Re: QB family needs our prayers

Jason Mueller <*jcmpn7_at_mujason.yahoo.invalid*> · Sun, 22 Feb 2004 02:40:00 -0000

Ouch.  It's times like these when you realize that there are more 
important things in life than quizbowl and that there are much worse 
things that could happen than losing a tournament (as I just did).

Best wishes,

Jason Mueller

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, andywehrm <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> Alex is correct in his report of our tragic situation with Phillip 
> Reason.  Phil was certainly one of my favorite people and was 
> quickly tunring into a terrific player.  Philip had a brain 
aneurism 
> just before Thanksgiving in his dorm.  We at the U of A are 
planning 
> on donating the proceeds from our high school NAQT tournament in 
> March to his family.  No one on our team will ever forget Philip's 
> contribution to our team: his sense of humor, his shy smile, or his 
> pizza-eating ways.  We are hoping and praying that he is able to 
> recover.  
> 
> Best Wishes,
> Andy Wehrman
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Alex Metcalf" <alexmetcalf_at_h...> 
> wrote:
> > I don't think anyone has mentioned it on here, but a young man 
who 
> plays
> > QB at Arkansas has had a severe health crisis.  His name is 
Phillip
> > Reason.  He was very active in high school and was playing at U 
of 
> A
> > this year as a freshman.  His mother is also active on the 
> Arkansas high
> > school quiz bowl circuit, and most of us who have played there in 
> the
> > last several years know the family.  I am not sure as to the 
> details,
> > but Thanksgiving weekend he had several seizures and is now in a 
> coma.
> > He is only 19 and the doctors are not sure if he will ever 
recover.
> > This is a very hard time for the family, as they are having to 
> make some
> > of the most difficult decisions any of us could imagine. Though I
> > realize only a few people from this region might know Phillip and 
> his
> > family, I'm sure that they would appreciate prayers from 
> everyone.  If
> > anyone would like an address to send cards or the like, contact 
me 
> at
> > alexmetcalf-at-hotmail-dot-com.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Alex
> > 
> > 
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