Prayers for Joe Paterno: Taken Off Respirator

Submitted by State Street on

According to Onward State, Joe Paterno has been taken off a respirator and his family has been summoned to his home: 

http://onwardstate.com/?p=78754

The news is also available on their twitter feed.

There are other rumblings out there that Jay Paterno has cancelled a scheduled event for tonight to be with his ailing father.

Regardless of what you think of the man, let's keep Joe Paterno in our prayers.

MGoBoard

SF Wolverine

January 21st, 2012 at 6:56 PM ^

both his own and his extnded PSU family.   Not one of us is perfect, and he clearly made mistakes.  His numerous good works and decades of doing a lot of what he did the right way should never be overlooked.  If it's his time, I hope he is able to go with peace.

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XxNoRemorsExX

January 21st, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^

     Very sad indeed.  The things this man and his family have done for the community, the university, and college football are vast.  I refuse to remember JoePa in a negative light regardless of what others say.  I believe he was put in a no win situation and did what was best for his family.  

     JoePa is an icon and should be remembered as such.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

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derpDerpDerp

January 21st, 2012 at 7:25 PM ^

A guy who enabled a child rapist to continue raping? The rush to eulogize the recently, famously deceased no matter how shit they were as people is bad enough, but in this case can we at least let him die before calling on the heavenly host to cast down a chariot for him to ride upwards and onwards in?

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julesh

January 21st, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^

No matter how great  person someone might be, if their one* mistake is allowing child rape, that's all that should be remembered about them. Others who might do the same need to know that they will ruin their entire legacy by turning a blind eye to such a heinous crime.

*that we know of

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gobluesasquatch

January 21st, 2012 at 10:37 PM ^

People make egregious mistakes in life. I think Joe realizes that now. Even if he'd done the complete action (I hesitate to use right, because he did the right thing - just not the complete action) there is no guarentee that Penn State would have done the right thing (JoePa was extremely powerful, but we all saw how quickly the power was limited). 

Anyhow, I will pray for someone and their family at a time like this, and let himself, God, and his family sort out his failures. More lives were improved because of Joe Paterno than ruined. And in the end, it's ultimately Jerry Sandusky that damanged these lives. 

I'm sick of people saying they'd do better, they're better, this person is a loser because of x, y, and z. You simply do not know. Don't kid yourself either. 

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