The players from rival schools honored the memory of Brother Rice graduate Andrew Weishar who died at age 21
The stands were filled with blue shirts printed with the number 45. It was Andrew Weishar's number, and they played for him. The longtime rivalry between Brother Rice and Marist was forgotten for several minutes as the two schools came together to recognize a young man lost too soon. Andrew Weishar died in October after a three year long battle with colorectal cancer. The Brother Rice graduate was just 21 years old. Read: Days After Community Vigil, Brother Rice Alum Dies at 21 Weishar was a star football player for the Crusaders and his brother Nic Weishar was a major part of the Redhawks playoff run last football season. Read: Athlete of the Month: Marist Wide Receiver Courageous After Death of Brother The Crusaders scored an easy 67…
Andrew Weishar, 21, died after a battle with colorectal cancer.
Andrew Weishar, 21, has died after a three year battle with colorectal cancer. Weishar, a graduate of St. Damian and Brother Rice, was a football player for the Crusaders and continued to play after entering college at Illinois Wesleyan. On Oct. 6 friends and neighbors held a candlelight vigil for the young man outside his home. Read: All for Andrew: Community Rallies around Man in Fight for His Life "This kid is facing the fight of his life, yet he tells the hospice nurses, 'I'm not done fighting.'" said Joe Conway, one of the vigil's organizers last week. "His will to live and survive is an incredible strength. You've got to believe God has a plan for all of this. It already has by bringing us all together." A service will be held …
More than 100 friends, family and members gathered to show their support for 21-year-old Andrew Weishar, who is battling colorectal cancer.
His name was up in lights. A path of luminaria led the way to a young man fighting the biggest battle of his life, against colorectal cancer. The evening of Oct. 6, a community came together to show 21-year-old Andrew Weishar they're joining him in the fight for his life. Friends, family and football teams say Andrew has always shown integrity, as a son, a brother, a football player—and as a human being. "His friends call him Papa Wish, because he never swears," said his dad, Don Weishar. Weishar asked the crowd gathering in the front yard to keep praying for Andrew. With candles flickering, Oak Forest High School varsity football players, players from Illinois Wesleyan, some from the Oak Forest Raiders and even a few from Brother Rice …
Kay
7:22 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Beautiful story about young men coming together to honor a wonderful man lost way to young. more ›