FORT ATKINSON, Wis. (WMTV) – A Fort Atkinson family is remembering 13-year-old Jase Block, who passed away Tuesday after his family says he was injured in a bike-riding accident just hours after his eighth-grade graduation.
Jase’s family said they want him remembered not just for the accident, but for who he was: an outdoorsy, energetic kid who loved riding his bike, making people laugh and spending time with the people he loved.
“Kind, polite, charismatic. Energetic,” his mother, RyAnn Bixler, said. “Making you smile, making you laugh, being that person who always has something more positive to say, like glass half full.”
Jase had just finished eighth grade at Fort Atkinson Middle School. His stepfather, Thomas Cornford, said Jase spent much of his time outside, especially near the Fort Atkinson Family Aquatic Center and the trails around it.
“He’s a very outdoorsy kid. Loved being outside,” Cornford said. “There’s lots of trails, walking, biking, and there’s just different pavilions around here that you could probably always find him at with a friend in the summertime.”…