STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – A New Jersey man attending Penn State died from injuries from in a fall at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Friday, according to reports from centredaily.com and mycentraljersey.com.
Timothy Piazza, 19, of Readington Township, was a 2015 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School and a member of the fraternity’s Alpha Upsilon chapter. His death was confirmed by Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers on Saturday, centredaily.com reported.
All social activities were cancelled on Saturday and State College police said an investigation is continuing, centredaily.com reported.
His older brother Michael also is a student at Penn State, according to mycentraljersey.com.
Timothy Piazza, who was studying engineering, played football while at Hunterdon Central. He also was on the spring track team, taking part in shot put, javelin and discus, according to NJ Advance Media archives and his college profile.
A member of the Homecoming Court in 2014, he also served as a Red Devil ambassador at Hunterdon Center and on the school’s Teem Prevention Education Program. He volunteered with the Hunterdon Outreach Program to help teach special needs children football, basketball and baseball.
Timothy Piazza also took part in the Hopeful Holidays and Readington’s Holiday Gifts Program, donating Christmas and holiday gifts to those in need. In his junior and senior years he also tutored upper level math and science.
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