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Sprayberry Grad Dies at KSU
A memorial service for Tyler Davis will be held Saturday at East Cobb's Mt. Zion UMC.
Sprayberry High School graduate Tyler Davis, who attended Kennesaw State University, died on Thursday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Davis died of an allergic reaction, according to a note posted on the Sprayberry High School soccer website. The GBI conducted an autopsy Friday on Davis, but the results have not yet been released, GBI spokesman John Bankhead told the AJC.
The GBI is investigating the death because it occurred on state property, a spokeswoman for the Cobb County Medical Examiner told the AJC.
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The 911 call that alerted authorities was placed from 1000 Chastain Road shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, Lt. Dan Dupree of the Cobb Fire Department told the AJC. Davis was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the report states.
Davis, a 2009 Sprayberry High School graduate, worked part-time as a clerk at QuikTrip and studied health and exercise science at KSU, according to his Facebook page.
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A memorial service for Davis is planned for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in East Cobb.
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