Darlene Doxey might not be alive today but for the quick thinking of three people who were attending the Vermilion All-Star Basketball Tournament this weekend.
Doxey, 53, was about to begin refereeing a 10-year-old All-Star basketball game Friday night in the Seventh Ward Elementary gymnasium.
The game was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and Doxey was warming up, along with referee Mike Williams.
Doxey, 53, suddenly passed out and fell backwards, hitting her head on a table.