One month after getting married, former NFL linebacker Chris Draft lost his wife today after a long bout with lung cancer. She was so weakened by the disease that she was in a wheelchair for the private wedding, just one month before she died.
Draft, who played most of his 12-year career in Atlanta, released a statement on his wife on their family foundation website.
Not just an inspiration, but a light, and a force that led the way with a beautiful, sweet smile and bright shining eyes that both belied the pure steel of her strength and determination.
Strong is too pale, too shallow and too small of a word to describe Keasha's vibrancy? Quite simply, she was ferocious. She fiercely held onto life, and love with a forcefulness that was absolutely awe-inspiring and completely breathtaking. Rest in peace, Mrs. Draft.
Twitter was flooded with people moved by the Draft's love story. Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons� shared his condolences via Twitter, and a guestbook commemorating her quickly was filled with messages of support to the Draft family.
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