NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio — Jeremy Michael was supposed to come home Wednesday afternoon. The 20-year-old Muskingum University sophomore had just one final left to take, and then he'd be back in North Ridgeville for the holidays.

Instead, on Tuesday, while playing pickup basketball with friends, Jeremy collapsed. He didn't survive.

Now, a community is grieving the sudden loss of a young man who, in just 20 years, left an indelible mark on everyone who knew him.

"We didn't even know how much until this all came about," said Jeremy's mother, Heather Gibson.

A smile that brightened every room

Bryan Morgan, North Ridgeville High School's head football coach, had known Jeremy since middle school. Morgan coached him in basketball before becoming the football coach during Jeremy's sophomore y

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