Fundraising Site Set Up For Scarsdale's Jaime Lebron Jr.

SCARSDALE, NY — A fundraising account has been set up to help the family of a Scarsdale school district staff member. Jaime Lebron Jr. died on Father’s Day, June 17, due to complications from colon surgery.

Lebron, a network specialist with the Technical Services team in the Scarsdale district, had scheduled routine surgery to remove a narrow piece of his colon Wednesday, June 14. Eighteen hours later, he began experiencing indescribable pain.

Early Friday morning, Lebron was rushed to emergency surgery and doctors found that the staples reconnecting his colon had come out and feces from the colon leaked into his body.

The family said the doctors tried to clean out the intestinal spill and reconnect the colon, but by that time, he had gone into septic shock.

Lebron died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, June 17.

Deijana Lebron, one of Jaime Lebron’s daughter, set up the Go Fund Me fundraising page to try to ensure his younger daughters “grow to be strong, independent and educated black women.”

“With his loss, we want to continue to work hard for what he spent his whole life working for; to see his daughters prosper in life. Please join in our goal to keep Jaime’s legacy, hopes and dreams alive by donating to his girls’ college scholarship fund,” Diejana Lebron said.

Drew Patrick, the Scarsdale district’s assistant superintendent for human resources, sent a message to faculty and staff Sunday with the news of Lebron’s death.

“It is with a heavy heart on this Father’s Day that I share the worst kind of news,” he said. “[Lebron] is survived by four incredible daughters and a devoted wife. Two of his daughters — Aiyana and Juliana — attend Scarsdale High School, and will need the very support that our Scarsdale family is so remarkable at providing.”

The goal for the fundraising website was set at $60,000. In one day, by late afternoon Tuesday, 438 people donated more than $85,000.

The fundraising site can be reached by clicking here.

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