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June 22, 2007
Help for J. Fred
Charles Kuffner passes along the news that J. Fred Duckett -- the longtime public address announcer for Rice University sports teams, the Stros, the Oilers, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Texas Relays and many other events -- is battling leukemia and in need of blood platelet donations. Kuff's post has the information on how to arrange a donation, as does this post from the Rice forum. Please give if you can and pass along the information to anyone who has enjoyed J. Fred's good-natured style over the years (no one who ever heard it will forget J. Fred announcing at Stros games "Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuzzzz!").
Update: Sad news. J. Fred died on Monday, June 25. Charles Kuffner has more.
Posted by Tom at June 22, 2007 4:13 AM
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