Max Engle handed away on Friday, greater than every week faraway from struggling a head damage in a highschool soccer recreation.
The 17-year previous Engle suffered the top damage on September 8 whereas enjoying for Jersey Shore Excessive College (Pennsylvania) in opposition to Selinsgrove Excessive College (Pennsylvania).
Engle’s faculty district shared a social media put up from the household on Saturday, notifying the Jersey Shore neighborhood of his passing:
“We want to start by sharing our immense gratitude and appreciation for the love and help given to our household on this tough time. The large outpouring of ideas and prayers have been of nice consolation to us throughout this time. Max has been combating exhausting all through this week, however he wanted to maneuver on to satisfy a better function. On Friday, September fifteenth, he joined the Lord and people who cherished him and have gone earlier than him. Please know he felt all of your love and prayers.
“By his life, he has tried to convey individuals collectively. We really feel he has been bringing individuals collectively throughout this time of uncertainty. We select to imagine he’s proudly smiling at this unification of neighborhood. The beneficiant items you may have bestowed upon our household shall be used to honor Max in addition to to maneuver ahead a message of togetherness, neighborhood and love.”
Late within the recreation in opposition to Selinsgrove, Engle returned to the sector following a timeout. As he walked on the sector, he collapsed.