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Posted: 4/12/2012 2:37 PM

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His mother died yesterday morning.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 2:42 PM

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That's really sad news. His mother was his life.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 3:03 PM

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For those who are not familiar with his story (or for those like me that needed a refresher on how big Delvar's accomplishments are):

http://assets.espn.go.com/ncb/s/2002/1210/1474907.html (images do not work)

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Posted: 4/12/2012 3:15 PM

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You know, I got so fired up with the ESPN/Katz ranking thread, then I read this old ESPN article on Delvar and it puts everything back in perspective.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 3:35 PM

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Sad news. Very sorry to hear that.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 4:28 PM

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I'm so sorry to hear this.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 4:31 PM

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Is he still in Athens or did he move on. Sad news.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 5:36 PM

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Still in Athens and would be pleased to read about the messages of support and care exhibited here.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 5:46 PM

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Sorry to hear about this, Delvar. You are in our prayers.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:13 PM

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oldkatz wrote:expand_more

Still in Athens and would be pleased to read about the messages of support and care exhibited here.

Agreed. What would be nice would be the establishment of a Delvar Barrett Humanitarian Scholarship program here at OU. Perhaps this message board could organize and start it. I'm sure the foundation would love to help us set it up. Any ideas on how this would work?

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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:21 PM

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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more

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Still in Athens and would be pleased to read about the messages of support and care exhibited here.

And if not a scholarship program (which would be great), at least an athletic department award named after Delvar for the student-athlete that exhibits the most dedication and preserverance in and outside of sports.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:55 PM

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Is he still in Athens or did he move on. Sad news.

He lives near Nelsonville.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 10:21 PM

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Prayers go out to Delvar and this family. My heart goes out to him. He certainly has a heart of gold. Such dedication really speaks volumes about his character and his capacity to love. Brings out the sentimental slob in me.

After refreshing my memory with that article that I remember reading when it was "hot off the press," I wondered if he is working as an accountant, which the article says was his goal. In Nelsonville, I suppose he might be working for the headquarters of the Rocky Boots, Hocking College, or some other business. Does anyone know for sure where he is working? I actually didn't clearly remember he was still living in the area, though I vaguely recall someone posting about that fact a few years ago.

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Posted: 4/12/2012 10:35 PM

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Sad to hear this, he's in my prayers. He is truly a great Bobcat!

According to facebook, he's a Service Representative at the Social Security Administration in Nelsonville.

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Posted: 4/13/2012 12:05 AM

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Ryan Carey wrote:expand_more

Sad to hear this, he's in my prayers. He is truly a great Bobcat!

According to facebook, he's a Service Representative at the Social Security Administration in Nelsonville.

Thanks for the information, Ryan. I wonder if that job has anything to do with accounting. Sounds to me like it doesn't, but with the way government jobs are named, I'm not quite sure. The job title implies to me that he's counseling people on SS issues.

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Posted: 4/13/2012 1:57 PM

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Delvar can be forever proud of his dedication to his family, his academic accomplishments and his comportment, at a young age and with multiple burdens. My condolences go out to him. He made me proud to share his Bobcat pedigree.

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