In perspective...
On the The Sports Guy's basketball blog (last item):
"I wanted to write you without my name or anything, just as a student of UNC. Our loss last night was tough -- some might say heartbreaking. But what's worse is that it may overshadow the death of a true Tar Heel. Jason Ray, our mascot, died this morning. He was the very first person I met at UNC. He was helping freshmen move into the dorms as a part of Intervarsity (a Christian ministry on campus).
The elevators were all jammed up, so he helped me cart a refrigerator, futon, and all my other stuff (and girls have a lot of stuff) up NINE floors in the 100 degree heat. And he did it happily. We became friends and I spent a lot of time around him. He let me wear the ram head one time because I thought it'd be funny (even though I'm sure he wasn't supposed to). You've probably gotten a lot of e-mails about yesterday's game, but could you maybe mention Jason in your article, if only for a second. The world deserves to know who this person was. I don't just want him to be a 'UNC mascot dies' blurb on ESPN.com. He was such a good person. A true friend. What every Tar Heel should aspire to be."
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From the many things I've read of Mr. Ray, he sounds like the sort of fellow who makes the world a much better place to live in. It's a very sad thing that a random event like an accident took him away from the community. And for the record, I say this as a Duke fan. The UNC community has our sympathy in their loss...
Posted on March 29, 2007 5:35 AM
Wow, Eric, you're a Devil's guy as well. As a loyal Tar Heel fan I sense the loss of the UNC community, his family and friends. Jason was apparently a Christian according to the piece above. So the Heels may have lost their game, but Jason is in a win, win, win win place today, rejoicing in eternal victory.
Posted on March 29, 2007 8:23 PM