Teen Who Dreamed Of Playing Football In College Sadly Crushed In An Elevator Accident
Atlanta, Georgia. 18-year-old JauMarcus McFarland dreamed of playing football in college, and his family was excited to get to see him accomplish that goal.
JauMarcus was from Maryland Heights, Missouri, but he lived in Atlanta and was a student at Champion Prep Academy.
“The Champion Prep Academy is a rigorous post-graduate academic-athletic program for students who wish to continue their desire to earn a four-year scholarship at an accredited four-year college,” their website explains.
On September 1st at around 3 in the afternoon, JauMarcus was heading to football practice and got into the elevator with his teammates at 444 Suites Student Housing.
The elevator that JauMarcus was on collapsed, and he became stuck in between the second and third levels of the housing complex.
GoFundMe; pictured above is JauMarcus
JauMarcus’s teammates desperately tried to help him, and firefighters attempted to extract him from the elevator for more than an hour.
Although JauMarcus was eventually freed and rushed to the Atlanta Medical Center, he sadly passed away there.
“Our beloved JauMarcus McFarland, of Missouri, tragically died on September 1st, in an elevator accident,” a GoFundMe page created for JauMarcus reads.
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“JauMarcus was a wonderful teammate who touched the lives of those around him. JauMarcus dedicated his life to honor God in all things, especially being a caring teammate.”
“We know the McFarland family is not prepared for the high cost of a funeral service. We want to provide resources to transport JauMarcus home and help give him the memorial his family will cherish during this horrendous experience.”
“Please consider this tax-deductible support given to Georgia Prep Sports Academy IHO JauMarcus McFarland with the first $20,000 going to the McFarland family and the second $20,000 going to a scholarship endowment for future players to attend Georgia Prep Sports Academy and Champions Prep football team.”
If you wish to help JauMarcus’s family with the costs of his funeral expenses and scholarship fund, you can do that here.
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