The pain never goes away when a parent loses a son much too young, when a big brother loses his little brother. But every time he watches Sam Darnold play quarterback, Mel Pasquale’s heart is able to manage a smile, let in a ray of sunshine following a tragic storm that rained on his family’s life.
Nick Pasquale had realized his dream of playing college football, a walk-on redshirt freshman wide receiver at UCLA, against all odds.