“Pain and discomfort comes to mind the most because it’s not something that we can necessarily control,” he said. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.High school quarterback plays through the pain of losing parents to COVID-19 Ricardo Kaulessar is a local reporter for. "I never lost a student to suicide before and it's just very shocking and jarring, and there's lots going on with that," Delesky said. She said the school's marching band was not the same this year, as it was missing Jordan's playing of the sousaphone. He is looking forward to the memorial celebration, which he believes will draw a crowd, since many who knew Jordan were not able to mourn in a normal way immediately after his death due to COVID restrictions.ĭelesky said while she is doing the run to raise money and awareness, she will also get Jordan's friends and family to walk around the track and get together to celebrate him. He always loved the underdog and he detested bullies," Falco said. And misses the Jordan who befriended fellow students who weren't as outgoing as him. He misses the teen who loved to wear T-shirts showing off his love of puns. "He was really a joyful kid before the depression."įrank Falco said he misses the child who played the tuba to master an instrument larger than the French horn his older brother, Alec, was playing. "This really is the opportunity to give not just my family, but the entire community a chance to mourn and be together, although I do want it to be a celebration and I don't want it to be this really down, sad day for everyone," she said. We must address mental health | Opinionĭara Falco said she looks forward to the memorial celebration that will take place at the gazebo near the Duck Pond on May 23 at 2 p.m.
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"He honestly said to us once, because he was being treated for depression for a couple of years, that if something happened to him, we would get over it," Dara Falco said through tears. Her family in recent days has gotten cards from his teachers, and notes from fellow students and even strangers with testimonials about her son that have given her comfort and reaffirmed that he was "very special." But she still feels the pain of his absence. Jordan Falco was found dead near the Haworth Avenue train crossing in Haworth early on April 29, 2020, nine days before his 17th birthday.ĭara Falco said she still gets very emotional thinking about her baby boy, especially during this time of the year, with the day of his birth and of his death so close to one another. Lauren Delesky, Jordan's band teacher at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, will be running in a fundraiser 10K that morning on the school's track to put a spotlight on mental health and suicide prevention.Īnd they have recollections of the young man who still impacts their lives a year after his death. Watch Video: What to do if you or a loved one is at risk of suicideĭEMAREST - This Saturday, Jordan Falco would have been marking his 18th birthday.ĭara and Frank Falco will be spending a quiet day at their Demarest home preparing for a community celebration of their son's life and a dedication of a bench swing in his memory later this month.
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