Rockland teen loses battle with cystic fibrosis

Funeral arrangements have been made for a 15-year-old Rockland boy who lost his battle with cystic fibrosis this past weekend. Jimmy Place, of Pomona, was going to be a sophomore at Albertus Magnus High

News 12 Staff

May 20, 2014, 6:32 PM

Updated 3,639 days ago

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Rockland teen loses battle with cystic fibrosis
Funeral arrangements have been made for a 15-year-old Rockland boy who lost his battle with cystic fibrosis this past weekend.
Jimmy Place, of Pomona, was going to be a sophomore at Albertus Magnus High School this fall.He was very active with the local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in New York and worked to raise money to find a cure.
A wake for Place will be held tomorrow at the T.J. McGowan Funeral Home in Haverstraw..
A funeral Mass is set for Friday morning at St. Gregory Barbarigo Church in Garnerville.


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