GLASSBORO — Rowan University's Greek community is mourning the death of senior Matthew Hruszczak, who died early Sunday morning, after months of being unresponsive following a car accident in Florida last July.

Hruszczak, 25, had been a member of Rowan’s Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) chapter, and would have been on track to graduate this fall if not for the accident last summer, according to university officials.

Messages and prayers inundated the fraternity's Facebook page Monday, while TKE members took to Hruszczak's favorite running trail, in Ceres Park near Pitman, to honor and remember their brother.

“We were taking it pretty hard that day — that Sunday,” said TKE chapter treasurer Jacob Basch on Tuesday. “He had a favorite running trail, and we went out there and said some prayers, and shared stories.

“It was harder for some brothers more than others.”

Basch described Hruszczak as “the biggest health nut I ever knew.” While majoring in health promotion and fitness management at Rowan University’s College of Education, Hruszczak was also a certified sky diver and avid runner.

A native of Jackson, in Ocean County, Hruszczak had been in Florida in early July for work when his vehicle struck a tree, according to Basch.

“He went into a coma,” he said, later adding that Hruszczak would open his eyes in the coming months, but remain unresponsive until his death.

The fraternity helped raise between $12,000 and $13,000 to help Hruszczak’s family pay for medical bills. Following the accident, Hruszczak had received treatment at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, and Bartley Healthcare in Jackson.

He was moved last Thursday to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, where he died at 4:06 a.m. Sunday after undergoing a tracheotomy, according to Basch.

“He had the biggest smile of anyone I knew,” said Basch. “He had a great passion for everything he did.”

Rowan spokesman Joe Cardona stated Monday that the university would be sending grief counselors to the fraternity to help the members through their loss. Rowan counseling services would also be available to the family, he added.

“We will make available our counseling centers, and the counselors will head out to the TKE house to help in any way they can,” said Cardona.

According to Basch, Hruszczak family is currently planning a service to “celebrate his life.”

A memorial fund to support Hruszczak's family can be found at www.gofundsme.com/6z1rcc.

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