BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT - JOE PATERNO DIES; GABRIELLE GIFFORDS RESIGNING;............

Americans woke up this morning to the news that the recently fired 46 year Head Coach of Penn State Football, Joe Paterno, has died of cancer at age 85. Also that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from being shot and seriously wounded a year ago, will be resigning from Congress this week. Joe Paterno, the iconic, longest serving College Football Coach in history, was relieved following the fallout from the assistant coach's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse of minors scandal, for his failure to report it to law enforcement officials. But that is far from the legacy left by Joe Paterno and his 62 year career as a stellar coach, educator, mentor, a record of achievement, that cannot, and should not be denied, or destroyed, by this current scandal. May He Rest In Peace......
Gabrielle Giffords, a moderately conservative Democratic Representative from Tucson, Arizona, was seriously wounded by a gunman at an outdoor town hall meeting in her congressional district, one year ago and has been recuperating and in rehabilitation since. She is making strides, but has a long ways back, and has decided to resign from the House of Representatives to concentrate on her recovery. May She Achieve Her Goals. They are two Great Americans, whose contributions and valiance will be counted in the hallmarks of history. For Paterno's passing, and Giffords' resignation, now makes History, and ultimately God, the supreme determiner of their legacies and achievements as a Coach and a Public Servant............Fr. Troy