Robert Bonastia, a Class of 2012 graduate and varsity baseball player at Paramus High School, passed away Thursday. He was 19-years-old.
Bonastia's cancer battle drew in tons of support from the Paramus community in the past year. The teen had been diagnosed with kidney cancer last fall, according to NorthJersey.com.
Bonastia's cancer battle drew in tons of support from the Paramus community in the past year. The teen had been diagnosed with kidney cancer last fall, according to NorthJersey.com.
"Paramus is a much emptier place today and has shed many tears as an amazing young man was taken from us. We grieve with his family and friends. Regretfully the Paramus community has had too many taken from us us too soon and the greatest tribute we can pay to all of them is to live every day to the fullest. RIP Robbie," wrote Mayor Richard LaBarbiera on his Facebook page Thursday.
Hundreds of messages are pouring in on a tribute page on Facebook in memory of the young man.
The family will receive friends at Vander Platt Memorial Home on Monday, July 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral mass will be held Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter the Apostle RC Church in River Edge.
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