Antonio Sablan Sr. could not hold back his tears when Superior Court Associate Judge Timothy Bellas issued the sentence for murder convict Jesse James Camacho.<\/p>\n
“Forty-five years is fair enough. I should be satisfied,” said Sablan, father of Antonio Sablan Jr.<\/p>\n
Sablan Sr. said he could call it justice, but not anything that could alleviate the pain of losing a son.<\/p>\n
“There’s nothing that could replace the life of my son,” said Sablan Sr., who was still choking with emotions while giving a brief interview with reporters.<\/p>\n
All that was left with the Sablan family are memories of Jun-jun, a happy child who had dreamed of becoming a big football star someday.<\/p>\n
The family is keeping Jun-jun’s journal, in which he outlined a dream that was to be shattered by members of the so-called Red Rum gang who took fancy on him.<\/p>\n
Jun-jun was stabbed 37 times in their house in Dandan in April 1998.<\/p>\n
“In order for me to achieve my goal, I will have to stay in school and get a masters degree,” wrote Jun-jun, a 13-year-old star athlete at Hopwood Junior High School.<\/p>\n
“After I get my master’s degree, I have to try out for a college football team. When I have to play my guts out because the coaches are watching and looking for a good football player, and I have to be fast. When I’m done playing college football, I’ll have to hope and pray that they pick me.”<\/p>\n
He had pictured himself becoming “one of the best football players” and “getting the most catches and yardage in the National Football League.”<\/p>\n
“I will be rich and healthy. I will become a legend to all people and football players. I should make a world and record for all people to try and beat. When I retire, I will have a ceremony for my leaving the NFL,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
Sadly, Jun-jun retired too early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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