Luis was, in Moore’s words, “the perfect definition of a student-athlete.” He was also enrolled at Prince George’s Community College, and Moore said Luis would sometimes have to skip baseball games because of classes. Our heart goes out to the Luis family as well as every single person Manuel’s soul touched. Today it’s with great sadness that we’re mourning the loss of a great leader, advocate, student, and most importantly a fellow panther. Manny the Mayor of Parkdale Baseball /IJKj4UGtCA The Parkdale baseball program mourns the loss of our brother Manuel Luis C/O 18, who was taken from us this morning prayers to Manny’s family and friends R.I.P. He was in the SGA and I’m sure if you polled any of the teachers I’m sure he was the same way in the classroom.” He added, “He was just that type of kid who was just helpful. He kind of took it upon himself to proclaim him the ‘student athletic director’.” “He was a baseball player,” said Moore, “but aside from baseball he kind of wanted to be by me and do the sort of day to day operations that an athletic director would have to do. Luis was wearing an old varsity letterman jacket on a hot day in May - a jacket Moore said he gave to Luis for all the help he provided over the years. Luis, a Hyattsville native, played baseball at Parkdale, and athletic director Brian Moore said he last saw Luis a couple of months ago, when he returned to cheer on his former team in the playoffs. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.įormer classmates and teachers of Manuel Luis, 19, gathered Thursday night at Parkdale High School, in Prince George’s County, to remember the student and teammate who was shot to death early Thursday in what the Baltimore police are calling a botched robbery outside his student apartment at Morgan State University.
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