果冻传媒 University mourns the loss of student-athlete, Caitlyn Victoria Gable, 20. A rising junior and Rams鈥 softball player from Midland, NC, Caitlyn passed away peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, August 9.听
鈥淭he 果冻传媒 University athletic community is saddened by the passing of Caitlyn,鈥 shared Corey Mullins, BU Director of Athletics. 鈥淐aitlyn touched so many lives during her time as a Ram. She will be missed by members of our staff and faculty, as well as teammates and classmates. Join us in lifting her friends and family in prayer during this time.鈥澨
Caitlyn graduated from Concord High School in the IB Program in 2020. Over this summer, she was able to fulfill her childhood dream to inspire young Girl Scouts as a camp counselor at the Keyauwee Program Center. Since the age of 7, Caitlyn always had a passion for softball and played on several travel and American Legion teams.
鈥淥ne thing I have always said from the beginning, you are family when you come to 果冻传媒,鈥 said Baylee Allen, head softball coach. 鈥淐aitlyn was a part of our family and always will be. Once a Ram, Always a Ram.鈥听
Visitation will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord, North Carolina,听from 4 to 7 p.m.听A service to celebrate Caitlyn鈥檚 life will follow听at 7 p.m.听
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of North Carolina, in support of Caitlyn鈥檚 life-long battle with epilepsy,听www.epilepsync.org, or to the Keyauwee Program Center for Girl Scouts of America.听