Joseph Tusan

Joseph Desmond Tusan was born on March 13, 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas to Kevin and Donna Tusan. Coincidentally, Joseph was born on the 13th day of the month at 13:13 PM, and across from Room 313 at All Saints Hospital. He was a great big brother to his younger brother, Terrence. Joseph had a magnetic personality, a 100 watt smile and a caring nature that resulted in both children and the elderly gravitating towards him.

As a young child growing up in Arlington, Texas, Joseph developed a love of sports that was nurtured by his father. He was a good student and a multi-sport athlete. Joseph excelled in football, basketball and track; however, living in Texas where football is king, Joseph developed a strong passion for playing football. After graduating from Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, he received a football scholarship to attend East Central University (ECU) in Ada, Oklahoma. He was looking forward to being a part of the ECU football family and fulfilling his dream of playing college football. Sadly, he was only a student at ECU for 5 weeks before he was killed on September 19, 2004, in a racial hate crime in Ada.