RIP Wes Rucker

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My heart is breaking for his family.
I am sad for VolNation as a whole too.
He was a needed bridge between being a homer and being real about what was happening. When he reported, you never had to wonder why he was doing it.
He will be missed.
 
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#1HomeGrownUTVOL said:
This is so terrible. I lost my nephew last Saturday in a bad crash. We had been clinging to hope and faith that he would pull through but he was pronounced brain dead Wednesday. My prayers are with the Rucker Family. Their is nothing that can prepare families for tragedy like this.
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Sorry for your loss brother
 
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Tragic. Really feel for his wife and family. I really liked Wes. I wish more people would settle down on the roads, it's selfish not to drive with other people's safety in mind. I was nearly killed by a drunk driver years ago, couldn't walk for several months. RIP Wes.
 
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Saw the rumors last night and hoped it was just a rumor or he was one of the fortunate ones that survived.

Wes was on campus when I was a junior, so didn’t have interactions with him but the way he followed the University and our athletic teams was phenomenal. He’s been around covering these programs for most of my adult life - and that’s really what made this just sink in at a level I wasn’t prepared for. I didn’t always agree with him on his takes, some outside the realm of sports, but I absolutely respect him because he stood by his beliefs and could articulate his positions. I’m hard pressed to find a time that he wavered on anything.

And there’s no doubt he loved his family more than anything. His devotion to them should be a guiding light for the rest of us.

Rest in peace, Wes. VFL and beyond.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
This has really gotten me. I couldn’t sleep last night thinking about how horrible this is. There’s a lot of symmetry that I see with Wes and myself . We’re both 43. We were both at UT at the same time, we both have overcome serious medical issues that were followed by having children, my son is the same age as his, I have a little girl and his wife is due with their first daughter in May. He wore his love for his family on his sleeve and those that know me know that I do the same. I can’t imagine the sadness and grief they are dealing with and the idea that he’ll never hug his wife or tuck in his son for bed or meet his daughter is something that is just eating at me. It’s so sad and it’s hard to understand God’s plan sometimes .
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I’ve been clinging to the plan maybe being wake-up call for others, notably myself on all fronts. Not knowing what caused the chain reaction on I-40 my head, like many, goes to a phone. I’m 100% guilty of texting and responding to emails heading to and from work everyday; I found myself this morning after waking up to this news starting to respond and then reminding myself it can wait 10 min. My wife asked if I could give our 1 yr old a bath tonight cause I’ve been gone all week for work, and I begrudgingly said sure cause I really wanted to watch the game. Then I caught myself, I’m home tonight to do that, Wes isn’t. I watched him look at me and close the drain 3x after I lifted it and laugh hysterically when he did it cause he wasn’t ready to get out. It made me not give a damn about the game anymore and it set in that those moments are way more important than a Feb college baseball game. I’m going to try my damndest to do better by my family and be more present when around, in honor of Wes because he was a model for all of us.
 
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