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ATLANTA -- The mother of a Georgia man who died after falling from the upper deck of Turner Field in Atlanta says her son was a lifelong Braves fan who followed the team through losing seasons as well as winning ones. Shoes NZ Online . Ronald Lee Homer Jr., fell about 65 feet at Monday nights game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, which had been delayed for nearly two hours by heavy rain, authorities said. Homer, 30, spoke with his mother Connie Homer by cellphone as he and other fans waited for the rain to let up. In that conversation, he said the rain was beginning to slack off and indicated he was preparing to go into the seating area for the game. "He said I love you mom, and I said I love you too and that was it," his mother said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday morning. "He was big hearted, just a great guy, very respectful," she said. "It didnt matter if they were winning, losing or what -- hes been a Braves fan forever." Homer, who grew up in Conyers, Ga., graduated in 2001 from Rockdale High School, where he was involved in student government. He was 6 feet, 6-inches tall and did landscape work for a living, his mother said. He was her only son and leaves behind one sister. Theres no indication of foul play, and the fall appears to have been an accident, Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee said. Connie Homer said shes heard nothing from authorities as to what might have caused her son to fall. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday, the Fulton County Medical Examiners Office said. An Atlanta Braves spokeswoman declined comment Monday night, referring calls to the Atlanta police. It was not the first fall at the stadium to result in death. In May 2008, a 25-year-old man suffered head injuries when he fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during a game and later died. Police found that alcohol had factored into that accident, which the Braves had said was the first non-medical fatality to happen at the ballpark. In August 2012, a 20-year-old man died after falling over a railing during a football game. Authorities said he landed on another man seated in the lower level and that alcohol was a factor. The next month, a man fell about 25 feet (7.6 metres) over a staircase railing at a football game and was not seriously injured. Turner Field served as the site of events for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Shoes NZ Outlet . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Wholesale Shoes NZ . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. https://www.shoesnzonline.com/ .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon States Tres Tinkle is still learning how to balance basketball and family -- no easy task when his dad is his coach.The sophomore forward has his own apartment now, taking those first steps toward independence. He hasnt quite mastered dinner, however.I still go home most nights for a home cooked meal. Its better than what Im probably going to making for myself, he said, laughing. But its good being close to the gym and the campus. Late nights, Ill walk over here and shoot.The Beavers, embarking on their third season under coach -- and proud dad -- Wayne Tinkle, open at home on Friday night against Prairie View A&M. Oregon State hopes to build on last season when the team went 19-13 overall and got into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 26 years.But it will be a challenge. The Beavers have just one senior on their roster. Star guard Gary Payton II, who led the team with an average of 16 points a game, is playing in the NBA development league and fellow starter Malcom Duvivier has left the team for personal reasons.Oregon State has a promising group of young sophomores, including the younger Tinkle, Drew Eubanks and Stephen Thompson Jr.Tinkle, the teams co-captain with Eubanks, is the Beavers top returner in average points per game (13.1), rebounds (5.4) and assists (1.1). As a starter, he averaged 15.1 points in 11 games.But he missed the end of last season because of a foot injury which required offseason surgery. He was cleared for full practice three weeks ago and is expected to start Friday.It was tough for sure, missing five of the biggest games of the year is not fun, and especially our past history of not making it for so long, Tres Tinkle said. It stings because you want to be out there, because you worked with them all year and those are your best friends and your brothers competing. You just wwish you could be out there helping them. Shoes NZ Nike. He also said watching from the bench was a valuable learning experience.I think I just learned the game through a coachs eye, I was able to examine the open spots on the court and things like that, he said. It helped to put that into my game, where I saw other people doing things. I was able to learn and understand what the coaches were looking at.Tinkle and his dad arent the only father-son duo on the team. Thompson, who averaged 10.6 points per game last season, is the son of assistant coach Stephen Thompson.And a younger Thompson, Ethan, signed a letter of intent to play for the Beavers on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard is a four-star recruit out of Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California.Coach Thompson posted a photo on Twitter with the words: I would like to congratulate my son Ethan Thompson on officially becoming a Beaver. This is one of the proudest moments of my life.At Pac-12 media day, Tres Tinkle said that every day it gets easier to differentiate between his dad and coach Tinkle.It was tough for me just to know who Im talking to. Once that got figured out, it made things way easier and weve just been growing from there. Obviously, we have days where some are better than others, the younger Tinkle said. But if we look back and reflect on it, its unique, and its awesome to have him by my side the whole way.Wayne Tinkle said he agrees the experience is precious.By no means is this just a father-son experience. Weve got our whole program, our university and everybody behind us, he said. But the side bar of it is were able to enjoy some pretty special moments together.---More college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/ ' ' '