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Blake Sumego, Field High School Football Player Unexpectedly Dies

Blake Sumego, a varsity football player for Field High School Falcons in Mogadore, Ohio, has unexpectedly died. He was 18.

Sumego’s death occurred on Friday, September 27th, 2024. No cause of death was given but several friends and family hinted he took his own life in various social media posts.

“It is with great sadness that we share the loss of Blake Sumego, a beloved senior at Field High School and a proud member of our football team,” the Field High School athletics (Falcon) community said in a statement.

Sumego, of Akron, played varsity football for Falcons football and was in his senior year, set to graduate this spring. Sumego was “smart, mechanically inclined, athletic, funny, strong and excelled at anything he’d put his mind to”, according to his family.

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A Field Falcon parent, writing on Sumego’s passing, advised everyone struggling with their mental health to reach out. “...My inbox is ALWAYS open. I can’t promise you that I will have the words to take away your pain but I will listen, pray & try to help in the best way possible,” She added that as a nurse she also had important resources that could help out anyone who reached out to her.

To help his family with the funeral and burial expenses, a GoFundMe was started for Blake. The fundraiser has raised circa $4,800 of its stated $6,500 goal as at last update.

Sumego’s mother has been mourning her son, sharing how devastated she was by the news of his passing.

“I don’t ever know how im going to live without my baby💔💔💔 his infectious smile&&laugh…hearing him boss me around like he’s the parent 🤧 I’ve learned a lot in 43yrs but learning to live without Blake Sumego 💔 🤧 isn’t one of them,” Desiree Pauley said in a post on social media.

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