Wristbands made for teen who died after bike crash

‘Headstrong For Jake’ Will Promote Bicycle Safety

POSTED: 12:16 pm CDT May 30, 2005
UPDATED: 12:22 pm CDT May 30, 2005
The Kansas City Channel.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after complications with a feeding tube has created a memorial to help others.

In February, Jake Clough was injured in a bicycle accident and suffered a brain injury. A month later, he died at Children’s Mercy Hospital when a feeding tube became dislodged in his abdomen, an autopsy showed.

Tom Clough, Jake’s father, said his son was wearing his bike helmet and a Lance Armstrong “Live Strong” yellow wristband at the time of the accident.

As a tribute to Jake, the Brain Injury Association of Kansas City developed a neon green wristband, which was the teenager’s favorite color. The wristbands cost $3 each.

Proceeds from the sale of the wristbands will go to the Brain Injury Association of Kansas City and will be used to promote bicycle safety.

For more information or to purchase wristbands, contact:

Headstrong For Jake
C/O John O’Connor
1055 W. 54th St.
Kansas City, MO 64112

We are ordering bracelets for my brother too. He was riding on top of the hood of a friends car and fell off and was run over and killed. He was 15 and died 4 days before his 16th birthday.