Figueroa Passes Away
Garenn Figueroa, the 15-year-old-boy from Palmdale who suffered from
bone cancer and whose name was inked on Mark Sanchez's eye-black
earlier this season, died over the weekend.
Here's a statement from Sanchez:
"I was so, so sad to hear about Garenn's passing. My heart goes out
to his family. He was such a neat kid and a real Trojan fan. It was
a privilege to get to know him.
"My teammates, coach Carroll and I all cherished the opportunity we
had to play a small part in his life and to help him deal with his
situation. The time we had with him was as valuable to us as we hope
it was for him. We talk about competing here at USC all the time and
Garenn epitomized that philosophy. He competed fiercely against his
disease and lived longer than many predicted he would.
"I know Garenn would want us to do what he always did, and that's
live the Trojan spirit and fight on."
Mark gave a kid dying of cancer something to be proud of. In the long run, that's much more important than winning a football game. He just became my favorite SC quarterback.
Godspeed Garenn.
And very classy of Mark and all the USC Trojans.
Fight On!
I'd hate to see some of the Mark Sanchez haters find something negative to say about that.
Mark's response was heartfelt, eloquent, and very becoming a student athlete.
FIGHT ON!
And RIP Garren.
Thanks Scott for bringing this to the readers' attention. Every now and then, Scott reports something that does not involve cheerleaders or criticism/sarcasm of the team.
A class act by USC for letting Garren particpate, and an eloquent statement by Sanchez.
RIP Garenn. You fought on and on and on....