How could he? I was actually right there, Abram said. . It was one of those things where he would wake up and then go back to sleep. I didn t know what was happening, not until my mom called 911. My whole family came to our house and then they took him to (Methodist Hospital in Gary). That s when he died.
Reggie Abram Sr. died of a heart attack Feb. 21, 2009. He was 41.
Wednesday would have been his 54th birthday.
Abram Jr. said he was playing with his sister, Ryan, at their home in Merrillville when the phone rang and he handed it to his father. One of Abram Jr. s cousins had called, asking to speak with his dad. But throughout that brief conversation, Abram Sr. seemed to float in and out of consciousness.
Hammond coach Larry Moore Jr. knows Harold Woods wishes he had another chance.
The Wildcats senior guard missed a short jump shot against Lawrence North that would ve capped off an upset victory over the Wildcats, who are ranked as the No. 1 team in the state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Instead, No. 20 Hammond left the Sneakers for Santa Shootout at Brownsburg on Dec. 5 with a 52-51 loss. Woods finished the game with two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field. He was definitely bothered by it, Moore said. His head was down, but I told him to keep his head up. . The other guys (Darrell) Reed and Reggie (Abram) supported him through that moment, and that (senior) core is who is going to lead us all year.