Chicks & Sports: Eagles mourn a loss ....

For those of you who don't know the name Andy Reid (brush up on your football, it'll come in handy ladies ..... TRUST ME) anywho he is the Philadelphia Eagles Coach and over the weekend he lost his oldest son to a long battle of addiction. Garrett Reid 29 was found dead in his room at the club's trainning camp at LeHigh University.
Andy Reid issued a public statement through the Eagles' website on Monday, following the death of his son Garrett over the weekend.

 The statement read as follows:

 "On behalf of Tammy and our family, I would like to thank everybody for their
  tremendous support, love, kind words and prayers during this time of great
  sadness. Words cannot express our sense of loss.

We loved Garrett so much. He was a wonderful son and brother. He made us 
laugh, he was a pleasure to be around, he always had a smile on his face, and
we  will miss him dearly. We will never forget him, and we will remember him
with  love.

Garrett's road through life was not always an easy one. He faced tremendous 
personal challenges with bravery and spirit. As a family, we stood by him and 
were inspired as he worked to overcome those challenges. Even though he lost
the  battle that has been ongoing for the last eight years, we will always
remember  him as a fighter who had a huge, loving heart.


I spoke with the team yesterday and thanked them for their thoughts and 
prayers. I asked them to continue with their preparations for the upcoming 
season until I am ready to rejoin the team.


It is in times like these that we lean on our faith, our family, our friends, 
and our Eagles family. We will do so in the difficult times ahead.

Thank you again for your continued support,

 Andy Reid"

Condolences and prayers go out to the Reid family ....

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