I am shaken up by a recent event that I know you guys will understand. Sometimes you just have to express yourself to move through you grief. My son called me from college on Monday night and told me about a young man, Dale Lloyd who had passed away that morning here in Houston Texas. It took me a second to realize who he was talking about. The 2 boys had played against each other for years in both baseball and football. Dale chose to follow his dream of playing college football at Rice University. The day he committed to them my son came home and told me about it. The 2 boys never played on the same team, always were rivals but respected each other for their skills. Dale was blessed in that he had the opportunity to get some playing time in already at the college level. Sunday he was in a light football workout and did not feel well. They took him to the hospital and Monday morning the 19 yr. old passed away. In talking to my son that day he was completely torn up about what had happened and I was at a loss for words. As I read the articles over the last 2 days I could do nothing but cry and wonder. I feel such sorrow for a young man who died to soon and grief for the parents that lost a son too soon.
I followed up with my son on Tuesday evening to see how he was doing and was surprised at his outlook. He told me "Mom, they did it right. Dale did everything he could to reach his goals and and got to play college football. His parents did it right by giving him all of the love and support to allow him to meet his dreams. We just did not know that God needed him earlier than we expected" My son was right. Many people were blessed by knowing this young man and his family and my prayers are with his family. I cannot possibly understand their loss but can celebrate the positiveness of the young man in his short life.
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