I was struck with disbelief when I glanced at the paper this morning. Alan Thibault had been a cross-town rival of my younger brothers back in the day, and I had become reacquainted with him and his boys thru kids wrestling. I have enjoyed watching the way he works with them, a great example of the best this sport has to offer. This is one of those events in life that doesn’t make sense.
I gave my 12-year-old wrestler an extra long hug today and said a prayer for Andre the Giant. My thoughts and prayers go out to Alan, Denice and their children as well as the entire Halstead Wrestling Academy.