ROME, Ga. — The Rome High School football program is mourning the loss of a player who died after a battle with cancer and a sudden infection.
Jamarius Wells, 15, died on Tuesday with his parents by his side in Rome, according to a GoFundMe set up for the family.
The GoFundMe said that Wells battled leukemia twice and had been undergoing clinical chemotherapy trials at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
He passed away at Scottish Rite after being flown back for a secondary infection.
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“A young man with a kind smile and beautiful heart tackled life with determination. He loved his Georgia Bulldogs and New England Patriots. As he was one of their biggest fans rooting them on to championships, Jamarius is the true champion. He championed the ability to smile throughout his battle with leukemia not once but twice,” the GoFundMe organizer wrote.
According to the GoFundMe, Wells has played football since he was 7 years old.
He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019 and spent more than three years undergoing chemotherapy. After eight months, he relapsed with a different form of cancer, T-Cell lymphoma, in June of this year.
“From Coach Reid, the coaching staff and fellow Rome Wolves, your toughness and fighting spirit lives in all of us. Rest in peace,” the Rome High School football team wrote in a statement.
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The GoFundMe page is collecting donations to help Wells’ family with funeral services, his treatments and wages his family has lost.
“During this season of giving, let’s come together and give if you are able to support laying this amazing young man to rest. If you are unable to donate, please keep them in your prayers and if possible, please share this as far and wide as possible.”
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He leaves behind his parents and a 9-year-old sister.
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