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| Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:39 PM PDT Former NBA player Manute Bol passed away on Saturday at 47. The 7-foot-7 Sudanese shot blocker had a 10-year NBA career, but it was his humanitarian work in Africa where he made his mark. Bol donated millions of dollars to freedom fighters and children's charities in his homeland, building schools and hospitals.
“Sudan and the world have lost a hero and an example for all of us,” Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail.. “Manute, we’ll miss you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to all his family, and all who mourn his loss.” Post from: EveryJoe |
Bol was being treated for severe kidney problems and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a painful skin condition at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he died.| You are subscribed to email updates from EveryJoe To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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