Community Mourns Rumson Girl, 19

RUMSON, NJ — Hundreds of people turned out Sunday night for a candlelight memorial service in honor of a young Rumson woman who tragically died far too young at the age of 19.

Maddy Massabni died last Thursday, March 30, "following an unexpected and rare bout with septic shock," her family said. She had graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School just last June. The candlelit vigil was held Sunday night at the beach in Sea Bright, and hundreds reportedly attended.

The beach was one of Maddy's favorite places, according to a page set up in her honor.

"Madalyn Elizabeth Massabni was given her angel wings on March 30, 2017 at 16:55 hours following an unexpected and rare bout with septic shock," her family wrote on this GoFundMe page set up in her honor, which has already exceeded its fundraising goal. "She was taken from us far too soon. Her final hours were spent surrounded by family and loved ones."

The GoFundMe page was started by her uncle, Harvey Tilton, who is a Rumson resident and member of the first aid squad, according to the Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect.

At the time of her death, Massabni was enrolled in her freshman year of college at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where she was a sister in Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. When she was in high school, she managed the boys' track team at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional and had a passion for cheerleading. She loved spending time at the beach with her friends, her uncle wrote. She was born March 27, 1998, to Dawn and George Massabni. She also has an older brother, Georgie.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, April 4, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St. in Red Bank. The funeral service will be Wednesday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 94 Tindall Road in Middletown, followed by burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 100 Chapel Hill Road in Red Bank.

Image from her Go Fund Me page