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- The linebacker changed his number to No. 5 in honor of his brother's high school jersey. The Wake Forest team went on to have their best season and Jon insisted that he was "playing for two." Subsequently, his family founded the Luke Abbate 5th Quarter Foundation to raise awareness about reckless driving.
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And, in so doing, dedicated the new season to the memory of his brother. The Abbate family founded The Luke Abbate 5th Quarter Foundation for the purposes of educating young people nationwide to the dangers and life-altering consequences of irresponsible driving.
- Driving Awareness
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- Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIPS. In honor of Luke’s memory, we’ve established...
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Apr 4, 2011 · On Feb. 13, 2006, his younger brother, Luke, 15, a passenger in a car driven by another Harrison High School student, was critically injured in a car wreck in Cobb County.
When the 15-year-old dies in a car accident caused by a reckless teenage driver after lacrosse practice in February 2006, Luke's older brother, Jon Abbate, is motivated to have the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team be successful in their upcoming season.
Jun 3, 2011 · Defensive player Jon Abbate (’10) lost his younger brother Luke in an auto accident at home in Marietta, Ga., before the season began. The movie depicts the family’s struggles with grief, but also how the team’s successes on the football field gave them something to rally behind.
Mar 25, 2011 · The Abbate family of Marietta, Georgia lost 15-year-old Luke in a tragic car accident on his way home from school in 2006. Later that year, older brother Jon Abbate, a junior at Wake Forest ...
Apr 28, 2011 · She later learned it came from Luke Abbate, a top athlete at the Carey Harrison High School in Marietta — and the younger brother of Jon Abbate, a star linebacker for Wake Forest University.
Sep 2, 2018 · According to the Abbate's story on the foundation website, Jon considered giving up football after his brother died. Instead, he stayed on the team to honor his brother who idolized him.
