He was like my big brother. He suffered from epilepsy and fell overboard on a fishing expedition and drowned.

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I didn't know what to think on the appeal. I was walking on egg shells, but I was realistic. I thought it was 50-50 and figured it was in the Lord's hands.

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Every day I reassessed my life. The job was hard. One day I dug an entire sewer main by hand in six-and-a-half hours. That's the day I decided I probably needed to get back in college.

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I was so happy. Now every day I wake up and get a brand new start. I could put on pads and cleats and hit someone right now. It's just something you can't describe.

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