Joe Ezekiel Santaluces High School In Lantana Florida has signed with Lafayette College in Easton PA.

Looks like I am gonna be a Leopard Lover.

Been reading this site for years and couldn't wait to finally make this post. Thanks for all the advice.

JMEPOP

WOOOOHOOOO!! GREAT school!!

Congrats to jmepop and JR.!!!

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Been reading this site for years and couldn't wait to finally make this post.

That's exactly how I felt.

Congratulations, & Best of Luck to Joe

jmepop....we have a local player, Ryan Hanna, University High, Tucson, Az... RHP.....headed to Lafayette...great kid....plays American Legion ball with us...and will again this summer....good luck and congratulations to your son.....and yes, it was great to post when son commited.....so happy when it was our turn!

jmepop, Congrats to you, your family and especially your ball player. I am sure this is an exciting time for all......

Mike,

See you at the ballpark and best of luck to Joe. Much deserved congrats and I'm sure that the coaches up there will be soon thanking the baseball gods for him. He's a talented kid.

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

The night after I posted this message my sons best friend Mike was killed in a car accident. End of school party, drinking and high speeds were the cause.

We buried Mike yesterday, saddest moment of my life to see the pain my son felt for the loss of his friend and the grief of his parents. These two boys were almost always together but that night they went in seperate cars. Who knows why these things happen. A good kid makes a bad decision, we all make them but this one cost him his life. Please remind your kids not to drink and drive.

Joe will be leaving for college at the end of the summer, I am going to miss him terribly but I will still be able to talk to him, hug him when he comes home and tell him I love him. I am going to miss Mike as well, he was around so much he was like a 2nd son. I can't give hime a hug. I wish I could.

jmepop,
Congratulations to your son and my heart goes out to the family that has just lost their son.
So very sad.

Sorry to see such wonderful news overshadowed by a tragic event. My condolences to the family. My congrats to Joe for working so hard to achieve his goals. Well done, young man.

Eric Ridener

jmepop

Congratulations as well. A very tragic end to the school year. Condolences to all. Absolutely nothing worse than a church packed with stunned, sobbing teenagers. I've seen it once. I don't wish that on anyone.