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Bielema once again proves the character he really is
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:02 am
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SEARCY (KATV) - A White County couple got the royal treatment at Saturday's Razorback game.
But they wouldn't have been able to enjoy it if they hadn't gone to Alaska first.
If it is one thing good coaches know how to do...it is motivate people.
And those people are not always their players.
This Spring within a two week period, David and Karla Stracener lost their home to a tornado and their son and his fiancee to a motorcycle accident.
Still in deep despair a month later, they received a surprise phone call from Razorback football coach Bret Bielema.
"He was humble," recalls David Stracener of their 15 minute phone call with the coach. "He was kind. He was extremely patient. He shared about losing his sister...and he was just...and I thought it was just...I told him...that's the first time that we'd actually really been happy since we lost Ben."
On Saturday the Straceners and their daughter Tillie were special guests of the coach...on the sideline before the game and watching the game from the wives' suite.
Jen Bielema presented them an authentic Razorback helmet.
The trip was a welcome break from reality, but they would need more to continue on in life.
Spark of Life is an Arkansas-based non-profit that puts on retreats for those who have suffered tremendous loss.
The Straceners visited Alaska where they learned ways to deal with their pain and emotions.
"The reason I'm doing this and talking about my son Ben and his fiancee Samantha is because I want to get the word out on Spark of Life," says David Stracener. "Because it did such a fantastic job in helping us through our grief."
The Straceners will be honored at an annual banquet next month.
To learn more about Spark of Life or to donate in the name of Ben and Sam, visit www.sparkoflife.org.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:02 am to Hogwall Jackson
metric tons of character
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:03 am to Hogwall Jackson
that's a wonderful story- those poor folks lost too much.
(in before 'he's fat', but i guess he's already fat so not really before)
(in before 'he's fat', but i guess he's already fat so not really before)
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:03 am to Hogwall Jackson
I read "A White couple got the royal treatment..."
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:07 am to Hogwall Jackson
Good to hear a story like that. We all to often forget that coaches are real people too and there is a lot more to life than football. One of the guys that runs Spark of Life is originally from South Arkansas and spoke at our church a few weeks back. Very neat organization that serves a great purpose.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:11 am to Hogwall Jackson
Bless his enlarged heart
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:13 am to Hogwall Jackson
Part of me wants to say that stories like this really put things in perspective, but that part is currently being overwhelmed by the other part of me that still wants to make a joke about the fact that Bert consistently makes an idiot of himself when speaking.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:16 am to Hogwall Jackson
What a fantastic guy!
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:30 am to Hogwall Jackson
That was a cool thing to do.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:31 am to Hogwall Jackson
WTF!
i cant make fun of this. BOO!
i cant make fun of this. BOO!
Posted on 9/10/14 at 11:11 am to Hogwall Jackson
Good for Bert honestly. Good story
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:44 pm to Hogwall Jackson
In the wake of Petrino Gate
Long: We need a hire that has character. The man's integrity will need to counterbalance Petrino's complete lack of character.
Iggy Sooisan: Jeff, that will be impossible to do. We'd have to hire two, maybe even three guys with integrity to offset Petrino.
Long: What about one really fat guy?
Bielema: Full sail!
Long: We need a hire that has character. The man's integrity will need to counterbalance Petrino's complete lack of character.
Iggy Sooisan: Jeff, that will be impossible to do. We'd have to hire two, maybe even three guys with integrity to offset Petrino.
Long: What about one really fat guy?
Bielema: Full sail!
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:58 pm to Hogwall Jackson
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Bielema once again proves the character he really is
White fat Alfred?
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:13 pm to Hogwall Jackson
Nice story.
What's this Spark of Life thing they're plugging? And Alaska?
What's this Spark of Life thing they're plugging? And Alaska?
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:20 pm to Hogwall Jackson
that really is a great gesture on his part.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:25 pm to Hogwall Jackson
Good on Bielema. That was a wonderful thing to do. Nothing to make fun of here.
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