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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — 17-year-old Gabriel Garcia Jr. mislaid his conflict with crab connected July 16. He was a Sunnyside High School pupil who is remembered for his large grin and large heart.
“I recovered him, astir unresponsive 1 night, and we went into the ER,” Gabriel’s mom, Crystal Martinez, said.
Martinez tells YourCentralValley.com that her lad took his last enactment successful her arms.
“We've seen that helium looked a small spot different. I told my sister to scoot him over. And I got successful determination and I held him. And I conscionable told him, you know, erstwhile you spot Jesus tally to him,” Martinez said.
Gabriel’s wrestling coach, Brian Paine, was flooded with emotions.
“I similar to accidental that helium was my small mijo, due to the fact that I truly felt helium was my small son,” helium said.
Payne said helium has a adjacent enslaved with Gabriel and his family.
“We were determination that night, instantly conscionable drove implicit truthful I could spot him 1 past time, effort to get my condolences, and it's conscionable been rough,” Payne said.
Coach Payne helped signifier a fundraiser for Gabriel’s aesculapian bills successful June. Back then, Gabriel told YourCentralValley.com that “My friends spell supra and beyond for me, and I emotion them for it. I got religion that it’s going to each enactment retired and it’s going to spell away."
Gabriel’s ma says his passing is bittersweet. She’s gladsome helium was surrounded by his favourite people.
“He had the signifier for crab since time 1 erstwhile helium archetypal recovered retired erstwhile helium was archetypal diagnosed. And you wouldn't know,” Martinez said.
Gabriel loved sharing his emotion with others.
“He was the benignant of kid that astatine Christmas time, you know, each the radical were coming successful with presents for them. But helium went buying for the kids successful the hospital,” Martinez said.
He was a selfless kid, and now, the assemblage is stepping up for him. Family friends person organized a sports memorabilia auction to screen ceremonial costs.
“We figured we'll propulsion unneurotic an auction. Whatever we tin rise for Gabe tin spell to the household for him,” CFO of Pandemonium International Jim Martinez said.
Martinez says she knows her lad is present successful a amended place.
“One supplication that Gabriel prayed retired large that I heard him accidental was, Lord, fto maine beryllium a beacon of airy for you. And I cognize that that has travel to pass. And it was answered,” Crystal Martinez said.
Anyone who wishes to larn much astir however to assistance Gabriel's household with ceremonial costs, tin either donate to the household GoFundMe by clicking here, sojourn his memorial site for donations, oregon click here to enactment successful the online sports memorabilia auction.
