Rest in peace

Today is a sad day in the world. Not in the sporting world or headline news nor political world, but the human world. Today John Challis died at the age of eighteen. I hope you have read my blog back in late April about John, and the fact the He was diagnosed with liver, lung and brain cancer two years ago.

I also hope that you read the part that John refused to let the fact that he had terminal cancer deter him in anyway from realizing his goal while he was a human. That was to have an at bat as a high school senior on his high school's baseball team. What did John do? He only had an RBI single and finished his illustrious career a with a 1.00 batting average, and a slugging percentage of .500. Not bad for a person with cancer.

I want to write to John, to let him know that I personally will not forget his credo that got he and his family through the tough times. BELIEF + COURAGE=LIFE. While you left us as a human at the age of eighteen, it is easy to see that the lives you have touched and the manner in which you did so, were that of an old and well versed individual.

While they will lay you to rest on Saturday in your hometown in Pennsylvania, please know that you and your memory will live forever in our hearts.

God bless you John, may you rest in peace, may you continue your hitting streak in heaven.

There is no beauty in a life lost so young.....I wish God would stop being so selfish. If there were more people like John in the world, it just might be a better and stronger place.