Halim Lindsey Tribute

Halim Lindsey, a junior guard for Paul Robeson High's basketball team, was shot to death 4/6/09. He was a straight-A student with no criminal history.

Coach Rob Powlen described Halim as a very dedicated player and added that teachers raved about him. Teammate Jamair Williams, a lifelong friend, said Halim (brother of Nurideen, former Overbrook star) always kept everybody laughing. He also said Halim had recently told him he was looking ahead with excitement to his senior season "because I'm really getting serious about this basketball stuff."

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Remembrances

Rob Moore, Bodine assistant: "It's really hitting a lot of kids hard. Halim was well liked by kids across the city at all schools. I remember when he used to follow Nuri around with the camcorder taping all of his games."

Lelah Marie, Robeson Spanish teacher: "Halim was an excellent student -- thoughtful, hard-working, respectful. His work in class showed him to be extremely intelligent, insightful, and very creative. I will always remember this wonderful young man."

Rob Powlen, Coach, Paul Robeson High School: "He only played one season with us but it feels like he played all 3. That's the type of impact he had on our team. He always carried himself with class around the school and kept everybody laughing when he 'whammed' people or called somebody a 'crab.'"

Tahar Sutton, assistant coach: "Leem really was the true definition of a GOOD KID. I miss that guy tremendously... Halim Lindsey is and always will be loved and sorely missed by the entire Paul Robeson family."

Andrew Saltz, English Teacher, Paul Robeson: "Halim was one of the rare people who could be the smartest, nicest, and funniest person in a room... at the same time."

Xavier Brown, Paul Robeson Teammate: "Halim was very rare, talented, intelligent, and he was just a motivator for other people to better themselves. Halim gave clothes and sneaks off of his own back for others and he would always have a smile on his face."

Will Wright, FLC "Stonehead": "I will miss him getting me up early on Saturday mornings to workout, games of PIG, one on one's... Always had a smile, always looked out for others."

Barb Larkin, Edward Heston Elementary Phys. Ed. Teacher: "In eighth grade, we knew him as the young comedian of the Edward Heston Track team for the Penn Relays. A young man with a great outlook and bright soul."