Commerce, Texas -- There will be a public service for former Texas A&M University-Commerce basketball standout Kevin Widemond on Friday, October 30th, noon, at the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church in Commerce.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Pentecostal Church of Christ at 971 Clinton Avenue in Irvington, New Jersey on Tuesday, November 3rd with a viewing at 10 a.m. and a funeral service to be held at 11 a.m. Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield, New Jersey is handling the services.
Widemond died suddenly on Sunday while playing in a basketball game in Portugal against former teammate Scooby Johnson.
While at Texas A&M University-Commerce, the Newark, New Jersey native averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 58 games. As a senior, in 2007-08, Widemond led the Lions to the championship game of the Lone Star Conference Tournament and earned All-Tournament team honors. As a junior, in 2006-07, he averaged 14.5 points a game and made a team-best 84.7% of his free throws while earning second team all-Lone Star Conference North Division honors.
In lieu of flower contributions, the Lion athletic family asks that financial contributions be directed to the Kevin Widemond Memorial Fund.
Kevin Widemond Memorial Fund
Attn. Summer Spurlock
2600 South Neal Street
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
903-468-8769
