It was a cold and sad night ; the score was 38 : 21 the Creek Side Noles had been up by 19 points. The receiver for Banneker caught the ball and Deantre immediately tackled him, something went wrong with the tackle and Deantre ended up breaking his neck. The coaches tried to move him, but he was completely unresponsive. He died on the field that night. Deantre “Tre Tre “ Turman , he was not your ordinary person. If he believed in something, he achieved it. He would always get the job done no matter what it would take. Me and Deantre basically grew up together, he was like a big brother to me. Tre used the football field to take out his anger from his chaotic childhood. Tre’s background influenced me to not make excuses
and to always do my best. His story also helps me to not back away from any obstacles that I have faced before and that I am going to face in the future.
As a child Tre had to go through his mom passing and his dad being a drug addict. I did not and do not have to go through what he experienced. His story and how he was able to bounce back from it makes me understand and appreciate how my life is today. His story also influenced me to not complain when something did not go my way. His story helps me everyday when I am doing my work,when I was in the band, and really in everyday life in general. I realized that Tre had impacted me when he was alive and I feel as if I need to impact someone so I can feel how he felt when me and others looked up to him. I wanted to tell his story so that it would influence my peers to not make excuses. Also to not complain when things do not go our way. Tre has always been an influence and has touched everyone that he knows and he will be missed.
In conclusion , I feel as if Tre’s story influenced me and I feel as if I need to push myself to have someone look up to me just like I looked or look up to Tre. Tre impacted many people’s lives, and his legacy is still moving on . When I pass I want to have my legacy build on so from today until then I am going to push myself to get far in life and to not make excuses or complain when things do not go my way so that I can have that legacy