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Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world. As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and ...

If you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. ask your doctor about eliquis. and if your ability to afford... ...your medication has changed, we want to help. finally, the legendary debate coach. eight decades at texas southern university, teaching until the end. and tonight, his students determined to make him proud. dr. thomas freeman was born on june 27th, 1919, in richmond, virginia. >> 1949 is when i came. the '60s, the '70s. >> reporter: he was tsu's debate coach and he was a legend. his students winning thousands of competitions over t...

>> yes. >> he does that with every single one of us. >> reporter: angelica. >> you're really nervous, because you've never done this before. i went in there, like, i want to debate, because i want to be a lawyer, and he'll say, louder! >> make sure to correct you, and say, it's often. make sure you don't say it wrong. so, yeah. >> reporter: you'll never say it that way again. >> yeah. >> reporter: and they all told me they now know what he would expect in this time. al zsazan alexandria. it's a heavy time in america. and what would dr. freeman want from each of you in this moment? >> i think t...

All. >> reporter: the faces that you see, black, white, latino, from every race, every background, every story, part of these protests. do you sense it's a turning point? >> absolutely do. >> reporter: what's your message to the country right now? >> that there's always hope. that you can always be better. that you don't have to settle. i think the message would be, there's power in your voice. you should definitely use it. definitely. >> reporter: well, i would say to your debate team, keep winning. >> we'll try. >> thank you. >> keep winning. vowing to carry the torch. it's about more than w...

Moment dr. martin luther king jr. approached him at a dinner. >> he stuck out his hand and said, dr. freeman, you don't remember me, but i remember you. you taught me. >> reporter: dr. freeman was just days from turning 101. he was still shaping minds. we spent time with the debate team. >> started at texas southern with doc. just a positive, beautiful experience that i'll never forget. >> reporter: the debate team president, prince, and dominique. >> and you talk about a man that came to work every day, at even 100. he didn't miss a day. even when we weren't there, he was still at work. >> re...