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Former Penn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31 Former Penn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31
Former Penn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31 Former University of Pennsylvania basketball player Cameron Gunter died on Thursday, Jan. 19, the team announced on Twitter. He was 31 years old. Cameron graduated from Ridley High School (Class of 2014), and went on to play for the Penn basketball team while earning his degree in communications and commerce. The 6-foot-9 forward played in 91 games at Penn and had a career-high of 12 points in 15 minutes of action during a loss against Harvard, according to a report by The Daily Pennsylvanian. Born in Morton, Cameron had been living in Boston, MA at the time of his death, but previously s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Support Surges For Ridley Park Girls Mourning Mom's Death Support Surges For Ridley Park Girls Mourning Mom's Death
Support Surges For Ridley Park Girls Mourning Mom's Death Support is surging for two Ridley Park girls mourning the loss of their 37-year-old mother. Shannon M. Morgan, a Ridley High School graduate (Class of 2001) died on Jan. 22, her obituary says. Her obit remembers her as "a bright light gone too soon." A GoFundMe page organized by a family friend had raised $4,635 for Morgan's daughters Brenna, 10, and Braelyn, 6, as of Feb. 10. The page details how the girls have been taken under the voluntary guardianship of Braelyn's father Anthony, and her stepmother Stacey. The couple is in need of clothing, toys, and education funds to support t…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes 'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes
'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes A Delaware County community is rallying for a high school basketball coach awaiting extensive brain surgery. A GoFundMe for Morgan "Mo" Johnson, of Media, had raised upward of $2,000 out of the $20,000 needed to support Johnson's lifelong struggle with epilepsy as of Friday afternoon. Johnson's mother and campaign founder Teej Lee describes her daughter as someone who eats and breathes basketball, Mo transformed her passion into community service, donating her time to coaching youth teams locally. That led her to become the first woman to coach a high school basketball team in Delaware Cou…

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by Nicole Acosta