ryno4ever
Dec 16th 2007, 12:14 am
from cubs.com:
CHICAGO -- It will be a difficult holiday season for Cubs Minor League pitcher Donnie Veal.
Veal, a second-round pick in the June 2005 First-Year Player Draft, lost his mother to cancer in November 2004. On Nov. 10 this year, nearly three years to the day when his mother died, Veal's father was killed during a scuba diving trip.
A trust fund has been set up for Veal and his younger brother Devin, who is a freshman at the University of Arizona. Apparently, their parents did not have life insurance, and a line of credit was taken out on the family home.
Fans who would like to join the Cubs in helping the Veals can send checks payable to the Donnie and Devin Veal Trust Fund, Smith Barney/Citigroup, 701 Market Street, Suite 1500, St. Louis, Mo., 63101, Attn: Brad Rippelmeyer.
"I know that money will never bring his mom and dad back, nor will it take away the pain, but it should help relieve some of the financial burden that has been left behind," Cubs player development director Oneri Fleita said.
What a sad story....especially this time of year.
CHICAGO -- It will be a difficult holiday season for Cubs Minor League pitcher Donnie Veal.
Veal, a second-round pick in the June 2005 First-Year Player Draft, lost his mother to cancer in November 2004. On Nov. 10 this year, nearly three years to the day when his mother died, Veal's father was killed during a scuba diving trip.
A trust fund has been set up for Veal and his younger brother Devin, who is a freshman at the University of Arizona. Apparently, their parents did not have life insurance, and a line of credit was taken out on the family home.
Fans who would like to join the Cubs in helping the Veals can send checks payable to the Donnie and Devin Veal Trust Fund, Smith Barney/Citigroup, 701 Market Street, Suite 1500, St. Louis, Mo., 63101, Attn: Brad Rippelmeyer.
"I know that money will never bring his mom and dad back, nor will it take away the pain, but it should help relieve some of the financial burden that has been left behind," Cubs player development director Oneri Fleita said.
What a sad story....especially this time of year.