{"id":7098,"date":"2025-02-01T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T09:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7098"},"modified":"2025-02-01T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T09:25:04","slug":"oswego-high-school-senior-killed-in-car-crash-remembered-for-always-having-a-smile-on-his-face-kendall-county-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7098","title":{"rendered":"Oswego High School senior killed in car crash remembered for always having a smile on his face – Kendall County Now"},"content":{"rendered":"


A sign reads Long Live Sean is placed on the volleyball float on Sunday Sept. 15, 2024, during the Oswego High School homecoming parade. <\/span>(David Toney for Shaw Local News \/David Toney)
Oswego<\/a> High School students are remembering fellow student Sean Fader as someone who always had a smile on his face and was an energetic athlete.
Fader, a senior at Oswego High School, died on Sept. 13 after the car he was driving hit a tree in Oswego Township and caught fire. During Oswego High School\u2019s homecoming parade on Sept. 15, signs like \u201cYou will be missed Sean\u201d and \u201cForever in our Hearts\u201d were on display.
Oswego High School color guard members get comforted as the band plays Amazing Grace on Sunday Sept. 15, 2024, before the start of the homecoming parade to honor a classmate who passed away in a car crash. <\/span>(David Toney for Shaw Local News \/David Toney)
\u201cThe whole community has been coming together,\u201d said fellow Oswego High School senior Abby Schwab, who participated in the parade. \u201cI think we\u2019re all just trying to celebrate his life. He always had something to say and he was very funny.\u201d
Oswego High School senior Mya Alonzo has known Fader since they were classmates at Traughber Junior High School in Oswego. They were in the same band class in sixth grade.
\u201cHe always had a smile on his face,\u201d Alonzo said. \u201cHe always made jokes and he was just a down-to-earth person. He lived his life to the fullest.\u201d
Sean Fader, a senior at Oswego High School, died on Sept. 13 after the car he was driving hit a tree in Oswego Township and caught fire. In his memory, his family is creating the Sean Fader Memorial Scholarship. <\/span>(Photo provided by GoFundMe.)
Fader was a member of the school\u2019s boys volleyball team. Kimberly Reichard, who is on the high school\u2019s girls volleyball team, also helps manage Oswego High School\u2019s boys volleyball team.
\u201cWhen he came to practice, he was always energetic,\u201d Reichard said. \u201cHe never didn\u2019t give his all on the court.\u201d
The Kendall County Sheriff\u2019s Office continues to investigate the crash that occurred about 8:51 p.m. Sept. 13 on Minkler Road near the intersection with Reservation Road in unincorporated Oswego Township.
According to a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the preliminary investigation indicates that Fader\u2019s car was traveling southbound on Minkler Road when it left the roadway, struck a tree and caught on fire.
Fader was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The investigation is ongoing and being done in conjunction with the Kendall County Coroner\u2019s Office.
\u201cAs a school community, we grieve the tragic loss of Sean,\u201d according to an Oswego High School Facebook post.
In his memory, his family is creating the Sean Fader Memorial Scholarship. To donate to the fund, go to gofundme.com<\/a>.
Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network
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