Sean: We Hardly Knew Thee
November 27th, 2007 Categories: Life in the District, Outside The Beltway, The Road Less Taken
We here in Washington DC walk with a heavy heart today as we come to grips with losing one of our beloved Redskins– Sean Taylor. He was 24 years old.
The Redskins is Washington’s team. Win or lose we love them. While they are named the Washington Redskins, their training camp is in Ashburn, VA and they play at FedEx Stadium in Landover, MD. So they belong to all of us here in the metropolitan area. When we lose one of them- we have lost a family member.
We are sad not only because he was one of our Redskins- but because he had overcome a troubled youth and was on the road to becoming a great person first, a great football player second. He became a new father this year and that changed everything for him. He was having his best year professionally and truly a fan favorite.
He was out with a knee injury which is the only reason he was at his home in Miami and not with the team. His home had been broken into last week and he asked permission from Coach Gibbs to miss the team meeting on Monday to be at home. That visit turned tragic early Monday morning when it appears that the intruder returned – with a gun.
Last night the fans held a vigil at Redskins Park. We went to sleep last night with some hope as the 11 o’clock news reported that Sean had squeezed the hand of one of his nurses and opened his eyes. We are all shocked and saddened this morning with the news.
The fans are back at the Redskins training camp to pay respect as the team struggles with the loss of Sean.
There are plans for another vigil tonight at Redskins Park, and the Redskins organization has yet-to-be-announced-plans for this home game this weekend.
As we grieve the loss of Sean, here are some fan videos as we celebrate his life and career.
Condolences to Sean Taylor’s family.Amen.
A sad day indeed… how many other senseless deaths occurred yesterday? How many young men and women? Too many. Thanks Mary for the post. Terry McDonald
It’s so frustrating, Mary, to hear stories like this- a young man who had overcome so much. My heart goes out for his family and little one.
Very nice dedication post! It was quite a shock.
Mary - A beautiful tribute to a man who died too young and so tragically. My prayers to his family and the Redskins.
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