Hoop Dreams father shot and killed

[ribrepin]

This happened a few weeks ago, but I couldn't find it posted anywhere. One of my favorite movies.

The father of a high school basketball player whose life was chronicled in the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams has been shot and killed.
Arthur "Bo" Agee Sr., 52, was shot Wednesday in an alley located several garages from his own in the western Chicago suburb of Berwyn, his family said.

Arthur Agee Jr., whose high school basketball exploits and life in public housing were the subject of the 1994 film, said he was on his way home for the holidays

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-17-hoop-dreams_x.htm?csp=34

[murielm99]

1. And his brother was gunned down in 1994.

So many black men live in a war zone all their lives.

[ribrepin]

4. I always identified with the women in the documentary

They were both hard working and couldn't lift their families out that environment.

William Gates's brother Curtis was also gunned down in 2000.

I always felt that could be me if not for a bit of luck.

[stanwyck]

2. Sad. I think that documentary

affected me more than any oter movie I've ever seen. I certainly learned some empathy for people who want so much for their children and have to battle such tremendous odds. The mother of the other young man profiled had tears in her eyes as he left for Marquette. I felt just like her when my son left home. I've often thought of those families and hoped their lives were going well. This is very sad.

[ribrepin]

3. Yes, I think we all wanted those families to succeed

They just wanted the same things we all do--food on the table, a decent roof over their heads and a decent job.

I was so impressed with both mothers. They just kept going in the face of incredible odds.