I know this isn't aggie related but this is a sad day and something very important. He was given no more than three years to live. He was 8. I don't know if you guys are familiar with his story or not. Here is an excerpt from Jim Kelly's (former Bills HOF QB) foundation.

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Established in 1997 by Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Buffalo Bills Quarterback, Jim Kelly, and his wife, Jill, after their infant son, Hunter, was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, an inherited, fatal, nervous system disease. The Foundation is the Kelly's life long commitment to increase public awareness of leukodystrophies as well as to increase the likelihood of early detection and treatment. Their ultimate goal is to raise money to fund research efforts to identify new treatments, therapies, and a cure for Krabbe and other leukodystrophies.

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http://www.huntershope.org/

Those who saw Jim Kelly's HOF induction probably remember seeing how emotional Jim got when talking about his son (heck I got emotional watching it). Prayers to Jim and his family. That angel is finally in Heaven.

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damn thats too bad. i know jim tried to do everything he could for his son. he also wasnt afraid of him being in the spotlight. sorry to hear it jim!

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I loved watching Kelly play for the Gamblers. He did a lot for his boy and too raise money. God bless his family.

As a parent of 2 young children I cannot imagine what he and his family must be going through right now. A parent should never out live their children and hopefully more positives than negatives will come from Hunter's death. If more education and research can come from this than his death was not meaningless. Hunter God be with you and with the rest of the Kelly family.

May God comfort the Kelly family right now. Having boys of my own that would be the worst pain possible to experience.

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My prayers are with them

I remember seeing this on tv several years ago. A sad story. You are right, that angel is in heaven now.

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I remember watching his HOF induction and I have no problem saying that I was moved by his speech when he called his son his hero.

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Jim's HOF speech was very emotional, indeed.

I'm sorry to hear it. There are things in this world that just don't maske sense. Jim Kelly did have a terrific hero in his life.

As a Cowboy fan I often make jokes about Buffalo's teams of the past but Jim Kelly is a great person for anyone to aspire to be like. Not only is he a great person, he is also a strong Christian which no doubt will aid him immensely in the coming months. My prayers go out to him and his family.

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He had an impact on more people in his 8 years of life than most do in 80 years.

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Jim Kelly was always one of my favorite players growing up.

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