Monte51Coleman Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/fl-hyde-sean-taylor-murder-anniversary-1124-20111123,0,7035817.column South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com For those closest to Sean Taylor, the pain goes on. Safety on the 2001 Miami Hurricanes was murdered nearly four years ago Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel Columnist 6:40 PM EST, November 23, 2011 On a hot summer night in Tucson, Ariz., Don Soldinger fights off stale classroom air and the smell of young men's dreams on the last stop of a tour of national football camps. Soldinger is surrounded by sweating, high-school kids who want him to reveal the secret. He knows this. He sees their attentive faces, earnest muscles and, most of all, the manner they react to photos of University of Miami players he coached during his speech entitled, "Attitude of a Champion." There's a photo of Devin Hester on the screen. "He's the story of desire,'' Soldinger tells the kids, noting Hester overcame bad SAT scores, sat out a year and persevered to the NFL. There's Frank Gore. "He's the story of courage,'' Soldinger says, for Gore overcame poverty, grades, two major knee surgeries and made the NFL. "There's Sean Taylor,'' Soldinger says. The veteran coach stops for a beat when this picture appears because the air gets sucked out of the room. Or maybe it's just him. Maybe it's just the way he feels each time this photo of Taylor from the 2007 Pro Bowl is shown, body attacking, arms flexed, ferocious as ever in mid-tackle. ~more at link~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Something about this made me feel awkward. I don't know if it's the way it's written or what, but I felt like his mom is more upset and frustrated that her bills aren't getting paid than actually remembering Sean. I could be way off base and totally wrong, but that's the feeling I got while reading this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I think Sean showed his love by being generous, and who wouldn't be generous to their mother. I take this out of it.....Many young peoples lives were destroyed or hurt by the actions of a some fools greed. More from the article..... ....Jackie is 5 now, an age when traits blossom in a child. Sometimes Pedro will see her kick a soccer ball, dribble a basketball or just turn her head and be taken back in time. That walk. That smile. That lanky frame at this age. "That's Sean's twin,'' Pedro says. "She's got the same long legs Sean had at that age,'' Martin agrees. "She can't sit still, just like Sean. She picks things up quickly like he did." There's another young Taylor, too. Pedro's son, Gabriel, is 9 now and attending the same Miami football camps that his late half-brother did at that age. Pedro laughs and says, yes, he's an athlete. That's backed up by Taylor's former teammate, Vernon Carey, a Dolphins lineman. Carey's son played Gabriel's team this summer in a basketball tournament, and the NFL lineman couldn't help but remember Sean, his amazing athleticism and everything they accomplished at Miami together, including the 2001 national title. He saw so much of Sean in Gabriel. "He dribbled through our whole team,'' Carey said at Dolphins camp. "He was amazing. I went up to him after the game and said, 'You keep that up and you'll be playing just like your brother.' '' .............I can only hope that Gabriel can play and somehow ease the loss even if years from now. I pray this day for peace for all the families so hard hit by this senseless act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Something about this made me feel awkward. I don't know if it's the way it's written or what, but I felt like his mom is more upset and frustrated that her bills aren't getting paid than actually remembering Sean. I could be way off base and totally wrong, but that's the feeling I got while reading this. We lost a football player. She lost her son. Reality doesn't change just because your son has died. I don't know how you got that she is more upset about her bills not being paid than the loss of her son. My friend's mother died. He went through hell trying to find another way to pay for college and his apartment all while coping with this death. Yeah, he doesn't miss his mother at all. Just her money. Sounds silly, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 We lost a football player.She lost her son. Reality doesn't change just because your son has died. I don't know how you got that she is more upset about her bills not being paid than the loss of her son. My friend's mother died. He went through hell trying to find another way to pay for college and his apartment all while coping with this death. Yeah, he doesn't miss his mother at all. Just her money. Sounds silly, no? I never said she doesn't miss him. I said from reading the article, she seems like she was totally dependent on Sean financially and is upset b/c she can't pay her bills now that he's gone. Sorry if you don't agree with how I interpreted the article, but it did seem to me like her frustration came more so from struggling financially. She's his mom and is always gonna love and miss him. I'm not disputing that. I'm actually not disputing anything LOL. All I'm saying is that, in the article, she makes it a point to let everyone know how bad things are for her financially. On the anniversary of his death, why would you even bring something like money up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I never said she doesn't miss him. I said from reading the article, she seems like she was totally dependent on Sean financially and is upset b/c she can't pay her bills now that he's gone. Sorry if you don't agree with how I interpreted the article, but it did seem to me like her frustration came more so from struggling financially. She's his mom and is always gonna love and miss him. I'm not disputing that. I'm actually not disputing anything LOL. All I'm saying is that, in the article, she makes it a point to let everyone know how bad things are for her financially. On the anniversary of his death, why would