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NJ Football Player Shot Dead On Long Island Remembered As Leader On & Off The Field NJ Football Player Shot Dead On Long Island Remembered As Leader On & Off The Field
NJ Football Player Shot Dead On Long Island Remembered As Leader On & Off The Field A 29-year-old Middlesex County man was shot and killed outside of a Long Island home over the weekend, authorities said. Danie Philistin, of South Plainfield, was pronounced dead at the West Babylon home on Gordon Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday July 17, Suffolk County police said. Philistin was a member of the Brooklyn Pharaoh's Football team, who remembered him as a brother, son, friend and leader -- both on and off the field. Condolences poured in. Hearing the news that you're not here young brother has me all messed up .. the world is missing yet another brilliant... Posted by …

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Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field' Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field'
Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field' Driven. Dedicated. And an overall delight.  This is how Pete Meile is being remembered. The Ramsey native died Dec. 17, just six days shy of his 29th birthday. Meile, a triplet, grew up playing football alongside his brothers, Matt and Billy. He was "the youngest but the largest," a feature article in the Times Union reads. Dec. 23, 2020 was the first day Billy and Matt have ever celebrated their birthday without their big-little bro. "For us, it really has always been the three of us," Billy told Daily Voice Wednesday evening. "I still look at old photos and think that I will see him …

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by Cecilia Levine