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Hudson Valley High School Student With Passion For Sports Dies At Age 16 Hudson Valley High School Student With Passion For Sports Dies At Age 16
Hudson Valley High School Student With Passion For Sports Dies At Age 16 A Hudson Valley high school student who loved sports, has died at the age of 16. Sam Lown, age 16, a longtime Dutchess County resident from the town of Red Hook, died on Tuesday, July 26, following a courageous battle with cancer, according to his obituary.  Born on April 7, 2006, in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Donald and Jennifer (Spencer) Lown. Sam was a student at Red Hook Central School and had a "great passion" for many different sports including football, lacrosse, and basketball.  He played and enjoyed them all starting with​ ​flag football, then Pop Warner football,…