Obituaries

Celebration of Kajal Patel's Life Planned for Sunday

The community is invited to Athens Academy's Spartan Center to remember the teen who touched so many lives.

A community-wide celebration to remember Kajal Patel, the vibrant Athens Academy seventh grader who passed away on Monday, will be held on Sunday, March 3. 

The service will take place at 2 p.m. inside the Spartan Center and attendees are asked to wear red in honor of Kajal.

Donations in Kajal's memory may be made to the Be A Hero For Kajal fund at Athens First Bank and Trust or sent by mail to PO Box 647, Watkinsville, GA 30677.

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The fund will be used for programs created in Kajal's name which will aim to develop service and leadership in students, according to the Be a Hero for Kajal Facebook Page.


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