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FVSU Mourns Loss of Former Wildcats Football Player Trahmad Wiggins

7/8/2020 3:03:00 PM

By: FVSU Marketing & Communications
Trahmad Wiggins
November 21, 1995 – July 6, 2020  

President Paul Jones and the Fort Valley State University family mourn the passing of Mr. Trahmad Wiggins, an FVSU alumni and graduate student in the MS Biotechnology program.

Wiggins passed away July 6th. Known to family and friends as, "T. Wiggs," he was from Cuthbert, Ga., and graduated from Randolph-Clay High School before attending FVSU.  

 
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Trahmad was a member of the Wildcats football team from 2015-2018. The Defensive Back/Special Teams player was a part of FVSU's 2016 SIAC Championship Team and the 2017 SIAC Championship Runner-up squad. He played in 29 career games where he registered 24 total tackles and an interception.

"The entire FVSU community mourns the loss of Trahmad as a member of the Wildcat Family," said FVSU President Paul Jones. "From the football field to the graduate program, where he continued his studies working toward his MS in Biotechnology, Trahmad was known as a dedicated researcher and passionate athlete. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in Cuthbert at this time."
 
Wiggs wasn't just a champion on the football field. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree majoring in Plant Science in 2018, he joined the MS Biotechnology program in the fall of 2018. This summer he completed the course requirement for the master's degree and would have graduated with the Spring/Summer class of 2020.

 
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"We (MS Biotechnology program faculty, staff and students) are going to miss him as our beloved Wildcat, as a dedicated researcher and as a man of integrity. He was a great athlete and gentleman who was passionate about sports. He was very hard working, soft spoken and dedicated to his research work. We would like to send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends," said Dr. Hari Singh, coordinator of the Biotechnology Graduate program.

Final arrangements are as follows:
 
Friday, July 10
Public Viewing
3:00-8:00 p.m.
Perkins Funeral Home
153 Villa Nova Street
Cuthbert, Georgia 39840
 
Saturday, July 11
*Graveside Service
11a.m.
Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church 
2827 Cotton Hill Road
Cuthbert, Georgia 39840
 
*Due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, attendees other than immediate family are invited to attend and remain in their cars surrounding the gravesite at the cemetery.
 
 By order of President Paul Jones, the University flags should be flown at half-staff commencing sunrise July 11, 2020. 
 
The University flags should remain at half-staff until sunset on July 12, 2020 in honor and memory of a fallen Wildcat Mr. Trahmad "T.Wiggs" Wiggins, a 2018 graduate of the Fort Valley State University and current graduate studies student.  
 
We realize that members of the FVSU family may need support following the death of a student. Students who may need counseling or other support can call or email the FVSU Office of Student Health and Counseling Services or contact them at (478) 825-6174. 478-662-0153 or caskeyj@fvsu.edu or Irwin.rutherford@fvsu.edu Faculty and staff with similar needs may contact Human Resources at (478) 825-6301.

 
-Wildcats-
 
 
 
 


 
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