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Originally posted by pbrazeau View PostPuts a whole lot of things into perspective doesn't it?
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Wow...I'm truly touched by this story...even as I reread it 10 hours later. She cared about others until the end.
There is something special about hockey players......you are blessed to play the game, blessed to be fans of it, and honest and caring enough to truly appreciate all that it offers us....no doubt the greatest game on earth!Without mutual respect for all participants, our game will slowly self-destruct...
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Today's "Letters to the Editor" I think this says it all:
Home /Globe /Opinion /Letters to the Editor - Boston Globe
Northeastern athlete was an inspiration
December 17, 2009
RE “KATHRYN Waldo, 33; her grit and skates propelled NU team’’: I wanted to recognize the Dec. 16 obituary by Marvin Pave, and reiterate how inspirational Waldo was.
Her senior season at Northeastern coincided with my freshman year, and my assignment (luckily) was to cover the women’s hockey team for what was then the Northeastern News. Early on, many of the players and coaches urged me to focus on the player who wore number 14. “The smaller one? What’s her story?’’ I naively asked. Far be it from me to point out her characteristics better than her family or friends, those she was deeply committed to. Still, Waldo was different. It wasn’t cystic fibrosis, it wasn’t that she was only a shade over 5 feet or that she played on the boys varsity team in high school. It was that every wrench, every obstacle, every setback made her that much stronger and more determined to beat the odds.
I’m a better person today for knowing Kathryn Waldo. Her words on the “Good Morning America’’ piece - “I love my life’’ - I’ve carried with me since the morning it aired. I spoke with her for just a few fleeting moments, but I know very well she affected everyone she met.
Andy Cuneo
Reston, Va.
© Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company
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This 1999 article in SI featuring her is another great read. It gives more background in the early part of her life and the challenges faced by both her and her parents.
Nice quotes as well from her NU teammate and current UConn assistant Jaime Totten.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...5241/index.htm
The "defy all odds" spirit of this young lady is awe inspiring. !
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Originally posted by Redhead'sDad View PostWonderful story. May she rest in peace.
Also, while Miss Bono may be very competitive on the ice, she is one of the nicest people you could hope to meet. She has spent countless hours over the past decade volunteering her time to attract youngsters to the sport and help build their skills and love of the game.
She makes a pretty good cannoli too!
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I might suggest that Northeastern retire her jersey in a ceremony during the later part of this season and create and bestow the Waldo award at this years season-end banquet to the player who most embodies the spirit of this fine young lady that I've only read about and didn't get to know.
Northeastern women's hockey alumna could start an annual contribution to the Waldo fund that would generate small annual holiday gifts for children in the ped ward at Boston Children's hospital. The players would have an annual day that they deliver the gifts.
I am not a Huskie, not an alumna, but I will be the first to contribute. Please post an address SPECIFIC to her fund and not the general fund.Entitled to our piece of the pie!
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Originally posted by Title_IX_Player View PostI might suggest that Northeastern retire her jersey in a ceremony during the later part of this season and create and bestow the Waldo award at this years season-end banquet to the player who most embodies the spirit of this fine young lady that I've only read about and didn't get to know.
Northeastern women's hockey alumna could start an annual contribution to the Waldo fund that would generate small annual holiday gifts for children in the ped ward at Boston Children's hospital. The players would have an annual day that they deliver the gifts.
I am not a Huskie, not an alumna, but I will be the first to contribute. Please post an address SPECIFIC to her fund and not the general fund.
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