Carson High grad, son of CHS athletic director dies in snowmobile accident, GoFundMe page established
The Carson High School community is mourning the loss of Jake Roman, a 2017 CHS graduate and son of Athletic Director, teacher and head football coach Blair Roman. Jake died from injuries in a snowmobile accident at Lake Tahoe, according to friends of the family.
A GoFundMe page was established by Hilary Mendeguia, to help the family with medical and funeral expenses. The page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/jake-roman-funeral-expenses
Hilary writes: "My heart breaks writing this message! Anybody that knew Jake Roman could testify to what an amazing person he was! He was a wonderful son, grandson, nephew, brother and friend. Jake was known for putting 100 percent effort into everything in which he was involved from athletics to school. There are no words to describe the heartbreak our community is feeling right now at the loss of Jake. I am creating this Go Fund Me page to help raise money for Jake’s funeral expenses. You may also leave messages for Blair, Susan, Lily and Michael."
Jake's mother, Susan, is a teacher at Carson Middle School.
As of Monday morning, the GoFundMe page has raised $36,575 with a goal of $40,000.
An Honor Walk was held and attended by friends and family of Jake, who was an organ donor. A funeral service date will be announced soon.
In a profile of Jake Roman in fall 2016, Senator Square columnist and CHS teacher Phil Brady wrote that Jake was a member of the Carson High School football and wrestling teams since his freshman year, and earned state academic awards in both sports each year. At CHS, Jake was member of the National Honor Society as well as Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jake attended the University of Nevada, Reno. Monday would have been his 21st birthday.
We will update as more information becomes available.
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