Brit Featherston

Featherston's fledgling: Memorializing a son taken too soon

Days before the anniversary of his 19-year-old son’s sudden death at the hands of an unknown ailment, local U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston revealed plans in the works at Lamar University for a communal campus building in honor of the late Ben Featherston.

Treading the waters of disaster - before drowning in the unexpected

  Brit Featherston was enjoying a cup of coffee and the company of his new baby when a dreadful air took over the ambiance of his Lufkin-area home. Shortly thereafter, the whole place began to shake.