West Pine Jim Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I thought this service was extremely well done. Down in the pavilion. Was great to see all of Rick's play diagrams taped to the walls. Fitting tributes by all, thought that Crews gave a terrific speech. Paul Eckerle was so eloquent that it made me proud to be a fellow alum. Paul gave the only truly humorous anecdote : Bowling Green game, loose ball, Paul is the closest, he dives, Rickma bowled over, assisted off the floor. After the game, Rick has been sent to the hospital. Eckerle calls the hospital to inquire about Rick's status. Rickma answers the call with "Paul, get yourself a lawyer !". Paul says his face turned red and his heart was pounding through his chest. Rickma then says that since Paul always hustled so much, it was OK. Anybody else ... Was also great to hear a tape of Kwamain's call to Rick at the LA hospital. Angie did most of the talking, Rick a little, but they wanted to know how Kwa was recovering from his foot surgery. Many participants from Fr. Biondi on down, ended with the pep band and Ted Drewes served. A touching sendoff, many nice touches. Great enlarged photos of Columbus games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks for the recap, WPJ. Sounds like a very nice tribute. Well done to SLU and everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbirdfan Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I thought this service was extremely well done. Down in the pavilion. Was great to see all of Rick's play diagrams taped to the walls. Fitting tributes by all, thought that Crews gave a terrific speech. Paul Eckerle was so eloquent that it made me proud to be a fellow alum. Paul gave the only truly humorous anecdote : Bowling Green game, loose ball, Paul is the closest, he dives, Rickma bowled over, assisted off the floor. After the game, Rick has been sent to the hospital. Eckerle calls the hospital to inquire about Rick's status. Rickma answers the call with "Paul, get yourself a lawyer !". Paul says his face turned red and his heart was pounding through his chest. Rickma then says that since Paul always hustled so much, it was OK. Anybody else ... Was also great to hear a tape of Kwamain's call to Rick at the LA hospital. Angie did most of the talking, Rick a little, but they wanted to know how Kwa was recovering from his foot surgery. Many participants from Fr. Biondi on down, ended with the pep band and Ted Drewes served. A touching sendoff, many nice touches. Great enlarged photos of Columbus games. I agree...very nicely done. Hearing the phone call made me cry! Paul's speech was indeed eloquent! I was a bit surprised that more people were not there but I guess since it was at an odd time it made it difficult for people to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 -I wish I had been able to attend, thanks for the summary, I am glad SLU is getting good reviews for this, I would love for it have been taped for others to view but understand that may not have been appropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakapablo Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 -I wish I had been able to attend, thanks for the summary, I am glad SLU is getting good reviews for this, I would love for it have been taped for others to view but understand that may not have been appropriateI sent two emails earlier this week. One to Chris May and another to Matt Hayden asking them to please consider recording the service and posting it on slubillikens.com. I received no response from either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I agree...very nicely done. Hearing the phone call made me cry! Paul's speech was indeed eloquent! I was a bit surprised that more people were not there but I guess since it was at an odd time it made it difficult for people to attend. Very nicely done today. I feel like there were a lot of people (me included) (and Kwamain) who teared up when they played the phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 There were several film crews recording it, so perhaps it will be available somewhere. When the call between Kwamain and RM was played (ending KM's rememberance) it was very emotional. It sounded like KM had tried several times to get in touch with Coach (after he broke his foot) before RM was "healthy" or able enough to get back. Coach sounded extremely ill, on his last legs. It was brief, but gut-wrenching, with Angie doing a lot of the communicating. KM spoke very fondly of RM, mentioned his trials at SLU, "bumps along the way", and how Coach helped him get through the tough times, and become a man. I can't wait for him to get back on the court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Very nicely done. Another nice touch were the approximately 100 easel sized diagramed basketball plays from RM's office which were on the walls surrounding the pavilion. A touching and emotional ceremony. A meaningful sendoff for Coach that really focused on him as a great person not just a great coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken75 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks all for the recap. I wanted to be there but work commitments prevented that from happening. I am grateful to the people who put this together - it sounds perfectly planned and had the right message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 really wish i could have been there. and please please please, somebody, let the video surface. that would be really nice to watch. RIP, rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 KSDK ch 5 had a live feed of the service on Friday, I tweeted them yesterday @ksdknews, if they would post entire service to their website but no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikens747 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Brian Kunderman @BKunderman For those asking, we will be posting yesterday's memorial service on YouTube shortly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucan2 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Brian Kunderman @BKunderman For those asking, we will be posting yesterday's memorial service on YouTube shortly... That will be nice for those of us who are out of state or couldn't attend the memorial. I was hoping SLU might stream the service on their website, but no. My kid went to the service & said it was quite moving. Said it was very hard to see Rick's girlfriend, Angie, crying during the tributes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Meanwhile, Chris Lee put up a nice slideshow of the event: http://www.stltoday.com/gallery/news/multimedia/rick-majerus-memorial-service-at-slu/collection_6232c8ad-12f4-55dc-864a-1991d3c434b1.html#0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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West Pine Jim Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Thanks so much for posting this, slufan13. Eckerle is an impressive SLU grad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken4life5 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It would have been nice to seen it streamed live since it was at such an odd time. I'm guessing the 3:30 start was due to Batman Live at Chaifetz that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 fan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I suspect it had to do with getting people back to Milwaukee Friday night. I believe the SLU group flew up around 7:00 Saturday morning. Others may have needed Friday flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks so much for posting this, slufan13. Eckerle is an impressive SLU grad. -echo on the thanks -my take from watching the video is it was well done and easy to see the positive impact Rick made on lives even beyond bball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 channel 5 did stream the ceremony live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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