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Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly sent out the following statement on the death of incoming freshman Matt Kelly. Kelly died falling from a hotel balcony last night while on Spring Break in Panama City, Florida.
"The Notre Dame football program is in a state of disbelief and incredible sadness with the news of this tragic event,” Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly said.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Matt James in this most trying of times. “On a personal level, I got to know Matt quite well over the past few years and he was a wonderful young man from a great family. Matt was an extremely talented person who was very bright and possessed a great dry sense of humor. He could not wait to join the Notre Dame family.
“My prayers and deepest condolences go out to the James family as well as the St. Xavier High School and Cincinnati communities.”
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St. Xavier students gathered at the high school Friday evening. Candles were lighted and students shared their memories of Matt before saying prayers.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the James family," says Mark Motz, St. Xavier director of communications and publications. "The entire James family- immediate and extended- has always been good to St. X. We hope we can be comfort in their time of need. We are a faith community and this is certainly is a test of that faith, but we will get through it together. We are all devastated by the news, but grateful for the gift of having Matt as an Xavier man."
A Facebook group honoring James has over 3,200 members as of Saturday morning.
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