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Dad's visit lifts spirit of Shoshi

Related Topics: Jack Stephens Center

Lis Shoshi had a feeling something was up on Saturday night. It seemed a friend from home had let slip a secret the UALR men's basketball team had in store for their senior forward.

So, when Shoshi and five other seniors were assembled on the floor of the Jack Stephens Center for senior-night festivities and he heard the public address announcer say there was a surprise in store for Shoshi, he almost expected to see his father, Dr. Gezim Shoshi, standing on the floor after having traveled from his home in Peje, Kosovo, more than 5,600 miles away.