Share your photos or stories of Kay

I was listening to 850 the Buzz this morning and the discussion of the impact Kay had on so many peoples' lives, and it got me thinking about creating a post where you could share your stories or photos of Kay with the rest of us. I'll try to "pin" this post for the rest of the week leading up to Kay's services.

Please feel free to share, either in the comments section or directly through email.

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It's not a very exciting story, but I had the pleasure of interviewing Kay when I was a young student reporter years ago. Most of the coaches I met with at that time (mid-90s) were very gracious and patient, but she went above and beyond. The interview took place in her office; it was full of great memorabilia, but instead of it feeling like it was "her" turf, it just felt like a sanctuary for all the women who had played for her. It was a very comforting environment; very homey. She patiently answered all my questions and even asked things about me. I didn't have much interaction with her afterwards, but it really stuck with how just genuinely nice she was. -- Matt Lail

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Collection of Kay links from The Wolfpacker

I toyed with the idea of collecting all the Kay Yow links I receive through Google Alerts, but the folks over at The Wolfpacker beat me to the punch. It's a thorough list, and worth the visit.

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Funeral and Memorial Information For Kay Yow

Per PackPride.com:

Funeral arrangements made by:
Brown Wynn Funeral Home
200 SE Maynard Road
Cary, NC 27511
919/467-8108

A public viewing will be held Friday, January 30th from 10:00am till 2:00pm with the
funeral to follow at 3:00pm at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary. The burial will
take place Saturday, January 31st, 10:00am at the Gibsonville Cemetery in
Gibsonville, NC.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations may be made to:

Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
and mailed to
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
106 Towerview Court
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919-380-9505 (Toll free 1-800-4JimmyV)
https://www.jimmyv.org/support-us/donate-now.html

or

Cary Alliance Church
4108 Ten Ten Road
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 467-9331

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Kay Yow passes after more than 20 years of battling cancer

WRAL video tribute



Kay Yow, State's iconic women's basketball coach, passed away this morning from breast cancer.

She was 66.

Her passing comes after a steady decline in her health over the last few months. When she announced that she was stepping aside and would not coach the remainder of this season earlier this month, it was an indication that things were serious. Kay, more than perhaps anyone I can recall, was not one to let the difficulties posed by cancer get in the way of her calling. Her place was on the court, with her players, teaching and coaching. It was not until the very end that cancer prevented her from doing so.

As soon as I hear more about services and arrangements, I'll try to post them.

UPDATE: Per GoPack.com, State's women's basketball game against Wake Forest has been rescheduled for Feb. 10 in Winston-Salem. Also, per this release,

Additionally, anyone wishing to leave flowers on campus in Coach Yow's memory should leave them at the Belltower. Reynolds Coliseum is preparing for Monday's Millennium Seminars / Harrelson Seminar Lecture featuring former President Bill Clinton.

Flowers can also be sent to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home

200 SE Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-8178

As sad a day in N.C. State history as I can recall.

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New art from Wolfpackcartoons.com featuring Yow

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Yow steps down as N.C. State women's basketball coach for remainder of 09 season

GoPack.com

WRALSportsFan.com

“Stepping away from coaching is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make, but I have great confidence in the experienced staff I have been working with for such a long time and the character of everyone involved in the program to respond positively to my decision.”

Not surprising news, given the string of games Yow has missed of late and the status of her health.

The question now is, "Is this it for Coach Yow for good?"

I'm inclined to believe so. Or that the chances of it are very, very good. She's fighting a very aggressive batch of cancer that has spread from her breast to her liver and her spine. The treatment regimen from here on out will be very taxing (it already has for an extended period of time). This disease will sadly take her life, sooner rather than later, and now that she's conceded coaching the remainder of this year to fight it, one wonders just how much time and energy she has left. Even with an extended period of treatment, mustering the strength to coach in 2009-2010 seems like a very tall order.

I wouldn't count her out, though. When this most recent bout began, most prognoses at the time predicted she shouldn't be with us today. That she's just now relinquishing her coaching duties tells you what an indomitable spirit Yow has. If anyone can come back from the brink and coach again, Yow can do it.

It's sad that we as State fans will ultimately see two of our greatest coaching legends claimed by cancer. It's inspiring, however, to see how they both--V and Yow--have carried themselves in the face of it. Yow embodies every ounce of the spirit Jimmy poured forth in his ESPY speech. She'll refuse to let cancer take away her heart and her mind, even if it strips away her ability to tread the same patch of court she shared with V in Reynolds.

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