Dear Mr. & Mrs. Adenhart,
Aside from my family and my faith, baseball is my favorite thing about my life. I love the game and have learned many life lessons throughout my lifetime as Chicago Cubs fan.
I first heard of your son, Nick, just weeks before his tragic death. I normally don’t take interest in young pitchers on teams three thousand miles away, but Nick caught my eye.
And then he was gone.
I know very little about your son other than he was a baseball player, but that’s all the connection I need. The game I love was the game he loved. When I heard he had died, I was frozen. A person shouldn’t die that young, especially one with such talent and love for baseball. That’s selfish, but it’s true.
Through your son’s death, I learned to appreciate life more. I learned to appreciate the game more. I learned that my family is what matters most. Thank you for that.
I can’t imagine what you still must feel today with the loss of a son, as I don’t have any children, but know that your son’s life and death has helped me in my own life.
Truly appreciative,
Brian J. Moles
Aside from my family and my faith, baseball is my favorite thing about my life. I love the game and have learned many life lessons throughout my lifetime as Chicago Cubs fan.
I first heard of your son, Nick, just weeks before his tragic death. I normally don’t take interest in young pitchers on teams three thousand miles away, but Nick caught my eye.
And then he was gone.
I know very little about your son other than he was a baseball player, but that’s all the connection I need. The game I love was the game he loved. When I heard he had died, I was frozen. A person shouldn’t die that young, especially one with such talent and love for baseball. That’s selfish, but it’s true.
Through your son’s death, I learned to appreciate life more. I learned to appreciate the game more. I learned that my family is what matters most. Thank you for that.
I can’t imagine what you still must feel today with the loss of a son, as I don’t have any children, but know that your son’s life and death has helped me in my own life.
Truly appreciative,
Brian J. Moles
"Baseball will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen,
give them a larger physical stoicism, tend to relieve us
from being a nervous, dyspeptic set,
repair these losses, and be a blessing to us."
-Walt Whitman
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Mr. and Mrs. Adenhart are the parents of the late Nick Adenhart, a pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim until his death in April of 2009. A future star, he was only 22 when he was killed by a drunk driver after the finest outing of his career.
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