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Aggie Band trumpeter dies in crash
By: Meagan O'Toole-Pitts
Issue date: 6/1/09 Section: News
Class of 2009 Aggie Band trumpeter Jonathan "Jon" Louis Urbanosky was killed May 23 in a car accident on County Road 162, near Private Road 57.
Urbanosky lost control of the vehicle after the front left tire slipped into a ditch, said Trooper Jason Adams. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Alcohol has not yet been ruled out as a factor in the accident.
Urbanosky was a member of the Corps of Cadets, B-Company, and entering his last semester of Agricultural Leadership and Development.
"He accomplished so much during his short time here," said Urbanosky's cousin Mary Dubois. "He made everyone in the family very proud with all of his accomplishments."
He had played the trumpet since grade school, said Urbanosky's cousin Keith Howe, Class of 2005, and excelled at it.
"That was just the type of person Jonathan was; when he started something he may not have been the best but with time he sure would be," said Howe. "He would work harder then anybody else I know."
He was a much-revered trumpeter in Aggieland, said Howe.
"Locally, a lot of people knew him because for memorial day and other events he would go to the ceremonies," said Howe. "And, he would play taps for the fallen soldiers from our area; he did that quite often."
In addition to his musical inclination, Urbanosky had a knack for all athletics, said Howe.
"He was very involved in intramural sports within the Corps," said Howe. "He always played sports in high school and growing up. He was very active. He played basketball, baseball and football."
Urbanosky was born May 4, 1987, in Caldwell. In 2005, he graduated with honors from Somerville High School.
He was very adventurous and hands-on, said Howe. "He was a constant outdoorsmen: fishing, hunting, playing golf. He just liked to be outside. He would take things apart even if he didn't know how to put them back together; he'd find a way."
Urbanosky lost control of the vehicle after the front left tire slipped into a ditch, said Trooper Jason Adams. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Alcohol has not yet been ruled out as a factor in the accident.
Urbanosky was a member of the Corps of Cadets, B-Company, and entering his last semester of Agricultural Leadership and Development.
"He accomplished so much during his short time here," said Urbanosky's cousin Mary Dubois. "He made everyone in the family very proud with all of his accomplishments."
He had played the trumpet since grade school, said Urbanosky's cousin Keith Howe, Class of 2005, and excelled at it.
"That was just the type of person Jonathan was; when he started something he may not have been the best but with time he sure would be," said Howe. "He would work harder then anybody else I know."
He was a much-revered trumpeter in Aggieland, said Howe.
"Locally, a lot of people knew him because for memorial day and other events he would go to the ceremonies," said Howe. "And, he would play taps for the fallen soldiers from our area; he did that quite often."
In addition to his musical inclination, Urbanosky had a knack for all athletics, said Howe.
"He was very involved in intramural sports within the Corps," said Howe. "He always played sports in high school and growing up. He was very active. He played basketball, baseball and football."
Urbanosky was born May 4, 1987, in Caldwell. In 2005, he graduated with honors from Somerville High School.
He was very adventurous and hands-on, said Howe. "He was a constant outdoorsmen: fishing, hunting, playing golf. He just liked to be outside. He would take things apart even if he didn't know how to put them back together; he'd find a way."
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