Curtis Williams Dead at 24

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Curtis Williams died today 2 days after his 24th birthday.

I was watching the game when he was injured and I knew it was bad.

But he eventually regained conciousness and it seemed even though he would not walk again that he was doing well.

He was here less than 2 weeks ago to watch the Huskies play a spring scrimmage and to register to finish his last 6 credits for his degree. He also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Mariner’s game while he was here. I thought that it was so great that less than a year after such a devastating injury that he was at least emotionally and mentally healing.

To me, he was a model of courage and perserverance.

Go with God Curtis.

2

How did he throw a pitch since he was paralyzed from the neck down? Did the Mariners set up some kind of catapult that he could trigger?

3

The ball was put in his lap and he was rolled from the pitchers mound to home plate. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

4

From your neighbors over here in Pullman, we send our thoughts.