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Calling Hours Wednesday for Roosevelt Teen Devon Deonta Conwell

The 15-year-old affectionately known as "Big Daddy D" passed away on April 17, 2013.

Calling hours are set for the Theodore Roosevelt High School student who died unexpectedly last week during a basketball practice in Twinsburg. 

Devon Deonta "Big Daddy D" Conwell passed away on April 17, 2013. The 15-year-old sophomore played football and basketball at the high school.

Kent City Schools Superintendent Joseph Giancola said Conwell collapsed suddenly at a non-school basketball practice.

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"Devon Conwell was one of those students who everybody loved," Giancola said. "He had a contagious smile."

It's unclear what caused Conwell's sudden death Wednesday evening.

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Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Theodore Roosevelt High School Auditorium. Funeral services will follow.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to The Devon Conwell Memorial Fund at the Portage Community Bank.


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