LeClair, 40, Dies Of ALS
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“Most people are defined by what they do in terms of wins, honors, accomplishments and things like that. Keith is defined by the way he lived his life. He put his family and religion first and did everything else after that the right way.”
Today his family, friends and ECU lost a great man. But that great man taught even those who did not know him a great deal about life. A great deal about what true success in balance is. I arrived after he had already stepped down. All I was able to see was the disease get the best of his body. But it never got the best of his spirit. He always had a positive word and wisdom for those who needed it and he always kept things in perspective. When great men like Keith (I am reminded of Keith Green as well) leave this world at such a young age I wonder, but as Keith would often say:
“We can never live our lives wondering why,” he said during an interview in December of 2001. “We have to be grateful for what we have. It’s like the 5,000 people on Sept. 11. Why them?
“We don’t know the answers, and we never will until we have that day of judgment. I don’t ask, ‘Why me?’ That’s irrelevant. I’m just grateful to have today.” (Reflector)
We can all learn a lot from Keith. I know I did.
