No Foul Play In Death Of Arlington Heights College Student: Autopsy

Authorities do not suspect foul play in the weekend death of an Arlington Heights native and University of Iowa freshman who was attending a fraternity formal in Missouri, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. That initial determination came Tuesday after the Camden County sheriff's office in Missouri received the preliminary autopsy results for Kamil Jackowski, 19, who died Sunday. It will take six to eight weeks before a ruling is made on the official cause of death while officials await for the full toxicology results on the 2016 John Hersey High School graduate, the report added.

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Emergency crews found Jackowski at about 7 a.m. Sunday, April 30, in a room at Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. He was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital. A member of Sigma Chi, Jackowski was at the lake resort to attend the fraternity's formal over the weekend. Since Jackowski's death, the University of Iowa's Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils instituted on all out-of-town formals and alcohol consumption at official events. But the Camden County sheriff's office wouldn't speculate whether alcohol led to Jackowski's death.

A prayer serivce for the freshman also was held Tuesday in Iowa City, according to the Daily Iowan, the university's student newspaper. Family, friends and members of the Sigma Chi fraternity attended the event at the Newman Catholic Center on the University of Iowa's campus.

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"Kamil always had a smile on his face," Peter Fassnacht, the Iowa student who organized the memorial, wrote on the event's Facebook page. "He never complained and always made the room he was in a better place just by his lighthearted spirit."

A candlelight vigil for Jackowski will be held Wednesday night on campus, and funeral arrangements for the pre-business major were pending. A GoFundMe page was created by the family Sunday to raise money for services for the teen. With a goal of $10,000, the campaign has earned more than $50,000 so far.

"Kamil was a warm hearted and caring brother and son," the online fundraising page stated. "He was an extremely hard worker and always kept a smile on his face, cracking jokes, making faces, and making those around him smile. He was a brilliant kid that had such a bright future. Unfortunately, he was taken too soon."

A football player at Hersey, Jackowski was named to the Daily Herald's All-Area offensive and defensive teams in 2015, and an online petition to retire his No. 1 jersey has been started. But a spokeswoman for Township High School District 214 told the Daily Herald that neither Hersey nor the school system have discussed such a move.

More via the Iowa City Press-Citizen and the Daily Iowan

Kamil Jackowski, 19 (photo via the Jackowski family | GoFundMe)

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