Author: Mike Foss
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Let’s give Shawn the standing ovation he deserves
Several of Shawn’s closest friends paid tribute to him during his memorial service. Jason McGraw grew up with Shawn, childhood friends born weeks apart from one another. Jason reflects on their relationship below. By Jason McGraw The first memory I have of Shawn is from 1986. We were in Pre-school. The uniform was a burgundy…
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Thanking Shawn for saving my life
Several of Shawn’s closest friends paid tribute to him during his memorial service. Mike Foss met Shawn in 2005 while playing for D.C. United’s U-17 team. Mike reflects on their relationship below. I’ve been sitting here trying to think of what Shawn would make of all of this. The whole thing. The attendance, the speeches. You…
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“I want to have an intimate gathering with my 60 closest friends”
Several of Shawn’s closest friends paid tribute to him during his memorial service. Melanie Menditch met Shawn in 2001 as freshman at American University. Melanie shares her fondest memories of their relationship below. By Melanie Menditch It was a warm August afternoon in 2001 — move in day for the newest freshman class at American…
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The Sports Junkies discuss attending Shawn’s funeral
Washington radio hosts Eric Bickel and John-Paul Flaim of ‘The Sports Junkies’ at 106.7 FM The Fan attended Shawn’s memorial service on Saturday. They shared their thoughts and observations earlier this week.
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Celebrating Shawn’s life
Please take a moment to watch the video commemoration of Shawn’s life featured in his memorial service.
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Alecko Eskandarian remembers Shawn’s wit, talent, and love of Jesus
Tribute To Shawn Kuykendall By: Alecko Eskandarian The first time I met Shawn Kuykendall was when I was 13-years-old and my New Jersey ODP (Olympic Development Program) team played against his Virginia ODP team at the finals of the Region 1 Tournament Showcase in 1995. I didn’t start that game, as I was very much…
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Shawn wins.
If you were to ask Shawn Kuykendall to tell you about the greatest play of his professional soccer career, he’d take you back to July 2005. He was standing in the middle of FedEx Field next to Frank Lampard, one of the game’s legends. Shawn was shirtless. An MLS rookie two weeks removed from his…
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The fight is over
At 1:06 a.m. today, Shawn ended his fight and went to be with Jesus. Thank you for your continued support and prayers for the entire Kuykendall family. Please look here for updates in the coming days.
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‘I need God more than ever’
Please take the time to check out The Washington Post’s profile of Shawn. Read the full story here Our favorite excerpt: Kuykendall told bad jokes — “What did the fish say when he ran into the wall? Dam.” — and the whole room erupted in laughter. Yep, WaPo nailed it. Love you, buddy.
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Shawn is starting a new round of chemo
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Tomorrow I am back in for another round of Chemo to see if we…
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