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Jake's obituary says he was a lacrosse player at Brooke Point High School, and remembers him as a "kind soul with a caring heart," who "always made people laugh." He was 17 years old.
People turned out in droves to pay their respects at his funeral on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jake's mom, Cindi Sinclair, tells Daily Voice.
"He was a kid who made everyone he met feel loved and talked friends down when they were sad," she said. "But he hid his pain well our family and his friends are heartbroken."
Cindi is urging others who are hurting to ask for help.
"No parent no friends no family should ever have to feel the pain we are feeling knowing he needed our help," she said, "but he never showed it."
A GoFundMe for the Sinclair family had raised more than $7,700 as of Thursday, Jan. 25.
"In loving memory of Jake, a gentle soul whose warmth and laughter touched the lives of everyone around him. His memory lives on in our hearts," the campaign reads.
Jake is survived by his parents, Chris and Cindi (Bostick) Sinclair; siblings, Tyler and Autumn Sinclair; his paternal grandparents, Lisa Sinclair and Terry Looney; his maternal grandparents, Tricia and Charlie Whitmore; and Scott and Cheryl Bostick of Granite.
Click here for Jake Sinclair's complete obituary with service details and here to donate to the Sinclair family.
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