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"Love for Lute in intergenerational"

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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'Love for Lute in intergenerational'
"Love for Lute in intergenerational"
UA student hares impact of Lute Olson legacy on his family

SO MANY OF US.LOVE FOR LUTE ISINTERGENERATIONA L.

(FOURGENERATIONS FOR THE ROBLESFAMILY -- TO BE EXACT.

PATRICKIS THE FIRST IN HIS FAMILY TOATTEND THE U- OF-A, BUT HISFAMILY'S LOVE FOR THE WILDCATS-- FOR LUTE -- STRETCHES ASFAR BACK AS HE CAN REMEMBER.LUTE OLSON WAS ALWAYS AHOUSEHOLD NAME.

WE HAVEBOBBLEHEADS.

WE HADMEMORABILIA SIGNED BY HIM.

ANDWE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHOALWAYS LOVE TO FLAUNT PICTURESOF HIM.

ONE MEMORY INPARTICULAR HAD GIVEN HIM ATRUE UNDERSTANDING OF LUTE'SSTATURE IN THE ENTIRECOMMUNITY.

PATRICK -- ONLY 7YEARS OLD -- WAS SITTING INTHE STANDS -- WHEN THEYANNOUNCED LUTE OLSON, I HEARDTHEM SHOUT LUUUTE.

AND I ASKEDMY DAD, WHY ARE THEY BOOINGHIM.

HE SAID NO, THEY'E NOTBOOING HIM THEY'RE SHOUTINGHIS NAME.

NAT AND RIGHT THEREAND THEN THAT ALLOWED ME TOUNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OFLUTE OLSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.WHAT HE MEANT TO US.

THE UNITYHE BROUGHT AMONGST PEOPLE FROMALL SIDES OF TOWN.

THE UNITY-- THE PRIDE -- RESONATINGWITH FAMILIES -- FRIENDS --AND FANS -- IN A FLURRY OFTRIBUTES.

SINCE THE NEWS BROKETHAT HE WAS IN HOSPICE, OURFAMILY HAD BEEN SHARING LINKSOF PHOTOS BACK IN THE DAY,LINKS BACK TO CLASSIC PLAYS --AND LUTE OLSON -- IT WAS APUNCH IN THE STOMACH FOR US.CERTAINLY --- A HIT TO THEHEART -- FOR THE ENTIRECOMMUNITY.

AND PEOPLE CONTINUE

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