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University of Alabama community holds memorials as Spanish authorities confirm drowning without signs of foul play, with fraternity brothers aiding search efforts.
- University of Alabama junior Jimmy Gracey, 20, died in Barcelona, Spain, after an apparent accidental drowning, with Spanish police ruling out foul play based on security footage.
- Gracey disappeared early Tuesday morning after visiting the Shoko Barcelona club in the Villa Olimpica area during his spring break, prompting search efforts by his Theta Chi fraternity brothers.
- An examination at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Catalonia indicated drowning as the cause, with bruises suggesting Gracey struck rocks repeatedly; official autopsy results remain pending.
- On Monday, friends and classmates gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Chapel for a memorial Mass honoring Gracey, the Theta Chi chapter chaplain, as student Meagan Carney noted, "campus is feeling a big tragedy right now."
- Theta Chi fraternity brothers continue honoring his life with a vigil at their house on Tuesday at 7 p.m., while the investigation into Gracey's death continues overseas and online.
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Jimmy Gracey remembered during memorial Mass at University of Alabama
Friends and fraternity brothers of Jimmy Gracey gathered in Tuscaloosa on Monday to honor and pray for the University of Alabama student whose body was found at sea near Barcelona last week.
Surveillance video shows Alabama student Jimmy Gracey falling from dock before Barcelona drowning
A newly discovered surveillance video shows James "Jimmy" Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student, walking toward a dock before accidentally falling into the water in Barcelona, according to a report from Spanish newspaper El País. Gracey's body was pulled from the water on Thursday after a two-day search. The footage appears to settle early speculation about the circumstances of his death. Although initial reports suggested foul pla…
Hundreds gather for University of Alabama student’s memorial service
The St. Francis of Assisi University Parish was standing room only for a memorial Catholic service for 20-year-old UA student Jimmy Gracey, who died in Barcelona last week while visiting friends. Father Wyman Vintson led the congregation of hundreds of mostly college-aged people in Mass, where churchgoers prayed for Gracey’s soul and for comfort for those grieving his loss. Dozens of members of Gracey’s fraternity, Theta Chi, also attended. Vin…
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