Article - Thank you Mike McCarthy

[MadtownPacker]

That's a great story FC. Didnt think it was possible to like M3 anymore but the kindness and time he shared with your Aunt show what a class person he is.

Thank you for sharing something so personal. May your Aunt rest in peace at the big stadium in the sky.

[GBRulz]

That is like the best article, ever! Thanks for sharing that, FC!!

I wish the media made a bigger effort to print stories like these. So many people just don't realize how charitable the NFL is, much more than any other organization.

If I didn't live here in GB, I would never hear of the local events that so many of the players and coaches participate in. The Packers are def a high class organization.

[woodbuck27]

I did not know about McCarthy's charity work until he so generously spent time with my aunt.

From Packers.com, this is apparently something he does on a regular basis, and, for obvious reasons, the team does not publicize:

"On an annual basis, he also visits cancer patients at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, acts as presenter at the Lombardi Award of Excellence Dinner Ball, which supports the Vince Lombardi Charitable Funds in the fight against cancer, and serves as guest speaker at the Green & Gold Gala, a fundraiser for Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin."

FavreChild:

Your story was touching with deep feeling.

Thanks for informing us of some of the things that Coach Mike McCarthy stands for behind the scene of Lambeau besides coaching OUR team on to victory.

PACKERS FOREVER.

[neil38133]

FC, thanks for that article. The Packers are also a family tradition for me. My father died of cancer, and I slipped his Packer keychain into the casket at the funeral, it just seemed right.

Condolences on your loss, maybe your aunt will run into my Dad and Vince.

[FavreChild]

Thanks for all your kind words and thoughts, everyone.

It was just a story that I knew you Rats would enjoy and appreciate.

"Packers forever" has a special meaning for us, ya know?

[Deputy Nutz]

Holy Crap, that was a touching story.

[jmbarnes101]

I had a hard time getting through that story and typing this post. I am so proud of this organization for all of the great work that they do now, in the past , and hopefully forever. I am also so happy that your ant was able to feel like great again because our coach cared enough to spend time with her. The memories that all of us have of this proud organization power us on to greater things.

FC, I am in no means trying to steal your thunder, your story was wonderful. However, if I could tell a brief story that reminds me of your own it would make me happy. Please skip it or delete it if you find it doesn't belong here, and as with FC I'm not looking for sympathy just sharing another happy occasion that our beloved team has provded.

My dad died in July 2004, at the age of 54, from lung cancer. He was a Packers fan from as far back as he can remember and even through the tough years remained so. I first became a Packer fan because of him. I won't bore you with the details but my dad was living in Duluth, MN during that time. Previously we lived in Superior, WI. A friend of my dad's sent a letter to the Packers organization saying how much of a fan my dad was and went into details on how. After about a month a package arrived and in it was a letter, a bunch of other stuff, and most importantly a christmas ornament. My dad's spirits were lifted as the friend brought it to him on Sunday duirng a Packer game. Even thee non-Packers fans though wow, this is a great organization to send stuff out of state to a fan. My dad died 7th months later but the thoughts and memories of our time watching football together and the generosity of this team made me appreciate them even more. I still hang that ornament every Christmas and I will always love my Green Bay Packers!

[sheepshead]

There really isn't another them in sports like this one and no other fans like Packer fans. "It's like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll"