The One with SEU Volleyball's Biggest Fan
Anyone who has had a full
conversation with my dad since 2013 undoubtedly knows that Lydia plays
volleyball at Southeastern University in Florida. I could bet that he talked about how great
she is at volleyball and how he would fly down for every weekend game and any
weekday game that he could possibly make.
He probably told you that she is an outside hitter and possibly even her
current stats. He maybe even mentioned
the stats of her teammates or the fact that he had his car rental, hotel
reservation, and flights all mapped out to a tee along with his GPS and printed
out MapQuest of all of the game destinations.
If you were really lucky, you may have gotten to be with him at one of
Lydia’s games, heard him yell at refs, cheer on the girls, and stand up clapping
at any exciting plays. He knew all of
the names, numbers, and stats of every girl on Lydia’s team and often her
opponents’ as well. He could hold a full
conversation on the strengths of each girl’s style of play, even down to their
hitting patterns and usual rotations.
Southeastern Volleyball was my dad’s favorite hobby, and he was most
definitely their biggest fan in more ways than one.
Tonight at 7, Southeastern has
dedicated a game to this amazing man who flew 1200 miles round trip just to catch
one game, even for games when Lydia was injured and may not even get to
play. To say that I am honored is a huge
understatement. I am honored to be his
daughter, to be able to say that my dad was a man who was this dedicated to all
of our sporting events, and to be Lydia’s sister and be almost as proud of her
as my dad was. Thank you to Southeastern University for this amazing honor and
for showing love and support for my sister and family for the past six
months. Lydia’s volleyball team and
Southeastern family have been her closest support system away from home and
shown her love during the hardest time of our lives. I cannot thank them enough for being there
for her when we cannot be.
I so wanted to be there tonight,
but watching the game online with my siblings will have to suffice. If you would like to watch the game online
tonight too, here is how: 1) go to fire.seu.edu 2)scroll down to find the Sep
27 Women’s Volleyball match under Current Events 3) click the little red video
next to the event name for the live video. The dedication will take place between the second and third sets.
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| Here is our dad in the background always watching intensely |
