Dedication Entry Part 2

Alright so for those who don't know the picture above is Jordan Weiner, Mitchell Weiner (the first swine flu death in NY), who i went to high school with for 3 years. He played basketball with me for a year and i played baseball with him for a year. He was a really good kid but like every good kid had a little attitude (lol), in a good/retarded way. Anyway, overall he's a good kid. I mean i know he's only a year younger than i am and is about 6 inches taller me, if not more but i guess i can consider him growing into his own. He's probably going to be made more into a man since the man who he looked up to is gone.

Anyway, i wanted to make this dedication article to him AND especially Pharrell since people seem to forget about Pharrell, who is just as smart and may not be as talented (baseball wise) as Jordan but probably has some other talent that will allow him to shine in his own lane. I hope that they both grow into something amazing but that they're always there for eachother. If i had a twin brother, we would be nearly inseprable at a time like this. In the article though, Pharrell said something amazing "People shouldn't feel bad we lost our father, we had the greatest father in the world." i was just like wow! i wanted to cry, i'm nearly brought to tears writing this...(pause) okay well i know it's time to try and move on and i'm sure slowly but surely they will, except never fully. Still i want to just kind of add an extra prayer or angel to their shoulder. I want people to reach out when they need something, especially a shoulder. Jordan is suppose to be throwing the first pitch at a mets game, which i want to go to, because that's crazy! he's also on MLB.com and is going to Queens College so he can continue pitching for his father. It's going to be a tough road but i'm pretty sure he's in better shape and better prepared (mentally and physically) than i was for basketball so just keep your hopes up, man. Keep dreaming big, cause after hs it's just another step to a bigger and better place.

I hope Pharrell, whose going to Queens College too, get's to grow into his own and is there every game for Jordan as he is now. I hope the older brother continues to do good and helps take care of their mother. I know the mother is probably having the hardest time, so stay together guys. I know if i could re-join with my 2 sisters (from the same mom and dad) i would in a heartbeat, to have just a group hug. This entry isn't as emotional as the other one but i just want people to continue to take notice on these unfornate/blessed young men. So on that note, a moment of silence...

L'chaim (sorry if i spelled it wrong or used it in the wrong context). Just want to raise my glasses for yall. Here's the article below:

Assistant principal Wiener's son throws no-hitter to honor dad, the first swine flu victim in NYC
BY Mark Lelinwalla
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 11:11 AM


Jordan Wiener threw a no hitter the day after his father's funeral.

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This one was for Dad.

Just a day after the emotional .funeral for his father, Jordan Wiener threw a no-hitter Thursdayin a playoff game for Robert F. Kennedy High School. His father, Mitchell, was the Queens educator who died on Sunday night, becoming the city's first swine flu fatality.

Jordan said that after breaking down during the funeral, he decided that he was going to pitch in RFK's B-League first-round matchup, just as his father would have wanted him to.

"When my father was put in the hospital on (May 13), I told myself, 'Death or survival, I was going to pitch,' " Jordan said. "I knew that's what he would have wanted from me, to go out there and pitch. I was going to pitch no matter what."

Wiener pitched five innings and .recorded 14 strikeouts to lead RFK to a 10-0 victory over Prospect Heights in the first round of the PSAL playoffs in Kissena Park. The PSAL's mercy rule stipulates that a game ends when a team holds a 10-run lead or more after the fifth inning. RFK .advanced to Tuesday's second round.

By the second inning, as Wiener kept throwing strikes, he said he knew it was going to be a special day on the mound.

"I could feel it," said Jordan, who was 6-0 in the regular season with a 0.68 ERA and is headed to Queens College. "I knew it was going to be something good. My teammates made me feel that no matter what happens, they believed in me and were there to support me."

RFK coach Mike Mulstay said he wasn't surprised by Jordan's courage.

"It showed what kind of kid he is," Mulstay said. "He's cut from the same cloth as his father. Not only him but his whole family. He's a one-in-a-million kid. It was special."

The Panthers wore caps with Mitchell Wiener's initials on them. Wiener served as an assistant principal at .Intermediate School 238 in Hollis for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and two other sons, Adam and Farrell.

Mitchell, a lifelong Mets fan, taught Jordan the game and coached his son's Little League team.

"People shouldn't feel bad that we lost our father," .Farrell, 18, said on Wednesday. "We had the greatest .father in the world."

Hundreds of mourners, including 400 students, gathered at Sinai Chapels in Queens on Wednesday to .remember Mitchell Wiener, three days after he died at age 55. He was the country's sixth swine flu fatality.

On Wednesday, Jordan sobbed while quoting from the college application essay he wrote about his .father:

"Although my dad would look awful ridiculous in tights and a cape, he had the elements of a hero. Mitchell Wiener is the rock of my family



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