Funeral Arrangements Complete for Former NA Football Player Who Died While Running Pittsburgh Half Marathon

Funeral arrangements are now complete for Kyle Chase Johnson, 23, who died Sunday while running in Pittsburgh's half-marathon.

Allegheny County Medical examiner Dr. Karl Williams said Johnson had an inherited abnormality of the coronary artery system.

Williams said these defects are nearly impossible to detect.

"These are rare abnormalities," he said. "There would be no economical, safe way to screen everybody for it."

The following is the obituary posted by H.P. Brandt Funeral Home in Ross.

Cherished son of Dan (Mary Frances) Johnson and Mary Beth (Bryan) Deal; brother of Seth Johnson; grandson of Eleanor and the late Darrell Johnson, Martin and Anne Kasaback, Bud and Sandra Deal, and Irwin and the late Mildred Dean; also survived by aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Kyle was a 2008 graduate of North Allegheny High School where he was a senior member of the 2007 undefeated football team and sang in the Chamber Chorus.

He was a 2012 graduate of the Penn State University Smeal College of Business with a degree in accounting. He was a proud member of the Penn State Lion Ambassadors.

His interests included family, friends, working out, all sports, reading, travel, and a good debate.

He was personable, charismatic, articulate, with a great sense of humor and adventure. He will leave a deep void by all who knew and loved him.

Friends will be received Wed. 2 p.m to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the H.P. BRANDT FUNERAL HOME, 1032 Perry Hwy., Ross Twp., 412-364-4444.

A Memorial Blessing Service will be held in St. John Neumann Church Thursday at 11 a.m. PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Penn State University, to benefit the Lion Ambassadors in memory of Kyle Johnson, 1 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.

Online condolences to:www.brandtfuneralhome.com 

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