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The last heart-to-heart with his father marked a profound turning point in the young man’s life. Discussing his aspirations as a rugby player, he mustered the courage to express a dramatic shift in his athletic focus. As he broke the news that he intended to walk onto the football team with hopes of making it to the NFL, his father's immediate response was nothing short of encouraging. His father urged him to pursue this new dream wholeheartedly, urging him to drop anything that might distract him along the way. These supportive words, however, would haunt him just a day later when tragedy struck, taking his father’s life in a shocking event.