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10 | June 22, 2017 | The highland park landmark news hplandmark.com <strong>HP</strong> salon helps boy donate hair in honor of mom Neil Milbert, Freelance Reporter With hair that came down to his shoulders and a sidearm delivery 6-foot-5-inch 185-pound Nate Styles was a menacing sight on the pitcher’s mound for Warren High School opponents the past two seasons. For the first time since he was a high school sophomore, the young man, who will be playing college baseball for the United States Air Force Academy next season, got a haircut on June 10. The complimentary 35-minute haircut took place at The Next Salon in Highland Park, and Styles’ long locks were donated to Suave, the haircare product company that also makes wigs and gives them to breast cancer victims who lose their hair during chemotherapy treatments. It was a no-brainer for Styles because his mother, Irene Hastings, had breast cancer surgery on May 31, the same day that he pitched his last high school game and recorded a 6-1 victory for Warren over Glenbrook North in the Class 4A Sectional semi-finals. “My mom gave me a real bad haircut my sophomore year and I made a bet with my older brother, Alex [King]: ‘First one to get their hair cut loses,’” Styles said. “After about a year and a half, Alex got his hair cut because he was starting to referee basketball. But long hair was becoming a big thing for pitchers in the big leagues and I kept growing it out.” However, the Air Force Academy’s baseball coach, Mike Kazlausky, asked that he keep his locks long so instructors and upperclassmen could make fun of him when he began basic training. When his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he thought it over and came to the conclusion “it would be much better for me to get my hair cut now and donate it.” Styles told his future coach and Kazlausky wholeheartedly agreed that getting the longoverdue haircut in honor of his mother was altogether fitting and proper. “She is a single mom and she sacrificed to make sure my brother and I were where we needed to be,” Styles said. “I remember a time before I could drive when I was on three different basketball and baseball teams and she would take time after her work day to get me to all the practices and all the games and make sure I had the proper instruction and the best coaches. For her to do all that while making sure we always had food on the table shows how great a mother she is and how hard she works.” Just as it was a no-brainer for Styles to get his hair cut and made into a wig for chemotherapy patients, it was a no-brainer for Lisa Reams to do the honors with the scissors. Reams is a long-time family friend who has co-owned The Next Salon with Gainna Kouras since 2014 after having worked at the Highland Park salon the Nate Styles after his haircut, in which he donated his hair to breast cancer patients Saturday, June 10. photos submitted previous 17 years. “I don’t ever charge people who choose to donate hair,” Reams said. “I do their haircuts for free.” While Styles was getting his hair cut his older brother was doing the play-by-play. “The ears have made their appearance,” Alex announced at one point. The piece of hair that set the personal record measured 18 inches. “It’s definitely different,” Styles said after he checked out the haircut in the mirror. “My neck hasn’t seen sunlight in two years.” As soon as Reams was finished with Styles, his mother took his place in the chair because she too wanted to make a donation of Styles before the haircut, which he did in honor of his mother who’s currently battling breast cancer. her hair and get a new style prior to the start of her four weeks of chemotherapy treatments. Alert and upbeat Hastings showed no outward signs of having undergone major surgery 10 days earlier, but she lamented missing the victory over Glenbrook North that concluded Styles’s high school pitching career and then seeing his team’s season-ending loss in the sectional title game. “I was hoping to see him pitch in the State championship game,” she said. According to Hastings, Lisa Reams’ husband, Lewis Ream, played a major role in Styles’s baseball career. “Lewis is a coach for the Warren Junior Blue Devils Youth Baseball Association and he coached Styles on the feeder team from fifth through eighth grade,” she reminisced. “He also hooked Alex up with refereeing basketball.” Warren Coach Clint Smothers was instrumental in Styles’ emergence as an Air Force Academy recruit by urging him to take part in a college baseball showcase event for high school coaches. “I was complaining about having to spend $179 (to enable him to participate) but it turned out to be the best investment I ever have made,” said Douglas. Lady Luck also had a major role. “An Air Force assistant coach was there for the academic showcase and his flight was held over so he decided to stay for the baseball showcase,” Alex said. “He liked what he saw and told me I’d have been No. 1 in the bullpen from them this year. The next day I got a call from the head coach saying he was ready to give me a baseball scholarship. I’d had a lot of interest from Division II and Division III schools but the Air Force Academy was my only Division I offer. “I couldn’t be happier that I’m going there. I’d like to be a pilot. I have an automatic fiveyear commitment and if I do pilot school it’ll take another four years for a total commitment of nine years so I’m probably going to make the Air Force my career.” POLICE From Page 6 Elm roads. • A door was reported damaged at a residential complex in the 2000 block of St. Johns Avenue. The incident occurred between 4:30 p.m. June 9 and 12:30 p.m. June 11. • Patricia A. Friedman, 73, of Highland Park, was cited administratively for retail theft after removing items from a business at 3:07 p.m. in the 2000 block of Skokie Valley Road past all points of purchase. June 10 • An unknown female individual reportedly placed their hands on another individual and stole their belongings at 9:45 p.m. at a business in the 200 block of St. Johns Avenue. June 7 • Yusuf A. Akyol, 41, of Highland Park, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass to state supported property after police responded to a complaint at 2:36 p.m. in the 2000 block of Sheridan Road. June 5 • Jose A. Negron-Leon, 32, of, Omaha, Neb., was arrested and charged with no valid driver’s license after police responded to a traffic accident at 9:20 a.m. in the 2800 block of Skokie Valley Road. • Sean P. Patterson, 32, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle after police responded to a traffic accident at 8:43 a.m. in the 2800 block of Skokie Valley Road. • An unknown individual reportedly damaged a trailer located at a residence in the 2600 block of Waukegan Avenue. The incident occurred between 8 p.m. June 3 and 2:15 p.m. June 5. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Highland Park Landmark’s Police Reports are compiled from official reports emailed from the Highland Park Police Department headquarters in Highland Park and found on file at the Highwood Police Department. Individuals named in these reports are considered innocent of all charges until proven guilty in a court of law.
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