I struggled to make it through most of the articles, but this one... Was really difficult. He's been an inspiration to our family - my kids are so sad. We went to the bowl game for a number of reasons, but chief among them was to see him in person. We happened to be at the same gate when he was coming into the stadium. Such a great person and so glad that he showed what humanity can and should be. The fact he was a Boilermaker? We're lucky.