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Just like every mother, she was proud of her kids, regardless of what they are doing or what they become ... The love that she had is the kind of love that we will never know.
She was totally dedicated to the three of us: Walter, Pam and me ... She made sure we got a good education. We learned the value of hard work and she also taught us how to save. We were in church all day on Sunday like most people. And we went to vacation Bible school in the summer. We sang in the youth choir. She had a dream for her kids, and she was willing to put her dreams aside to make sure we would have a future.
She will be buried next to my father and with Walter. We are going to bury Walter’s ashes with her. That’s what she wantedMore quotes »
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Jason Taylor Named to NFL Foundation Board of Directors
board in a newly formed post for retired Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winners who will serve two-year terms. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award has been presented annually since 1970 to an outstanding player who also makes significant contributions from The Phinsider Read more »
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Walter Payton's mom was mother to many
wore jerseys, Alyne Payton's number would long ago have been retired. The world knows Alyne Payton as football legend Walter Payton's mother, but the world knows only a smidgen of her motherliness. Eddie and Pam Payton know far more. They were Alyne Payton's from Biloxi Sun Herald Read more »
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Payton, Brooks finally play ball in show of solidarity
beautiful place for a baseball game. Two weeks after their originally scheduled game, players and coaches from Brooks and Walter Payton College Prep stretched across the baselines during pregame introductions in a show of solidarity in the Roseland neighborhood from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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The Weekend Bears Den: May 11, 2013 - Rookie minicamp news and notes
on minicamp: 'It was awesome' - Brad Biggs: The Bears got through their first day of rookie minicamp at a high tempo in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall, and the top two picks looked as athletic as billed. Bears emphasize teaching with rookies - Michael from Windy City Gridiron Read more »
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Kyle Long on Bears minicamp: 'It was awesome'
Chicago Bears got through their first day of rookie minicamp at a high tempo in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall and the top two picks looked as athletic as billed. Trestman called it an “exciting day” also as the Bears introduced some players they hope from Chicago Tribune Read more »
