THREAD: Today, as Los Angeles honors the life of #KobeByrant — I'm thinking about what this loss has meant to my community. Here's how Orange County has grieved, supported each other, and celebrated the lives of neighbors, friends, and heroes. (1/x)
Thousands gathered at @Angels stadium to honor the Altobelli family, whose love of the game (baseball & basketball) was unmatched.
Coach John Altobelli was honored by the young men he coached, umpires he "tormented," and his OCC family. (2/x) ocregister.com/2020/02/10/alt…
Alyssa Altobelli's eight-grade friends organized a candle-light vigil to celebrate her life and say goodbye. They wore yellow and green; Alyssa's dream was to play basketball at @uoregon. (3/x)
ocregister.com/2020/01/30/fri…
A proud OC #GirlDad visited 50 Kobe Bryant murals.
The murals "didn't just focus on his career and how good he was at playing basketball. They also focused on the relationship he had with his daughter," - Yasmin Goertzen (4/x)
ktla.com/2020/02/24/in-…
The Sage Hill and St. Margaret's women's basketball teams, typically rivals, came together on the court to mourn. (5/x)
ocregister.com/2020/02/04/sag…
Huntington Beach packed an amphitheater just north of the Huntington Beach Pier to remember coach Christina Mauser. (6/x)
ocregister.com/2020/02/01/hun…
Thousands more paid a quieter tribute in their own homes, coffee shops, and carpool pick-up lines. Parents held their kids tighter.
I'm proud to serve the people of Orange County — a community brought together, not torn apart, by tragedy. (7/7)
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