A 9/11 Hero With A Lacrosse Background
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Uncategorized.
One of my pet peeves is the way the major media still seems to look down it’s collective nose at this sport and its’ participants . . . wealthy, white kids playing a sport and their hard partying antics afterwards. Â Even now there are plenty of people who feel the Duke lacrosse players got off because of their wealth and privilege. Â Even after the disgraceful shenanigans of the prosecutorial team came to light and the District Attorney Michael Nifong was disbarred there are still those who want to refer back to that case as some sort of proof that the sport is a haven for misbehavior.
Those of us who spend so much time around the lacrosse world bristle at this and we all know plenty of ways the lacrosse family has come together over the years to help out in any way that can be done. Â I don’t need to bring those to light, we cover them on this site and plenty of us prefer to do the right thing when no one is looking, because we don’t need to bring attention to ourselves when we do so.
On this anniversary of 9/11 I wanted to highlight a wonderful feature that was put together a couple of years ago by the Outside The Lines editorial crew over at ESPN, about a former Boston College lacrosse player who was one of the bigger unsung heroes of that fateful day; a young man whose story truly deserves to never be forgotten.
This Saturday night the BC football team will host USC on ESPN at 8:00pm and the team buy-best-k propecia -ymmgkr will be wearing red bandana gear in tribute.
And hopefully this young man becomes the poster child for those in the media to FIRST think of when they think of this sport and who played it, if they can ever get it in their thick heads to do so . . .Â
Click on the picture below to link to the ESPN Video via the ESPN YouTube Channel:
After his death, a number of years later, Welles was honored by the NY Fire Department with any honorary induction as a firefighter. Â Welles was a financial professional who had told his father he wanted to change his career to joining the NYFD.
Last year Welles’ sister, Honor Crowther Fagan, wrote a children’s book about her brother and his actions that day. Â Any parent or grandparent that is looking for something to give their child or grandchild a gift could do a lot worse than to think about this. Â As a father myself I always hoped to find those ways to help my son understand certain values I hoped they would internalize and this certainly seems like a pretty good one to fit that need. Â Clicking on the picture takes you to the offering on the Barnes and Noble site.
A wonderful story about a terrific young man.
For those who have seen this tribute before, it’s a great pick me up when you need a little something.
For those who have not, you won’t be disappointed.
For the kids . . . this is what a real role model is.
After his death, a number of years later, Welles was honored by the NY Fire Department with any honorary induction as a firefighter. Â Welles was a financial professional who had told his father he wanted to change his career to joining the NYFD.
Last year Welles’ sister, Honor Crowther Fagan, wrote a children’s book about her brother and his actions that day. Â Any parent or grandparent that is looking for something to give their child or grandchild a gift could do a lot worse than to think about this. Â As a father myself I always hoped to find those ways to help my son understand certain values I hoped they would internalize and this certainly seems like a pretty good one to fit that need. Â Clicking on the picture takes you to the offering on the Barnes and Noble site.
A wonderful story about a terrific young man.
For those who have seen this tribute before, it’s a great pick me up when you need a little something.
For those who have not, you won’t be disappointed.
For the kids . . . this is what a real role model is.
