John Beckley retweeted
There's a nursery somewhere in Tulsa that's already painted. A car seat that's already installed. A name, Sawyer, that Kayla and John had already whispered to each other a hundred times before anyone else knew it.
They never got to meet her.
Kayla Saager Beckley was 30 years ecoming a mother for the first time, when a brain aneurysm took her without a single warning sign, on a Wednesday morning like any other. No symptoms. No time to say goodbye. Kayla and her daughter, Sawyer, were both gone before anyone understood what was happening — a wife, a daughter, a friend, and the baby girl the whole family had already started loving.
Before any of that, Kayla was the girl from East Islip who played like every game mattered because to her, it did. She became one of the fiercest strikers Binghamton University has ever seen. She built a second life coaching the sport she loved, met her husband John along the way, and followed him to Tulsa to start their forever. They had barely three months as newlyweds.
On September 22nd, the East Islip Varsity Girls Soccer Team will take the field in her honor: young girls who may not have known her, playing anyway, because some stories are too important not to carry forward.
We can't undo what happened to Kayla and Sawyer. But a brain aneurysm can go completely undetected until it's too late — and awareness, screening, and research are the only things standing between another family and this exact grief. That's why Kayla's family and friends are asking you to give in their memory.
For John. For Kayla. For Sawyer, who was loved before she ever took a breath.
💛 Give now: secure.qgiv.com/event/kaylasaa…
#KaylaBeckley #TheBeeFoundation #BrainAneurysmAwareness #EastIslip
They never got to meet her.
Kayla Saager Beckley was 30 years ecoming a mother for the first time, when a brain aneurysm took her without a single warning sign, on a Wednesday morning like any other. No symptoms. No time to say goodbye. Kayla and her daughter, Sawyer, were both gone before anyone understood what was happening — a wife, a daughter, a friend, and the baby girl the whole family had already started loving.
Before any of that, Kayla was the girl from East Islip who played like every game mattered because to her, it did. She became one of the fiercest strikers Binghamton University has ever seen. She built a second life coaching the sport she loved, met her husband John along the way, and followed him to Tulsa to start their forever. They had barely three months as newlyweds.
On September 22nd, the East Islip Varsity Girls Soccer Team will take the field in her honor: young girls who may not have known her, playing anyway, because some stories are too important not to carry forward.
We can't undo what happened to Kayla and Sawyer. But a brain aneurysm can go completely undetected until it's too late — and awareness, screening, and research are the only things standing between another family and this exact grief. That's why Kayla's family and friends are asking you to give in their memory.
For John. For Kayla. For Sawyer, who was loved before she ever took a breath.
💛 Give now: secure.qgiv.com/event/kaylasaa…
#KaylaBeckley #TheBeeFoundation #BrainAneurysmAwareness #EastIslip
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John Beckley retweeted
Coach Kayla, you will always be remembered. 💛💛
Thank you for believing in us, supporting us, and helping @jennasoccer_29 and me through our recruiting journeys. Your impact reached far beyond the soccer field, and we will always be grateful for your encouragement, guidance, made in our lives.
Our hearts and prayers are with Coach Kayla’s family and everyone who loved her and baby Sawyer. 💛💛
For those who would like to honor their memory, Kayla’s family has asked that donations be made to @thebeefoundation or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Kayla and Sawyer.
Forever grateful. Forever remembered. 🐝💛 💛
@coach_kaylasaager @kayy_becks
Thank you for believing in us, supporting us, and helping @jennasoccer_29 and me through our recruiting journeys. Your impact reached far beyond the soccer field, and we will always be grateful for your encouragement, guidance, made in our lives.
Our hearts and prayers are with Coach Kayla’s family and everyone who loved her and baby Sawyer. 💛💛
For those who would like to honor their memory, Kayla’s family has asked that donations be made to @thebeefoundation or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Kayla and Sawyer.
Forever grateful. Forever remembered. 🐝💛 💛
@coach_kaylasaager @kayy_becks
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For Kayla and Sawyer 💛
The Bee Foundation:
thebeefoundation.org/how-to-donate/
@thebeefoundatio
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital:
stjude.org/give.html
@StJudeResearch
The Bee Foundation:
thebeefoundation.org/how-to-donate/
@thebeefoundatio
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital:
stjude.org/give.html
@StJudeResearch
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Yessir Q! @AquaviousDunba1
Getting it done in the classroom! @AquaviousDunba1 was named @TulsaHurricane Student-Athlete of the Month!
#ReignCane
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John Beckley retweeted
Getting it done in the classroom! @AquaviousDunba1 was named @TulsaHurricane Student-Athlete of the Month!
#ReignCane
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John Beckley retweeted
Certified FREAKS. 😤
Kyran Duhon and Trequan Jones have earned spots on Bruce Feldman's annual Freak List.
#ReignCane
Kyran Duhon and Trequan Jones have earned spots on Bruce Feldman's annual Freak List.
#ReignCane
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