"Radio was the heart and soul of T.L. Hanna for over 50 years, and the impact he made in our community can't be overstated."
Ben Pinto, whose brother Jack was among those killed in the 2012 elementary school shooting, played linebacker for Newtown.
"It was a fight that escalated and got out of control," Cobb County Fire Department spokeswoman Denell Boyd said.
Excavation of the site in San Antonio, Texas, where the bodies were found was halted.
The children, ages 3, 6 and 9, were left in a mini-bus which contained a propane tank and a five-gallon bucket meant to be used as a makeshift toilet.