Marvin Lee’s mother feels sorry for Jack
By STEPHON NICHOLAS (NEWSDAY).Dawn Warrick, mother of the late national Under-20 football captain, Marvin Lee, says she feels sorry for former Concacaf president Jack Warner as allegations of corruption during his tenure surfaced at Friday’s Concacaf Congress and ultimately cost him his post as National Security Minister.
Warner has also resigned as chairman of the United National Congress.
Warrick, whose son was paralysed while playing for Trinidad and Tobago in an Under-20 World Cup qualifier against the United States in 2001, said she will always be grateful for the support Warner gave to her son following his injury.
Lee collided with American Landon Donovan on the field of play in March 2001 and suffered a career-ending neck injury. Warner and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) spared no expenses in taking care of Lee’s medical bills as well as assisting in his rehabilitation. But yesterday Warrick said she was shocked to witness Warner’s fall from grace.
“I was a bit taken aback (with the news). I felt a bit hurt and sorry for him...I will remember him as someone who was honest and helpful. I think the whole of Trinidad and Tobago knows he was there for my son,” she said.
Warrick noted, however, that despite all he does done for football in the region, with these new developments, Warner’s image has been tainted.
“People must remember that everything you do will come back to haunt you,” she declared.
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