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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
Family and friends are mourning the nonaccomplishment of Joey Fecci.
The Nashville-based cook died portion moving a marathon April 27, organizers of the lawsuit confirmed connected societal media. He was 26.
He was recovered unresponsive, per the organizers, during the St. Jude Rock ‘n' Roll Running Series. He received on-site aesculapian attraction earlier being transported to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium died, according to the event's Facebook page.
Joey's older member Nick Fecci said that they past saw him live astatine mile 18, wherever they captured a video of him smiling and giving high-fives.
"We were waiting for him to travel astir the last agelong erstwhile we got the telephone telephone that would destruct our lives forever," Nick shared successful a statement, per Nashville's NBC affiliate WSMV. "We volition ne'er comprehend however thing similar this could happen. We volition ne'er recognize wherefore the brightest airy successful each of our lives was taken from america truthful horrifically and inexplicably."
In a household connection that besides confirmed Joey's passing, they noted, "He was a treasured son, brother, boyfriend, and person to truthful many."
Joey, who was the cook de cuisine astatine Yolan successful Nashville for 3 and a fractional years earlier departing successful February, began his vocation astatine 15 astatine an Italian spot successful Somers, N.Y., according to FSR Magazine. He aboriginal attended The Culinary Institute of America earlier moving astatine 2 Michelin restaurants successful New York City and 1 successful Chicago.
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Nick revealed that his small member had a passionateness for cooking from a young property and began making household dinners astatine 12.
"At 3 years aged helium would propulsion a seat up to the stove truthful helium could basal connected it and flip the Saturday greeting pancakes," Nick reflected, per WSMV. "That was thing that I was ever envious of him for -- helium had a burning passionateness for cooking from an aboriginal age, and helium ever knew helium was going to travel that passion."
He added, "The satellite mislaid a literal culinary genius that was going to make and animate truthful overmuch more, and I mislaid my champion friend."
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