O'Brien will reach out to family of Penn State cheerleader
Bill O'Brien intends to reach out to the family of Penn State cheerleader Paige Raque, who is intensive care after falling five stories out of a window at an off-campus apartment on Saturday night.
O'Brien will reach out to family of Penn State cheerleader
Bill O'Brien intends to reach out to the family of Penn State cheerleader Paige Raque, who is intensive care after falling five stories out of a window at an off-campus apartment on Saturday night.
Support for the 19-year-old has poured in from the campus community. The hashtag #prayforpaige was tweeted by students, members of the Penn State community and Nittany Lion football players.
"Just said my prayers of course had to pray for Paige," senior cornerback Stephon Morris posted to his personal Twitter account on Sunday."
O'Brien plans on extending his support, as well.
"My heart goes out to Paige and her family, and I feel terrible about that," the coach said at his weekly press conference. "When I get back over there I'll make some calls and make sure that their family understands. I know her brother is a great gymnast here, and it's a terrible thing. Like I said, my heart goes out to that family."
According to Raque's brother, Parker, the captain of the Penn State men's cheerleading team, the 19-year-old opened her eyes on Tuesday morning.
"Resting in God's grace. much more positivity with our family after seeing a little progress today. contnue to #prayforpaige #miracleatwork," he tweeted from his personal Twitter account on Tuesday.
-Emily Kaplan
♥*♥*♥ PRAY FOR PAIGE ♥*♥*♥
Friends, I'm hoping that my wristband order will be in this time next week, if not earlier. I will let you know when they arrive and I will, in turn, get them out to you as soon as possible. Please feel free to start placing/mailing your orders to me now so I can be prepared with envelopes addressed, etc. Calculating postage on multiple orders will have to wait unti
l I have the product in hand. There's not a moment that goes by when I'm not wishing, hoping and praying for her recovery and comfort for her family. Hopefully when they see the sea of Pray For Paige wristbands, they will smile, and feel all the love we feel for her...and them. Each specially designed wristband is $5.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling per wristband. Any monies left over after initial order & shipping costs are met will be sent to the Raque family. PLEASE MAIL YOUR ORDERS, WITH RETURN ADDRESS, TO: Kimberly Leeese, 2116 Cherry Blossom Court, Lagrange, KY 40031. Evmar@aol.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU PAIGEY!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo— Kimberly Leese- For more information regarding the purchase of a "Pray For Paige" wristband, in addition to its photo, please visit my FaceBook page, Kimberly Britko-Leese...and keep the prayers and warm thoughts coming!! Thank you SO much!!!— Kimberly Leese
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
