Father's Condolence

Lexey Swall

The Naples Daily News

Father's Condolence - Mike Manning, an assistant coach for the Naples Rockets 9-and 10-year-old softball team, hugs his daughter, Taylor, who is a pitcher from the team, Manning often sounded like a drill sergeant, commanding respect with the tone of his voice and intensity in his eyes. The moment Taylor's team lost, Mike went from being a coach, and drill sergeant, to a father who was there to love his daughter. No more, no less. She needed her dad, and he was there.

Lexey Swall, "Father's Condolence," in POYi Archive, Item #45269, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45269 (accessed April 21, 2025).