Former Las Salle Gunner Jonas Mariano pass away

FORMER teammates and colleagues were both shocked and saddened upon learning the passing away of former La Salle stalwart Jonas Mariano on Wednesday due to heart attack.

The son of cage great Jimmy Mariano had long been battling a history of heart ailment, one which saw him ending up in critical condition November of last year after suffering a stroke.

He was 45.

“I saw the Facebook message and was shocked,” said Alaska team manager and alternate governor Dicky Bachmann, a former teammate of Mariano with the Taft-based school.

Also stunned by his death was another La Salle teammate in Jason Webb, now head coach of Star Hotshots.

"Us La Sallian teammates came together the first time he suffered a stroke to help out over a year ago, and we all thought he was already fine," related Webb.

"It just shows how fragile life is."-spin.ph