you even bring something like money up? I get what you're saying, and it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I never said she doesn't miss him. I said from reading the article, she seems like she was totally dependent on Sean financially and is upset b/c she can't pay her bills now that he's gone. Sorry if you don't agree with how I interpreted the article, but it did seem to me like her frustration came more so from struggling financially. She's his mom and is always gonna love and miss him. I'm not disputing that. I'm actually not disputing anything LOL. All I'm saying is that, in the article, she makes it a point to let everyone know how bad things are for her financially. On the anniversary of his death, why would you even bring something like money up? The writer what the writer wrote. It's extremely unfair to her to infer that she is primarily worried about her fiscal situation as opposed to missing her son. The article does point out that her side of the family doesn't even congregate anymore now that Sean is gone, that she had to remove pictures of him because she couldn't stand to see him, and the last line was about hoping to get one of the pictures back. This is a woman who is grieving. She didn't bring anything up; she was asked questions. I don't think that your point isn't valid or that you're being a dick, because neither are true, but it is grossly unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 The writer what the writer wrote. It's extremely unfair to her to infer that she is primarily worried about her fiscal situation as opposed to missing her son. The article does point out that her side of the family doesn't even congregate anymore now that Sean is gone, that she had to remove pictures of him because she couldn't stand to see him, and the last line was about hoping to get one of the pictures back. This is a woman who is grieving.She didn't bring anything up; she was asked questions. I don't think that your point isn't valid or that you're being a dick, because neither are true, but it is grossly unfair. I said in my original post that maybe I was off base. I never meant to imply that she doesn't love and miss Sean. As a mom, I could never stop loving or missing my kids if something happened to them, God forbid. I just know that I wouldn't be talking about my finances on the anniversary of their death. Like I said, maybe I am way off base, as I never meant to imply she doesn't care about Sean at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I said in my original post that maybe I was off base. I never meant to imply that she doesn't love and miss Sean. As a mom, I could never stop loving or missing my kids if something happened to them, God forbid. I just know that I wouldn't be talking about my finances on the anniversary of their death. Like I said, maybe I am way off base, as I never meant to imply she doesn't care about Sean at all. Well, we don't know when the questions were asked or what the questions were. The writer did some research to find out what the insurance policy, joint bank account, and even what Jackie Garcia's finances were. I've written some articles in my time, and I've gotten similar flak from editors/readers. Your interpretation may be "off base", or it could be 100% dead-on, but it's more the responsibility of the writer/editor. I'm sorry that I made it seem like I was calling you callous or whatnot. And I hope that you never have to know what you would be talking about on the anniversary of your child's death. A parent should never bury her/his child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Well, we don't know when the questions were asked or what the questions were. The writer did some research to find out what the insurance policy, joint bank account, and even what Jackie Garcia's finances were.I've written some articles in my time, and I've gotten similar flak from editors/readers. Your interpretation may be "off base", or it could be 100% dead-on, but it's more the responsibility of the writer/editor. I'm sorry that I made it seem like I was calling you callous or whatnot. And I hope that you never have to know what you would be talking about on the anniversary of your child's death. A parent should never bury her/his child. You are correct. I don't know what questions were asked, so I probably shouldn't have posted anything. I don't know, something about the article just made me feel weird. And thank you for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 You are correct. I don't know what questions were asked, so I probably shouldn't have posted anything. I don't know, something about the article just made me feel weird. And thank you for the kind words. No, it's not your responsibility. It was thoughtless of me to judge your interpretation like that, so I'm sorry. Worst-case, this makes us all thankful for whoever we have in our lives. Happy Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CounterTrey Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I miss Sean so much..he was my favorite player. I still remember going to see my first game at Fedex in 2004 against the Bengals when he destroyed the running back on a sweep. Another things from this article that irks me..Why did he give $10,000 in freakin cash to his nieces and cousins..Why could he not have deposited it into bank accounts..They went and flashed the cash and obviously jealous eyes must not only wanted some of that but though he kept cash like that with him all the time which is why those thugs were in his house that fateful night. Anyway I pray that his soul rests in peace and those thugs are in jail for the rest of their lives and some kind of justice is served soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 No, it's not your responsibility. It was thoughtless of me to judge your interpretation like that, so I'm sorry.Worst-case, this makes us all thankful for whoever we have in our lives. Happy Thanksgiving. No need to apologize. And Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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