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Article: Ducks' visit lessens pain of family's loss.(Sports Columnist)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2009
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Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard
The television was in the other room, and occasionally someone would check on what was going on a thousand miles away, where the Ducks were playing in the Holiday Bowl. He'd return with an update, and then everyone would get back to quiet conversations, prayers and tears around the bedside.
Andrew Meinert's fight with cancer ended Tuesday night, about 7:45.
"Midway through the third quarter," says Matt Meinert, Andrew's older brother.
Matt laughs a little at the time reference, and says, "We're dorks," explaining why the Meinert family paid attention to a football game, even on the last ...