“He was my role model and No. 1 supporter in everything I did, and he taught me things I will have for a lifetime. Although I can’t spend forever with my best friend, he made the two and a half years we dated all worth it, and now I have my angel watching over me.”
McKayla Linz
August 26, 2014
“Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can,
to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can.”
John Wesley
Lucas Marcelli was taken from us August 25, 2014 in a plane crash at the age of 20. Lucas was a loving son, brother, friend, and boyfriend. He stood out in all aspects of his life including academics and athletics at Jackson High School and Case Western Reserve University.
It was supposed to be a nighttime ride high above Cleveland. A relaxing, fun look around from the sky as a new school year kicked off. Lucas Vincent Marcelli and three fellow Case Western Reserve University students rented a small plane for the four-hour tour.
A letter from Barbara R. Snyder, President of Case Western Reserve
I write with deep regret to inform you of a devastating loss to our university community. Last night four of our undergraduates died when a private plane crashed about 15 miles east of our campus. We learned early this morning that our students were the victims of this tragic accident; after notifying their parents, we contacted the roommates of the young men and then the broader campus. We are shocked and saddened, and at the same time anxious to provide these families and our students whatever support we can during this awful time.