bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 26, 2007 18:54:24 GMT -5
I don't know if this is a repeat thread; if so, sorry.
After seeing it in Winston-Salem, I didn't notice the UNC mascot this weekend. I didn't think much of it until today, when I saw a scroll on the news reporting that the student who had played the mascot, Jason Ray, had died after being hit by a car before the Friday game. A real tragedy that I thought merited bringing up on the board.
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YB
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Post by YB on Mar 26, 2007 18:55:07 GMT -5
RIP. A real tragedy, I heard about it Friday.
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Post by Oh My! on Mar 26, 2007 19:04:29 GMT -5
Very, VERY sad.
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Post by hoyaesq on Mar 26, 2007 20:13:39 GMT -5
Loss of a life -- Puts things in perspective. Terrible tragedy.
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Post by dsd25 on Mar 26, 2007 20:38:35 GMT -5
So freaking sad.
This is from Bill Simmons newest column:
"And one last e-mail from an anonymous reader in North Carolina ...
"I wanted to write you without my name or anything, just as a student of UNC. Our loss last night was tough -- some might say heartbreaking. But what's worse is that it may overshadow the death of a true Tar Heel. Jason Ray, our mascot, died this morning. He was the very first person I met at UNC. He was helping freshmen move into the dorms as a part of Intervarsity (a Christian ministry on campus). The elevators were all jammed up, so he helped me cart a refrigerator, futon, and all my other stuff (and girls have a lot of stuff) up NINE floors in the 100-degree heat. And he did it happily. We became friends and I spent a lot of time around him. He let me wear the ram head one time because I thought it'd be funny (even though I'm sure he wasn't supposed to). You've probably gotten a lot of e-mails about yesterday's game, but could you maybe mention Jason in your article, if only for a second. The world deserves to know who this person was. I don't just want him to be a 'UNC mascot dies' blurb on ESPN.com. He was such a good person. A true friend. What every Tar Heel should aspire to be."
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The only thing that the anonymous writer got wrong is that this doesn't sound like what every Tar Heel should aspire to be, it's what EVERYBODY should aspire to be. My heart goes out to his family and the entirety of the Tar Heel nation over what sounds to be a horrible loss.
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Post by WilsonBlvdHoya on Mar 26, 2007 21:08:59 GMT -5
RIP. Our condolences go out to his family and the UNC community.
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Post by coloradohoya on Mar 26, 2007 21:48:44 GMT -5
RIP. Our condolences go out to his family and the UNC community. AMEN. |
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Post by The Stig on Mar 26, 2007 21:50:40 GMT -5
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 26, 2007 22:01:34 GMT -5
I had been following this sad story and was hoping he would make it. This is the first that I heard of his untimely death. Sounds like a great kid. May he rest in peace.
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Post by pitinosninergal on Mar 26, 2007 22:07:43 GMT -5
I was cheering my tail off last night when they got beat.. Till today. (NO OFFENSE).. I'm glad Gtown won.. BUT I understand now why the team took the loss so hard.. it was heartbreaking what happend to that poor kid.. RIP
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Post by cebuhoya on Mar 27, 2007 0:04:45 GMT -5
Rest in Peace, Rameses. My condolences to the entire Tar Heel nation.
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