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The boys first met when Rosser was in his second year of mosquito ball and Losse was in his first year. They played on opposing teams that season.

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It turned out the boys attended the same school, although they were a grade apart. Later that same season, they found each other on the same Tsawwassen peewee AA rep team, which their fathers coached.

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Rosser moved up to peewee the following year, while Losse continued to play mosquito, although it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 unusual for Losse to get called up to the peewee squad. When Rosser was in his second year of peewee and Losse was in his first year, Losse tried out for the AAA rep team, and made it, no small feat for a first-year player.

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Rosser moved up to bantam the following year, while Losse remained in peewee, where he dominated the league.

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They were waiting this year to see what level Losse played when Losse died. Rosser is certain they would have been playing together at the BC Summer Games.

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Rosser was visiting Jamaica with his family in January when he got word, on his birthday, that Losse was on life support. Losse died later that day, at 2:22 p.m. A coroner香蕉视频直播檚 report recently revealed that he suffered a stroke, most likely caused by fibromuscular dysplasia, a disease of the blood vessels that causes abnormal growth within the wall of an artery.

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