
08-19-2008, 05:49 AM
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Capo Regime
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Article published Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tragedy won't stop Wauseon's Mealer
Wants to play at Michigan, as planned

Mealer
By JOE VARDON
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
ANN ARBOR - Talking about it rips Elliott Mealer's heart out. But reliving the Christmas Eve auto accident his family was involved in that killed his father, David, and girlfriend, Hollis Richer, is something Mealer does often. Even when there's no one to talk to. Mealer, a Wauseon High graduate and freshman
offensive lineman at Michigan, fielded questions for more than 15 minutes about the tragic ordeal Sunday at the Wolverines' media day. Questions about the crash. About losing two loved ones. About his brother, Brock, who is still fighting to walk again after suffering a crushed lower vertebra in the accident. Questions about football. About moving on. Mealer didn't flinch. He barely paused. He's been conducting the same interviews in his head for almost nine months.
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