Dawson Knox brother Luke passes away

[RoyBatty is alive]

30 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm in.

 

Life's great, but it sure dumps some horrible stuff on us sometimes. So sorry for Dawson and his family.  

Same here, I am in.

[Warcodered]

 

[Southtown Tommy]

As someone who is close to the organization (PUNT), I can say the donations have been steady.  They provide resources to those families in WNY who are battling pediatric cancer and struggling financially - it's such a great cause. Hopeful the mods won't delete my post if I give a $$ amount update sometime later today.

[RyanC883]

14 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

All football things aside (and I do think he’s good at football)…

 

 

this hit me hard because Dawson Knox seems like he was born to be a Buffalo bill and seems like the one of the best dudes you would ever meet. He bought a house in Buffalo without a long term deal. He’s one of Josh’s best friends. He’s always at the Sabres games. He has a charity that benefits WNY. 
 

I don’t know him but I feel like I do. I can’t imagine what he’s going through. It just sucks. 

 

he just seems to love the fans.  love life, loves playing football.  kind of like a guy (we seem to have a bunch on this team) that most would want to be like of they played in the nfl.   RIP to Luke and prayers for him, Dawson and their family.  

[GolfandBills]

Wow Bills mafia simply amazing.  Not that I’m surprised.  Making a positive out of a horrible heart breaking time.  Prayers Dawsons family 

[BillsShredder83]

On 8/18/2022 at 11:03 AM, Beck Water said:

 

I'm so sorry

A counselor once said to me "there are some things that happen in life that you never get over.  You only learn to put them aside and move on".

I heard pft on pmt one time say, after you lose someone you love when you think about them your first reaction will be grief... but eventually that first reaction will be to smile and happy memories again, that's how you know you're starting to heal.

 

It'll be a long time, but hope Dawson and his family can get back there

[Augie]

3 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Same here, I am in.

 

Quick and easy. I can’t imagine a greater tragedy, or a better cause. 

[Luvbills]

$131,000 according to channel 7 just now. 

[Tipster19]

C’mon Mafia, we got to get this to at least $500,000.00! $16.88 is a small contribution for a family member. I’m so proud to be a part of this fan base! Go Bills!

[Southtown Tommy]

Stunning generosity - over $143,000

[Warcodered]

 

[BillsFanNC]

25 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

 

 

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, Warcodered said:

 

 

Oh, Gosh. I hope this openness doesn't backfire on Dawson in any way.

[wppete]

1 hour ago, Beck Water said:

 

Oh, Gosh. I hope this openness doesn't backfire on Dawson in any way.

Why? How would this backfire? I’ve got nothing but respect for Dawson right now in this horrible time. 

[JESSEFEFFER]

21 minutes ago, wppete said:

Why? How would this backfire? I’ve got nothing but respect for Dawson right now in this horrible time. 

 My sarcasmanotometer isn't always well calibrated but someone suggested that Dawson and his family might prefer to grieve in private and that the PUNT foundation donations might be somehow intrusive.  We see Dawson reaching out to share a link to a livestream of the memorial service and suggesting this an attempt to share their collective faith with a larger community.  So, sarcasm detected there.

[Augie]

39 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:

 My sarcasmanotometer isn't always well calibrated but someone suggested that Dawson and his family might prefer to grieve in private and that the PUNT foundation donations might be somehow intrusive.  We see Dawson reaching out to share a link to a livestream of the memorial service and suggesting this an attempt to share their collective faith with a larger community.  So, sarcasm detected there.

 

I think you spelled sarcastrometerer wrong. 

 

 

[Einstein]

1 hour ago, JESSEFEFFER said:

someone suggested that Dawson and his family might prefer to grieve in private and that the PUNT foundation donations might be somehow intrusive.  

 

That was my first thought.

 

For some people (not necessarily Knox) it could certainly feel overwhelming to have the burden of feeling like you have to thank fans repeatedly for their generosity while also bearing the weight of grieving for your families loss.

 

That being said, and as Augie pointed out, it is a wonderful cause that all are donating to.

 

[Tipster19]

36 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

That was my first thought.

 

For some people (not necessarily Knox) it could certainly feel overwhelming to have the burden of feeling like you have to thank fans repeatedly for their generosity while also bearing the weight of grieving for your families loss.

 

That being said, and as Augie pointed out, it is a wonderful cause that all are donating to.

 

Well, once the dust settles for Dawson I’m sure we’ll find out how it may affected him. I would think that he would understand that it was meant in a supportive manner and it was well intended but I could also understand if it was something of a hinderance for him.  

[Since1981]

My mom passed last month. At first we were private, shock, then shortly later when people came out from corners of her life…To see donations…made us happy.

[muppy]