Former Kentucky big man Jamaal Magloire has perfectly illustrated the type of story that I love to report on this site.
Magloire learned of a single mother that was murdered in Toronto recently. He reached out to the family and paid for the funeral and setup a trust fund for her special needs son.
Here is an excerpt of the touching story from TheStar.com:
When he heard of the murder last Monday of single mother Lucita Charles — who left behind a 7-year-old son with cerebral palsy — not only did Jamaal Magloire think he could help out, he did help out.
The 10-year NBA veteran paid for the funeral for Charles (the city’s 18th murder victim of this year) and plans to establish a trust fund for her orphaned son.
“When we see things like this in the news, we don’t know what to do. I wanted to show I could do something,” Magloire, a Toronto native, said by phone Saturday night.
“It just really touched me, the fact it was a single mother and she left behind a special-needs child,” he said.
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Magloire learned of a single mother that was murdered in Toronto recently. He reached out to the family and paid for the funeral and setup a trust fund for her special needs son.
Here is an excerpt of the touching story from TheStar.com:
When he heard of the murder last Monday of single mother Lucita Charles — who left behind a 7-year-old son with cerebral palsy — not only did Jamaal Magloire think he could help out, he did help out.
The 10-year NBA veteran paid for the funeral for Charles (the city’s 18th murder victim of this year) and plans to establish a trust fund for her orphaned son.
“When we see things like this in the news, we don’t know what to do. I wanted to show I could do something,” Magloire, a Toronto native, said by phone Saturday night.
“It just really touched me, the fact it was a single mother and she left behind a special-needs child,” he said.
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Big Blue Nation needs to send a special 'thank you' to Magloire for this tremendous deed. Yahoo! Sports noted that Magloire didn't wish for anyone to find out about his act of kindness, which speaks a great deal about his intentions. Sorry Jamaal, but this story deserves a mention.
* HT to Matt Jones of KentuckySportsRadio.com for finding this article.
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5 comments:
This is the type of young man that I am proud to call a Cat. Thank you.
Jamaal, your a very kind human, you really are making a differents in this kids life, proud that you were a Cat, I hope more of the old Cats help after they have made it big in NBA. You are truely a great person.
What a wonderful thing to do for someone.. Jamaal you are truly a fine young man to think of others in such a kind and caring manner. May God bless you and your family abundantly for the kindness you have so graciously shown to others.
Once a Cat always a Cat, thanks for making a difference in this cold hard world. You were always a personal favorite, but you've shot the moon with your humanity. God bless you....
God Bless you! I watched you play for Kentucky years ago and you were a great "big" man... you still are!! I wish more people were like you!! Go Cats!
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