WAUKESHA, Wis. — Brady Caproon died on Sep. 4, 2024, just two days before his 18th birthday, in a tragic accident, according to his obituary.
Brady loved sports, he began playing lacrosse in 2nd grade and became starting varsity goalie his freshman year of high school.
He also had a passion for helping others, from supporting a friend in need to collecting food in food drives.
In honor of Brady, friends and family held a food drive, on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8.
"I know for a fact he would be very happy," Brady's friend Frankie Weczera said. "Everyone’s together, all of our friends are getting along we’re all doing a good thing together."
The food drive was held from noon to 4 p.m. on both days in the parking lot of Sunset Bowl in Waukesha.
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“Doing stuff like this just makes me feel connected to him, because I miss him a lot," Brady's friend Leo Zwicky said. "It’s just something I can do that makes it feel like he’s here with me still.”
The B+ written on the posters stands for the love that Brady showed, his family asks that all "be positive" and "be Brady."
On top of filling Brady's car, a Juke, the goup was able to fill about three pickup truck loads of donated food.
Brady's mother Allisun Caproon told TMJ4 new's Tahleel Mohieldin she's thankful her son's legacy is living on through his friends.
“It helps mend us the best we can," she said. “I know he’s looking down at us and sending everybody our way and just really proud of all of his friends that are still sticking around the family and continuing with his legacy.”
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