In June 2013 the Philadelphia Union took on and beat the NY Red Bulls. During the pre-game they honored and remembered Mack.
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Wearing his patch the Penn State Men took on #5 Cal.
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The Mack Brady Fund is making Penn State Goalkeeper U!
Our son John William McKenzie “Mack” Brady died unexpectedly from a blood infection on December 31, 2012, just 16 days short of his 9th birthday...
Read more »A reflection on Holy Saturday It is Holy Saturday, the gap between death and resurrection, the gap in which those of us who have lost loved ones live. I have been reading this morning of other mothers who have survived, literally “live beyond” the deaths of their own children. Women like Jennifer […]
Last night we had the great blessing of four of Mack’s friends participating in “State of the Story.” This particular night was part of our “Learning to Live” initiative and the Ryan, Mike, Quinn, and Colin shared their memories of Mack. They were kind enough to also allow me to […]
Thank you to everyone for coming out and making the 4th Annual Mack Brady Memorial Clinic such a special event. This as our largest clinic ever with over 175 kids and over $1,000 raised for the fund! We want to especially send a big thank you to Coaches Warming and Duernberger and the […]
UPDATE: The Clinic is in one week! Be sure to bring your own ball and see you next Saturday! The date has been confirmed! January 16th, Mack’s Twelfth Birthday, will be our 4th annual clinic. The clinic is FREE for boys and girls 16 years old and younger and will have a […]
The gloves arrived this week. I am traveling but we will get everyone their orders in plenty of time for Christmas!
What an amazing weekend! Sunday was the Third Annual Mack Brady Game as Penn State took on No. 10 ranked Indiana. A great team with multiple national titles behind them, Penn State had kept Indiana scoreless for over 400 minutes. Before the game Coach Warming told me “It’s like we […]
Men’s Soccer Hosts Mack Brady Game vs. No. 10 Indiana
These are amazing! We finally have our template in and the gloves look incredible, but more importantly are great quality! These gloves have Mack’s patch embossed on the back, black palms, and a Celtic four-leaf clover on the index finger. They will be $40 per pair and all proceeds will go […]
UPDATE: The Collegian and CDT picked up the story as well! They too focused on our building Goalkeeper U! Today was media day for soccer at Penn State. Coach Warming was joined by several players including the red-shirt senior, lately the PAC 12 Goalkeeper of the Year from Oregon State […]
My latest essay “Sit Still and Uncover Your Eyes” was posted today on Modern Loss, a website dedicated to “candid conversations about grief.” Modern Loss was included in a New York Time’s piece “An online generation redefines mourning’’ by Hannah Seligson that reflects on the new era of public grief via […]
