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Bethlehem Athlete, Temple University Student Dies After Battling Diabetes Complications, 21 Bethlehem Athlete, Temple University Student Dies After Battling Diabetes Complications, 21
Bethlehem Athlete, Temple University Student Dies After Battling Diabetes Complications, 21 Lehigh Valley native and celebrated athlete John Peter Jones died Thursday, Oct. 13 from complications of type 1 diabetes. He was 21. Born in Allentown, Jones graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem in 2020, and was a junior at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he was pursuing a degree in finance, his obituary says. Jones was known for his outgoing and humble personality. At three years old, he began swimming with the Bethlehem Stars Swim Team at the Bethlehem YMCA before joining his high school's swim team and later coaching at local youth organizations, according to his ob…

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