Wabash College and the Boulder, Colorado community lost a tremendous young man Monday.

We received word that Brent Graber ’01 died from injuries he suffered in an accident while he was riding his bicycle. Brent was struck by a motorist in early January and was taken to Boulder Community Hospital. He was placed in intensive care and battled courageously for nearly a month, but died last night surrounded by family and friends.

A memorial service will be held for Brent on Thursday, February 19th at 6:00 pm at Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, 1345 South Broadway, Boulder, CO. In addition, a memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 21st at First Church of the Nazarene in Kokomo, IN. Visitation will be from 2-4:00 pm before the 4:00 memorial service.

Memorial contributions can be made to:

The Access Fund, PO Box 17010, Boulder, CO 80303, www.accessfund.org or

Wabash College, PO Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, giving@wabash.edu or 1-877-743-4545.

Brent was a member of the Wabash football and track teams. That’s how I got to know him. When I came on board as a wet-behind-the-ears sports information director in 1999, he was one of the many players who welcomed me to the College that first day of August two-a-day football practices.

I’m not surprised to learn sports were always a part of Brent’s life. He worked at Backcountry Access in Boulder and was an avid skier and mountain biker. During his time at Wabash, Brent was a kick returner and receiver. He was also a true student-athlete and earned President's, and Honors Scholarships to Wabash, and was almost always on the Dean’s List for academic excellence. Brent was also active in his fraternity, Sigma Chi, and as a member of the Sphinx Club.

Kevin Mayer, a friend who met Brent at he University of Colorado’s Master’s in Business Administration program, described him a Boulder newspaper article as “an all-around good guy.” The article also mentioned Mayer and Graber both graduated from the program together in May of last year.

Brent continued to support Wabash through his gifts and through his connections with friends and teammates from his days on campus. Many of those same friends gathered in Boulder to provide their support to his family during the past few difficult weeks.

Brent Graber will be remembered as an outdoorsman, a student, a football player, and a friend. He will always be remembered as Some Little Giant.