ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -The family of WashU graduate and former basketball player who died of stomach cancer in 2022 will honor his life during a fundraiser Sunday at Busch Stadium.

Justin Hardy died when he was 22 years old, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2021.

“It was an absolute shock because he as so healthy and so active,” said Jackie Hardy, Justin’s sister. “We had no idea. And we couldn’t have known what was coming.”

Hardy is from St. Charles, Illinois, and grew up with a love for baseball and basketball. After an injury sidelined him from the baseball diamond, his sister said he focused on basketball heading into high school.

“I remember he would go on school visits, coaches would come to our house, so he was getting offers from different places,” she said

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