2009
Washington High football star Cedric Lousi excels despite difficult times
Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 02-12-2009
By Carl Steward, Oakland Tribune columnist
"I think he would have been proud how things have turned out," Cedric said.
TWO YEARS ago, Cedric Lousi was at football practice at Washington High when the horrible, unthinkable news was delivered. His father, also named Cedric, had died of a heart attack that afternoon while playing tennis.
Suddenly, a Huskies team that was gearing up for its big game against perennial power James Logan was devastated by tragedy. The elder Lousi, who was just 41, left behind his wife and five children. The oldest son, then a sophomore and very close to his father, took it the hardest. A promising future was quickly thrust into despair and uncertainty.
"I didn’t think it was real," he said. "I didn’t feel like going to school anymore. I knew I had to, but I didn’t feel like doing much work when I did go, so I just sat there and didn’t really say much. I just waited for the time to pass."
