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The brother of former Princeton Tigers soccer participant Tiger Bech reacted to his loss of life on Wednesday after he was recognized as one of many victims within the New Orleans terror assault.

Jack Bech, a large receiver who performs for TCU and was on the LSU Tigers’ roster, posted a heartfelt message to his brother on X.

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LSU Tigers participant Jack Bech is interviewed throughout SEC Media Days on the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta on July 18, 2022. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

“Love you at all times brother ! You impressed me on a regular basis now you get to be with me in each second. I acquired this household T, don’t fear. This is for us,” he wrote.

Tiger Bech was one of many 15 individuals killed within the terror assault that occurred on Bourbon Street within the wee hours of New Year’s Day.

The New Orleans native performed for Princeton from 2016-2018 and was an All-Ivy League kick returner. During his three-year profession, he caught 53 passes for 825 yards with three touchdowns. 

He graduated from the college in 2021 and pursued a profession in finance. He was working as a stockbroker in New York City however traveled again residence to Louisiana for the vacations.

Tiger Bech

Former Princeton soccer participant Tiger Bech, 27, was killed within the Bourbon Street assault. (2018 Beverly Schaefer by way of Princeton Atheltics)

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Both Bechs performed highschool soccer at St. Thomas More.

“Tiger was one in every of a form,” St. Thomas More Principal Marty Cannon told NOLA.com. “I don’t suppose I’ve ever seen somebody that would do issues on a soccer discipline that Tiger may do. I’ve seen a whole lot of good ones at St. Thomas and I’ve seen lots once I was enjoying school soccer.

“Tiger may do issues that had been simply unexplainable for that physique sort and that brief stature, however all that energy.”

Trevor Begue, who performed with Bech at highschool, advised the paper he noticed the participant on Monday and talked in regards to the youthful Bech.

“He was an ideal participant and an ideal individual. We all regarded as much as him. He was the main receiver in that room,” Begue stated, including that he was a “humble man.”

A person leaves a bouquet of flowers on the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street through the investigation after a pickup truck rammed right into a crowd of revelers early on New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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The investigation into the terror attack is ongoing.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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