Key Takeaways

• Jack and three other students were in a car accident on September 22, 2024. Jack lost his life, and the other three were injured.
• In honor of their friend Jack, The Minisink Valley Volleyball Team announced that they would postpone their schedule until further notice.
• A memorial service is soon to be held in honor of the departed young soul.

A student of the Minisink Valley Central School District, 17-year-old Jack Braun, lost his life in a car accident on September 22, 2024.

The accident occurred on Route 17 near Bloomingburg, New York.

Jack and three friends were in the car when it veered off exit ramp 114 and fell down a steep embankment Sunday morning.

Jack lost his life, and the other three were injured.

The sudden, unimaginable loss of a promising young man aggrieves the whole community.

Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus said that the details of the crash were not immediately known, but the county’s mental health team is standing by to assist the community to the best of their ability.

We all pray that his soul rest in peace!

Death; Jack Braun Slate Hill, NY, Minisink valley middle school student died in car accident…https://t.co/BleIwuMsNt

— Tonny Mattew (@TonnyReporting) September 23, 2024

He was well-liked by the students and teachers alike. He excelled in academics and extracurriculars and was generous, enthusiastic, loyal, kind, dedicated, and a bright young man who was a friend to all.

So let us not remember him as just someone who lost his life in the accident, but for the person he was!

He was a passionate sportsman, not just an athlete but a team player, who encouraged and supported his people.

In light of the incident, The Minisink Valley Volleyball Team announced that they would postpone their schedule until further notice.

This was a very thoughtful and considerate gesture, meaning not to overshadow Jack’s incident and bring the community together to support each other and mourn the untimely loss of their friend.

We cannot fathom what his near and dear ones might be experiencing right now, how shocked and mortified his family might be, having to witness the loss of their teenage son.

We sincerely hope that he remains forever alive in people’s hearts and for his friends and family to overcome the heartbreaking incident.

His friends, classmates, and even the school district have issued condolences to Jack’s grieving family.

A memorial service is soon to be held in honor of the departed young soul, hoping that their prayers could guide him to heaven.