When an UAF hockey player had a similar injury a year later. Roy's father
reached out and offered his encouragement.

On Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 4:12 PM Michael Abegg <
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> I’ll echo what I responded to Rich on the Facebook “Frozen Four” group:
>
> While his hockey career and life were too short, his legacy of inspiration
> will live on in the way he showed us all that his disability did not mean
> “inability.” His fundraising and his personal contact with people have
> raised the standard of living for countless lives.
>
> Mike Abegg
> BU ‘87
>
> On Oct 30, 2020, at 07:34, Richard Vehlow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Just saw it while doing my daily read of wikipedia news. Sad. RIP. Our
> prayers are to him, his family and the Boston U hockey community.
> -Rich Vehlow
> RPI '91 '93 '02
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 8:55 AM Todd Nielson <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> This is truly sad news. How he turned a tragic injury into a lifelong
>> calling was truly inspirational. Gone too soon.
>>
>> Todd Nielson
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Makowiec <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Fri, Oct 30, 2020 7:25 am
>> Subject: Travis Roy
>>
>> Travis Roy died yesterday (Thursday, October 29):
>>
>>
>> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2020/10/29/former-boston-university-hockey-player-travis-roy-died-obituary
>>
>> Tributes:
>>
>>
>> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2020/10/29/boston-teams-athletes-pay-tribute-travis-roy
>>
>> Joe
>> --
>> Joe Makowiec can be reached at:
>> http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe
>> http://makowiec.org/
>>
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