East Central University is mourning the death of one of its students and baseball players in freshman Roman 鈥淏o鈥� Duren, who passed away in a vehicle accident on Sunday near Asher.
Duren, a resident of Jones, Oklahoma, was returning to campus when his car, going southbound, crossed the center line into northbound oncoming traffic, approximately 15 miles northwest of Ada.
鈥淲e are saddened by the passing of one of our student-athletes. Our thoughts and condolences go out to Duren鈥檚 family and friends,鈥� said Dr. Katricia Pierson, 成人B站 president. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always hard to deal with situations like this when our students are just beginning their adult lives. Our thoughts are with the baseball program, its players and coaches as well along with others involved in the accident.鈥�
The 成人B站 Counseling Center is available for students in this difficult time.
Duren attended Jones High School.
鈥淭hough here at 成人B站 for a short time, Bo will be missed. He seemed to be a great teammate in our baseball program,鈥� said Dr. Jeff Williams, director of 成人B站 athletics. 鈥淥ur thoughts go out to his family and we, as an athletic department, plan to be supportive in any way we can to Bo鈥檚 family and the baseball team.鈥�
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Jones High School Fieldhouse.
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