Last nite I got a call that a friend of mine and fellow coach's son died.He was 16 yrs old and a wrestling champion.{Hoops-if your reading this you know who it is]
This is a kid who was a great wrestler,great student,etc.
Sometimes we as parents don't see everything in our kids.What happened to him was so unexpected.After an incident like this happens we go back and then possibly see what led up to it.
Having 4 kids with 3 being teenagers it's sometimes a wake up call.
We ask ourselves why would a 16 yr old do this to himself.I'm sure there are many underlying circumstances.I'll yell and scream at my kids.I'll say stupid things.
But its times like this when I reflect on some of those things.
I'm guilty as hell getting on my youngest daughters "case" for her grades.
But today I realize a friend of mine lost a son.
I'll paste the article and edit out names,etc.
I hugged all my kids tonite.I told them i love them...
Wrestling champion dies at 16
By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
.....? Grief counselors will be on hand today at ...High School to help students cope with the death of .. ....., a popular Section 9 wrestling champion.
....., 16, the son of long-time ......football coach ........, died yesterday, a distraught faculty member confirmed.
"It's sad but true," the faculty member said, his voice cracking. "It's horrible. I can't believe it. He was amazing. He was an all-American. He was the greatest wrestler I've ever seen."
The cause of death was not made public.
...... was well known and well liked in school and in the wrestling community that stretched from ......to ....... ......, who had an 81-24 career record, was respected by teammates and competitors.
"He was a good kid,'' said ..........., who edged ....for the section Division I 160-pound title in February. "He just liked everyone. He talked to everyone at the tournaments......was a great wrestler, a great competitor. He was so hungry."
High school faculty will meet before 7:15 a.m. today to discuss measures to cope with the death.
......Superintendent .......encouraged students to attend school today. "We know they are much better off, emotionally and psychologically" by attending school in times of shared grief, Olivo said.
Support staff from other district school buildings will be at the high school today to assist with students' needs, ...... said.
Word of ........s passing spread quickly throughout the community. Students on America Online exchanged instant messages mourning the death, said senior girls' lacrosse player ........
"This is just so unfortunate," ....i said.
Many of the messages included three words: "Rest in Peace.''
Today was a sad day in the Hudson Valley...
This is a kid who was a great wrestler,great student,etc.
Sometimes we as parents don't see everything in our kids.What happened to him was so unexpected.After an incident like this happens we go back and then possibly see what led up to it.
Having 4 kids with 3 being teenagers it's sometimes a wake up call.
We ask ourselves why would a 16 yr old do this to himself.I'm sure there are many underlying circumstances.I'll yell and scream at my kids.I'll say stupid things.
But its times like this when I reflect on some of those things.
I'm guilty as hell getting on my youngest daughters "case" for her grades.
But today I realize a friend of mine lost a son.
I'll paste the article and edit out names,etc.
I hugged all my kids tonite.I told them i love them...
Wrestling champion dies at 16
By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
.....? Grief counselors will be on hand today at ...High School to help students cope with the death of .. ....., a popular Section 9 wrestling champion.
....., 16, the son of long-time ......football coach ........, died yesterday, a distraught faculty member confirmed.
"It's sad but true," the faculty member said, his voice cracking. "It's horrible. I can't believe it. He was amazing. He was an all-American. He was the greatest wrestler I've ever seen."
The cause of death was not made public.
...... was well known and well liked in school and in the wrestling community that stretched from ......to ....... ......, who had an 81-24 career record, was respected by teammates and competitors.
"He was a good kid,'' said ..........., who edged ....for the section Division I 160-pound title in February. "He just liked everyone. He talked to everyone at the tournaments......was a great wrestler, a great competitor. He was so hungry."
High school faculty will meet before 7:15 a.m. today to discuss measures to cope with the death.
......Superintendent .......encouraged students to attend school today. "We know they are much better off, emotionally and psychologically" by attending school in times of shared grief, Olivo said.
Support staff from other district school buildings will be at the high school today to assist with students' needs, ...... said.
Word of ........s passing spread quickly throughout the community. Students on America Online exchanged instant messages mourning the death, said senior girls' lacrosse player ........
"This is just so unfortunate," ....i said.
Many of the messages included three words: "Rest in Peace.''
Today was a sad day in the Hudson Valley...
