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ACU Mourns the Passing of Kade Parmelly
7/10/2023 10:11:00 AM | Football
ABILENE – Abilene Christian mourns the passing of former Wildcat football standout Kade Parmelly.
Parmelly, who inspired teammates and classmates with his battle with leukemia, passed away on July 7 at the age of 24.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Beltway Park Church, south campus in Abilene (4009 Beltway S).
Parmelly played four seasons at ACU before transferring to Duke for his COVID season.
While at ACU, Parmelly was a CoSIDA Academic All-District 7, Second Team Southland Conference All-Preseason, Southland Conference All-Academic
and Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree.
He played in every game throughout his career at ACU.
A 2017 graduate of Abilene Wylie High School, Parmelly helped Wylie to the Class 4A Division I state championship game and was an Honorable Mention Class 4A all-state selection and first-team all-district, all-area and Abilene Reporter-News All-Big Country Super Team honoree. He also was a second-team Academic All-State selection and a member of the National Honor Society.
Parmelly, who inspired teammates and classmates with his battle with leukemia, passed away on July 7 at the age of 24.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Beltway Park Church, south campus in Abilene (4009 Beltway S).
Parmelly played four seasons at ACU before transferring to Duke for his COVID season.
While at ACU, Parmelly was a CoSIDA Academic All-District 7, Second Team Southland Conference All-Preseason, Southland Conference All-Academic
and Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree.
He played in every game throughout his career at ACU.
A 2017 graduate of Abilene Wylie High School, Parmelly helped Wylie to the Class 4A Division I state championship game and was an Honorable Mention Class 4A all-state selection and first-team all-district, all-area and Abilene Reporter-News All-Big Country Super Team honoree. He also was a second-team Academic All-State selection and a member of the National Honor Society.
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