Logan Gagnier.Photo: gofundme
After spending the day with his family, Logan Gagnier, 9, unexpectedly died after going to bed on Friday night, his uncle, JD Sheppard, told Fox affiliateKSTU.
“Saturday morning, the house kind of starts waking up and mom said, ‘Where’s Logan?’ They went to wake him up, and unfortunately, he passed early on in the evening,” Sheppard told the outlet.
Sheppard, who created aGoFundMeto help support his nephew’s family, wrote on the fundraising page that Logan had “no known sickness or trauma.”
“We had no warning,” he told KSTU. “But God gave us some special moments.”
In a heartbreaking social media post, Logan’s momwrotethat her world shattered “in an instant” on Saturday morning.
She explained that she initially thought Logan was “just sleeping in from a late night,” so she asked one of his siblings to go wake him up.
Garth told the outlet that the family doesn’t have answers as to what happened yet, as a preliminary autopsy was inconclusive.
“He was healthy and he was active, so that’s what’s confusing and frustrating,” he shared.
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Although his time was short, Logan “lived life to the fullest.”
“He loved BYU football, family time, and was always looking to make people laugh,” his uncle wrote in a message shared on the GoFundMe page.
Continuing, he wrote, “Please pray for his family who has to struggle with living with the hole in their home and their hearts. We love you Logan.”
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Logan’s school also paid tribute to the fourth-grade student on campus Monday.
“We will begin to honor and remember him on Monday, March 14, with a ribbon tying event,” the Mountain Trails Elementary PTAwroteon its Facebook account. “Students and their families who wish to help can meet at 1:00 p.m. in front of the school. Logan’s favorite colors were ours, orange and blue.”
In addition to his big personality and love of sports, Logan’s father said he “had so much to offer” because of the kindness he showed to others.
Those interested in donating to Logan’s GoFundMe can do sohere.
source: people.com
