Tapkannia Koeun/Contributing Writer
On Friday, Feb. 17, Marc Altidor, senior biological sciences major, collapsed while playing basketball at the Wellness and Recreation Center on the Modesto Maidique Campus. After being transported to a hospital, Altidor died.
Associate vice president and dean of students, Cathy Akens, confirmed Altidor was not a student athlete but the cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
External Relations released the following statement after the incident.
“The FIU family is saddened to learn of the death of one of our students who collapsed while playing basketball on the University’s MMC Campus and later passed away at the hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”
The Office of Residential Life also offered their condolences to Altidor’s family in a statement to Panther Press, as Altidor was living on-campus at the University Towers.
Natasha Marshall, Altidor’s cousin, invites members of the FIU community to attend the wake service to honor him on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and the funeral service on Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m. Both services will be held at the Community Church of God, 1300 NW 19th Ct in Fort Lauderdale.
“The family would like to share funeral information with the FIU community for anyone that wants to pay their respects. We also have began a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses,” said Marshall to Panther Press.
The GoFundMe page can be found on the following website: https://www.gofundme.com/marcandyaltidor
PantherNOW will continue provide updates as more information becomes available.
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