In the 3 seasons he spent in New England, it is nice to see your fans care so much. Everybody cared for Junior everywhere he went but it is nice to see it here.
It is devastating news to Charger fans and a huge, huge blow to the City of San Diego. Seau was a local kid who was in the newspapers from highschool from playing football and staring at Oceanside High and taking his HS Basketball team to the championship game. He was in the local papers a lot even before he became a Charger. He was loved even back then and then as he went up the road to USC and became a bigger star, so it was so big that he was drafted by the Chargers and well, as you can imagine after spending 13 seasons there, he was much beloved and was a big part of the community giving back with his foundation and his restaurants are a great place to g
This is as big a shock as anything ive seen in my lifetime and that 911 call is just brutal and i feel for his GF. Anyways as fans of other teams we can come together on this and feel the same for a great player and great person. Still hard for me to think about it and see pictures of Junior in his Chargers uniform and know he is gone.
Cheers
PS- There is going to be a celebration of Seau's life at Qualcomm stadium on Friday along with a memorial paddle out from his home tomorrow.
Here is the article.
Events Planned To Honor Memory Of Junior Seau
Events Include Memorial Paddle-Out, Qualcomm Stadium Celebration Of Life
http://www.10news.com/news/31015076/detail.html
SAN DIEGO -- A memorial paddle-out that was scheduled for Sunday was among public events that will be held to honor the memory of former Chargers star Junior Seau.
The paddle-out was scheduled for noon in front of Seau's beachfront home at 604 South The Strand, in Oceanside.
The San Diego Chargers will host a public celebration of life in honor of the former linebacker and community icon at 6:30 p.m. May 11 at Qualcomm Stadium, according to team officials. Guest speakers share stories and memories of the positive impact Seau made.
The Qualcomm parking lot is scheduled to open at 2 p.m. and gates at 4:30 p.m. Team officials expected a large crowd and urged attendees to arrive early and carpool or take the trolley.
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr., 43, died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office and Oceanside police.
Donations in Seau's honor can be made to the Junior Seau Foundation:
Junior Seau Foundation
5275 Market Street, Suite B
San Diego, CA 92114
Donations also can be made online at JuniorSeau.org