Children better deal with technology. fred? extraordinary, sarah, thank so much. i m glad these two young ladies are now thriving. thank you for joining me today, i m fredricka whitfield, the cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta after a quick break. first in this week s the human factor, a young man s dream to become a star football player was derailed by tragedy. so he sought out another dream motivating another way in which to dream motivate others to be their best. here s dr. sanjay gupta. timothy alexander realized at a young age he was good at football. i wanted to grow up and play ball. not just play but have a career and do something for myself and my family. but his senior year in high school an accident changed everything. we hit a telephone poll, the
Car went down a cliff leaving me f paralyzed from the neck down. he did regain function in his upper body but depression plagued him. i tried to kill myself three times in one week. i told my coach i was going to be the best tight end in football but i would probably never touch the field. he said i wanted to invite you to practice. he worked out and did reps with players. the coach was so impressed timothy earned a null scholarship at the university of alabama, after getting a masters degree, uab hired him as director of character development. my job is to remind them why they decided to play this game. his motivational speaking skills have led to bookings by pro sports teams and fortune 500
Here s the human factor. timothy alexander realized at a very young age he was very good at football. . i wanted to not just play but have a career and do something for myself and my family in his senior year of high school, an accident changed everything. we swefbed into a telephone pole, and i was left paralyzed from the neck down. . he did regain the use of his upper body. but depression plagued him. . i tried to take my life three times in one week. it did not go as planned. i said it must be a reason why i m here. i told the head football coach my dream, that i was going to be one of the best tight ends that came through football but i probably would never touch the field. and he said i want to invite you to a practice. the honorary player worked out. he earned a full football scholarship at the university of alabama at birmingham.
Ex-Dutchess County corrections sergeant sentenced for killing ex-wife
News 12 Staff
Updated on: Jun 28, 2021, 10:27pm
A former Dutchess County corrections sergeant has been sentenced for the killing of his ex-wife.
Timothy Alexander was sentenced in Dutchess County Court Monday morning to 25 years to life.
He was convicted in April of fatally stabbing 34-year-old Terrie DeGelormo outside her Wappingers Falls home back in 2018.
The two had a son who is now 22 months old.
DeGelormo s mother spoke to reporters shortly after the sentence was handed down. I m just glad that justice was served. It s not going to bring back my daughter, At least now, he ll pay, she said.