Notre Dame Remembers Declan Sullivan Before Game
(WSCR) - In memory of Declan Sullivan, the 20 year old student who passed away after falling from a lift during a Notre Dame practice, Notre Dame and Tulsa wore decals on their helmets and held a moment of silence and prayer for him.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) A moment of silence was observed and a prayer offered before Saturday's game between Notre Dame and Tulsa in memory of Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old student videographer who died when the tower from which he was filming practice from fell over.
Both Notre Dame and Tulsa players wore helmet decals in the shape of a shamrock with the initials DS in the middle.
Just before the team captains came to midfield, a moment of silence was observed as Sullivan's name and picture were shown on the scoreboard.
The Rev. John Jenkins, Notre Dame's president, then stood at midfield and offered the prayer, saying that the value of a life is not in its length but its generosity.
About two blocks from the stadium, outside of Notre Dame's practice fields, six bouquets of flowers were left on the ground at the spot where the scissor lift that Sullivan was in fell over Wednesday. Gusts at the time of the accident reached 51 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Updated October 30, 2010
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