Jace Jefferson Memorial Scholarship

In May of 2015 he started having headaches that became migraines and wouldn’t allow him to get out of bed. In June 2015 he was admitted to the hospital to find out that he had a brain tumor. It was immediately discovered to be in an inoperable location and he was airlifted to Houston Texas Children’s Hospital. They biopsied the tumor and quickly put in a shunt to relieve pressure. He was discharged 8 days later and played catch that Saturday at baseball tryouts. He was a fighter! At the end of July he returned to Houston for 9 weeks of radiation in hopes to shrink the tumor. Unfortunately if never shrank, but he lived a great 15 months of happiness and with a never-give-up attitude. He returned to school and the field. Jace always reassured his family that he was going to be fine. He was a Christian and loved the Lord. In October 2016 Jace took a turn for the worse and was wheelchair bound. His right side gave out on him and we went to Austin for a second option. Dell Children’s Hospital was amazing and quickly knew he needed help. After a long 16 hour surgery our sweet boy never regained strength to wake up. He went to be with the Lord on November 11, 2016. Our Hero passed on Veteran’s Day. He had won his war with glioblastoma brain cancer.