Tragedy in the Bulldog Nation

Multiple published reports are saying that Georgia redshirt freshman Michael Lemon lost his mother today in a house fire. According to the AP:

(Macon, GA-AP) February 21, 2007 - A 39-year-old woman who was the mother of a University of Georgia football player is dead after a fire in a mobile home in middle Georgia early Wednesday.

Phaba LaDon Hollingshed Lemon was found dead in her home in Lizella in western Bibb County after the fire reported about 5:30am was extinguished.

The victim's oldest son - Michael Lemon - is a defensive lineman for the University of Georgia and was a star player at Stratford Academy in Macon before graduating last year.

A newspaper carrier for The Telegraph of Macon was able to awaken Lemon's son, 15-year-old Marquez Lemon, who escaped the blaze.

The carrier - Cathy Evans - says she noticed the fire when she arrived at the mobile home. Evans says she began beating on the doors and blowing her car horn until Marquez came to the door.

Macon-Bibb County Fire Department investigators had not yet determined the cause of the fire.

A family member of Phaba Lemon says she worked as a patient aide for a hospice organization.

Update: The story continues to get worse. According to the Macon Telegraph, "[Lemon's mother] who died this morning after a fire at her home had injuries to her head that haven't been attributed to the fire, according to a Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release."

The Macon Telegraph will have the latest. Follow the story there. I won't be able to keep you up to date. Prayer and thoughts go out to the Lemon family.

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