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Never Back Down: Alex Sebahie Foundation Will Help NJ Wrestlers In Need Never Back Down: Alex Sebahie Foundation Will Help NJ Wrestlers In Need
Never Back Down: Alex Sebahie Foundation Will Help NJ Wrestlers In Need Alex Sebahie was born a leader and a giver. The star Paramus wrestler would have given the shirt off his back to anyone in need. He raised thousands of dollars for local and national organizations and in his spare time, he enjoyed mentoring younger grapplers. Although the 21-year-old died when his car went off the Garden State Parkway hitting a utility pole New Years Day, his name lives on through Never Back Down: The Alex Sebahie Foundation. The nonprofit organization will raise money to help New Jersey wrestlers and teams in need, covering costs of registration, tournaments, camps and e…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Set For Paramus Wrestler Alex Sebahie Funeral Arrangements Set For Paramus Wrestler Alex Sebahie
Funeral Arrangements Set For Paramus Wrestler Alex Sebahie Arrangements for 21-year-old Alex Sebahie of Paramus have been finalized. The standout wrestler, who was remembered as a fierce competitor and great friend, died after his car went off the Garden State Parkway hitting a utility pole early New Year's Day. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. A funeral service will be Monday at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of the Visitation on N. Fairview Avenue, with interment to follow at Arlington Cemetery in Kearny. More than $17,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe to aid the family as of Wednesday afternoon. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paramus Wrestling Star, 21, Killed In Crash Paramus Wrestling Star, 21, Killed In Crash
Paramus Wrestling Star, 21, Killed In Crash Paramus wrestling star Alex Sebahie was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in South Jersey before dawn New Year’s Day. The Nissan Altima driven by Sebahie went off the parkway, hit a utility pole and came to rest on the roadway around 4:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Lawrence Peele said. Sebahie, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home with a funeral service and interment set for Monday. Sebahie had been a star wrestler since elementary school. He graduated Paramus High School as one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco