Gleaton Jones, a former Georgia Bulldogs operating again who was on the 2021 nationwide championship staff, died following accidents he suffered in a automotive crash final week. He was 21.
Jones was on a searching journey in Florida when he was concerned in a automotive crash, in response to the University of Georgia’s scholar newspaper The Red & Black. He suffered a mind harm within the wreck and was positioned within the ICU at a Florida hospital.
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Georgia Bulldogs helmets lined up throughout the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Dec. 30, 2023. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA Today Sports)
“Gleaton lived life to the fullest and emoted pleasure and enthusiasm in each endeavor,” an obituary for Jones learn. “For such a young age, he created a full life for himself, and for others, by investing deeply in his household, pals, fraternity, and repair to others by means of his rising religion. Known by his closest pals as ‘Gleat,’ he was described as merely joyful and magnetic.
“There was no room sufficiently big that his shiny gentle was unable to fill. By all accounts, he was well-liked, widespread, and charming, however much more so, humble, form, empathetic, and personable – making his pals really feel liked and necessary. His light-heartedness and joyful disposition may raise others to happiness, and his listening expertise usually gave peace of thoughts and encouragement.”
Jones attended Deerfield-Windsor School in Georgia earlier than he dedicated to the Bulldogs. He was a three-sport athlete on the college and selected to play soccer.
He was solely with the Bulldogs for the lone season.
“There are so many blessings to be grateful for within the multitude of affection, assist, and prayers given to Gleaton’s household and to all that liked him,” the obituary continued. “Truly, your prayers have shouldered their burdens that have been an excessive amount of to endure alone.
“The Albany group, the Deerfield-Windsor School group, and the households and members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity have poured a lot love and encouragement into their lives, and they’re eternally grateful.”
A Georgia Bulldogs helmet on the CFP nationwide championship recreation at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Jan. 9. 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
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A memorial service for Jones will likely be held Monday afternoon at Wynfield Plantation.
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