UPDATE: Evergreen football player Kenney Bui has died, 3 days after injury during game
8:16 AM: An injury suffered during Friday night’s Evergreen-Highline football game in Burien has an Evergreen player in critical condition. That’s according to our regional news partner The Seattle Times, identifying the player as Kenney Bui and reporting that he is at Harborview Medical Center after emergency surgery. Bui is a senior at Evergreen; KING 5 quotes Highline Public Schools as saying counselors will be available on campus today for anyone who wants to talk about what happened.
2:58 AM: As also noted in comments, Highline superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield has announced Mr. Bui’s death:
It is with great sadness that School Board President Bernie Dorsey and I share with you that TEC High School senior Kenney Bui, who was critically injured in Friday night’s Evergreen v. Highline football game, died this morning at the hospital.
This is a devastating loss for all of us — Evergreen students, families, and staff, and our entire Highline community.
Our deepest condolences go out to Kenney’s family and all who knew him. Please join us in keeping them in your thoughts and prayers.
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October 5th, 2015 at 2:51 pm
A very sad update to this story. Kenney has passed away. Dr. Enfield of Highline Public Schools sent this email out this afternoon:
“It is with great sadness that School Board President Bernie Dorsey and I share with you that TEC High School senior Kenney Bui, who was critically injured in Friday night’s Evergreen v. Highline football game, died this morning.
This is a devastating loss for all of us — Evergreen students, families, and staff, and our entire Highline community.
Our deepest condolences go out to Kenney’s family and all who knew him. Please join us in keeping them in your thoughts and prayers.”
There is also a Seattle Times article: http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/injured-evergreen-football-player-dies-at-harborview/
Word is that there is a vigil at Evergreen at 6:30 pm tonight and Mt. View Church is available for friends and families from 3-6.
October 5th, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Thanks. I just found that in the WCN mailbox and came here to add it to the story. So sorry to hear about his passing.