The Jonathan Gayle Memorial Alumni Basketball Game finally arrived to celebrate the life of slain broadcaster and raise money for charity.
It’s been over four years since a group of former high school basketball teammates gathered at their captain’s funeral and made a pact. On Saturday night, they reunited at their alma mater in Richmond Hill to fulfil that promise.Jonathan Gayle-West, the talented sports broadcaster who was shot dead
“We’re doing this for Grace and also for the family, who we really love,” said organizer Jim Stewart, who was Gayle-West’s media studies teacher and basketball coach. Twenty-five alumni players — some who travelled as far as Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia to be there — suited up for the officially-sanctioned game between Team Shaq and Team Kurt, named after captains Shakiyl Cox and Kurt Benson.
“I’m hoping that this event sort of transcends into making the kids of tomorrow have someone to aspire to be, because Jonny carried that out in everything he did,” Sinagoga said. All through elementary and high school, he had admired his two-time valedictorian and basketball captain. “He was always being a leader. I hope future generations will hear about him and say, ‘Look, this is the impact you can have on the community.
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