Patriots will honor Myra Kraft, and Myra Kraft deserves to be honored

When I heard that the New England Patriots were dedicating the 2011 season to the late Myra Kraft, the first thing that came to mind was the Christian Peter situation from back in 1996.

Frankly, I was annoyed with myself.

Myra Kraft was so much more than the meddling wife that forced Bill Parcells to cut loose one of his draft picks. She was truly a great woman.

I’m not going to go into a ton of details, but it’s horribly unfair that Myra Kraft is remembered by anyone for just the Christian Peter thing.

Ask the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston what she should be remembered for and they’ll tell you her tireless work raising money for their organization.

Take a look at the great things the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation does and know that she was the primary reason for its existence.

Myra Kraft and her husband have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charitable organizations, they run their own charitable organizations, and there are youth sports programs that wouldn’t even exist today if it weren’t for them.

She allowed her husband to buy the New England Patriots only after he promised it would help, not hurt, her charitable ventures.

Myra Kraft was a great woman who did great things. That’s what she should be remembered for, and that’s what I’ll think about when I see a Patriots player wearing an MHK patch this season.

I have no doubt that if there is a heaven, and if heaven needs someone to raise money for a good cause, Myra Kraft is up there strong-arming rich dead people into giving every penny they can afford to help the cause.

The world would be a much, much better place if there were more people like Myra Kraft.

And you know what else? She was right about Christian Peter.