Posted by
Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Friday, December 26, 2008 3:47:48 PM
Mike Holmgren (pictured below)is happily leaving the job he’s loved and mastered for the last 17 years in the NFL. The reason is on the second floor of the Pike Market Medical Clinic.
His wife, Kathy, a registered nurse who specializes is treating diabetes, is ending a checkup with a patient, a small, older man with bright eyes for whom English is a second language. For the last two years Kathy has volunteered at the clinic, which welcomes poor people off the streets of downtown Seattle.
She’s done foot care, made home visits and seen whoever comes through the door. She’s also traveled to Africa and Romania and Mexico while volunteering for a medical outreach team.
Before Holmgren’s final game on Sunday, Kathy had reluctantly raised the “12th Man” flag, Seattle’s in-stadium salute to its fans, immediately before kickoff. It was the first time in 15 years she’s watched one of his games in its entirety in person.
(Read more about this great coach and even better person along with his outstanding wife and their neat work right here .)
