An Illinois father died days after his wife and children were pronounced dead following awrong-way car crashon Sunday.
Lisa Torres of the Oriole Park Falcons, a youth travel football and cheer program that the family was involved with, also confirmed Tom’s death on Wednesday.
“Tom has gained his angel wings and is now with his amazing wife Lauren and precious children,” Torres wrote on aGoFundMeset up on behalf of the family. “We ask that you keep this family in your prayers.”
The Oriole Park Falcons and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Thomas Dobosz with Lauren LDobosz and her four children.Facebook
Both cars burst into flames upon impact, state police said. Lauren, her four children and a 13-year-old family friend were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Acura — Jennifer Fernandez, 22, of Carpentersville — was also pronounced dead at the scene, per state police.
Tom was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in serious condition following the crash, but died three days later, according toCBS News.
It is unclear why Fernandez was traveling in the wrong direction on I-90 on Sunday. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Lauren Dobosz and family.GoFundMe
“They were hard-working people and just always around,” cheer director Ryan Cooper told theSun-Times. “Always there to cheer everybody up, help everyone out, bring everyone together.”
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“Our efforts right now are focused on offering support to our entire community, with special emphasis on Willow Bend Elementary, Central Road Elementary, and Carl Sandburg Junior High where the students attended school.”
The City of Rolling Meadows Hope Fund is currently accepting donations on behalf of the impacted families. As of Monday, “all funds donated through the RMPD Hope Fund will be given directly to the Rolling Meadows families of the I-90 crash victims,” according to a post on the city’sFacebook page.
More than $100,000 has also been raisedvia GoFundMeto help with the family’s funeral expenses in just over two days.
source: people.com
