Memory of former Broncos player etched on skin of P.A. girl
Prince Albert’s Kayleigh Feschuk wanted to do something “permanent” in memory of her former boyfriend Jacob Leicht, who was one of Humboldt Broncos players killed in the team’s tragic April 6 bus crash.
On the day that would have been the couple’s ninth month anniversary, the 17-year-old decided to get a memorial tattoo on her left ankle.
“Our relationship wasn’t something I viewed as fleeting, or temporary, or in the moment at all,” she said. “The idea of a tattoo appealed to me because it was something that would never go away.”
Feschuk said she chose to get a tattoo on the left side of her body, because Jacob was always on her left, whether it was when they were napping, walking, or driving. The tattoo itself, which took about three hours to complete, contains Jack Pine trees from Candle Lake where the couple met, the initials J.L., a shooting star, and several constellations.