buck ortega

One of Taylor's closest friends, former Gulliver Prep teammate and UM teammate Buck Ortega, made thousands of funeral-goers laugh and cry as he dissolved into tears. He told stories of their teenage and college years: spearfishing, hurdling over opponents, missing curfew, driving around for food. ''I talked to my mom this week,'' Ortega said, an excruciatingly long pause followed by a cracking voice.