Main Line Man, Athlete And Analyst, Dies At 30 From Overdose

Obituary courtesy McConaghy Funeral Home, Ltd. - Ardmore

DECKER, JOHN THOMAS, January 16, 2016, of Gladwyne, PA.

Adored son of Tad and Candace Decker, beloved brother of Samantha Decker and loving nephew to Harriet Decker.

Relatives and friends are welcome to attend a Visitation on Monday, Feb. 1st from 9 to 10:30 A.M. at St. Colman Church, Lancaster Ave. & Argyle Rd., Ardmore, PA.

Eulogy and Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 A.M.

Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: the Chris Atwood Foundation for Addiction Treatment, Advocacy and Education (the John Decker Memorial Fund), P.O. Box 9282, Reston, VA 20190(http://www.chrisatwoodfoundation.org/#!donate/c1ghi) or the Gesu School, 1700 W. Thompson St., Phila. PA 19121 (https://www.gesuschool.org/;

Decker played football, basketball, and lacrosse for the Haverford School, Philly.com reports. His family believes that a knee injury led to an addiction to drugs, including heroin, and that this led to his premature death.

He played lacrosse for Cornell University in college, and after graduation eventually wound up working as an analyst at Actua in Radnor.

He was born in East Falls.