Update on player.... - Page 2

Mike Burns · #16 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 18, 2004, 06:28pm

This is truly a sad story. Thoughts and prayers to the family.

I was working a scrim (15-18 y/o) at a local private school when a girl suddenly checked herself out of the game, made it to the bench, collapsed and began having a seizure. By the time 911 got there she had resumed consciousness, but she was taken to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. Scary!

davidw · #17 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 18, 2004, 07:44pm

Thanks John for your sharing. We all are saddened.

No man is an island. We all, each of us in some way, small or great, affect one another.

Because we have shared in this tragedy--in a small way, we now should feel some obligation to take from it some good. In doing so, we honor--at least in some small degree--the loss of this family.

Do we share our love and kindness a little more freely? Do we increase our patience & forebearance with one another a little more? As we are foreced to focus on things more important, I hope so.

TPS2859 · #18 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 19, 2004, 03:25pm

Ace,

I've been following this on this forum, but I dont have your e-mail and would like to send a note to the family. Could you please post it for me.

THANKS.

BktBallRef · #19 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 19, 2004, 03:39pm

Just click on Mail under one of his posts.

oatmealqueen · #20 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 20, 2004, 03:03pm

You know what strikes me most about ace's situation? It's that most people don't realize how much we really do care about the game and it's participants.
They see us as the bad guys much of the time. ace shed tears, as I would have, and have a few times.
ace's reaction only solidifies the notion that I have had about our "group".
That being, that we truely do care, more than anyone will ever know.

rainmaker · #21 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 20, 2004, 05:53pm

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Originally posted by oatmealqueen
You know what strikes me most about ace's situation? It's that most people don't realize how much we really do care about the game and it's participants.
They see us as the bad guys much of the time. ace shed tears, as I would have, and have a few times.
ace's reaction only solidifies the notion that I have had about our "group".
That being, that we truely do care, more than anyone will ever know.

Great point, Barb!

Woodee · #22 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 20, 2004, 09:53pm

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Originally posted by rainmaker

Quote:

Originally posted by oatmealqueen
You know what strikes me most about ace's situation? It's that most people don't realize how much we really do care about the game and it's participants.
They see us as the bad guys much of the time. ace shed tears, as I would have, and have a few times.
ace's reaction only solidifies the notion that I have had about our "group".
That being, that we truely do care, more than anyone will ever know.

Great point, Barb!

Its about being responsible. One of my mentors told me his philosophy, he said, "its my court".

God bless!

ace · #23 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 20, 2004, 10:18pm

His wake is tommorow and his funeral is thursday. I plan on attending the funeral. I'll have an obituary link as soon as the Houston Chronicle puts it up. They were waiting on autopsy and all that stuff before making funeral arrangments.

Thanks for all the support, emails, and encouragement. Now if someone could just get me some sleeping pills :-/

ace · #24 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 21, 2004, 07:51am

http://www.legacy.com/CommonCobrand/...rsonID=1825791