, 2024, there was a crash involving a truck and a motorcycle. Clayton, who was riding the motorcycle, didn’t survive.

“They as

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