re: 5 year old Bama fan with brain tumor

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I'm with you on that Darth. I've been tore for a couple of weeks now. We just had a young man here in the Hayden area go to be with the Lord, Aug. 22, from brain cancer. Only 9 years old and a huge Bama fan. His name was Hunter Alexander. We also have another in the Hayden area, Walker Jolly, battling a tumor in his brain also. He is only 6 yrs old. Please remember the Alexander family and the Walker family in your prayers. I have three children of my own and can't imagine losing any of them.

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Wow. What as small world. I know the child from Hayden you're talking about. I live in Oneonta where I'm an assistant coach on the youth "junior" (9,10, & 11 yr old) football team. I heard about his passing when our HC announced his passing to our team at a post practice huddle the day he died. We prayed for his family that night as our dismissal prayer. It really hit home to me that I'd stood on a sideline watching this little boy play football against my own son. For all I know, in seasons past my son my have even been face to face blocking him or vice versa. Really puts things into perspective.