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Jimmy Gracey's Tragic Accident: Final Farewell

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Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student, tragically passed away during spring break in Barcelona. His funeral services will be held at Visitation Catholic Church in Elmhurst, with a prayer service on March 30th and a mass on March 31st. The family requests donations to charity instead of flowers. Jimmy was last seen at a nightclub on March 17th and his body was found near Somorrostro Beach on March 19th. The cause of death was ruled an accident, bringing some closure to the family and friends.

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Jimmy Gracey's Tragic Accident: Final Farewell

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Funeral plans have set for Jimmy Gracie, the 20-year-old University of Alabama student who tragically died during spring break in Barcelona. Visitation starts Monday, March 30th, 2026, from noon until 8 p.m. of Visitation Catholic Church on South York Road in. Elmhurst, with a prayer service at 7.30 that evening, the Mass follows Tuesday, March 31st, at 9.30 a.m. at the same church, then burial at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Hillside. His family asked for donations to your favorite charity instead of flowers. Jimmy was last spotted early Tuesday morning, March 17th, around 3 a.m. at a nightclub when he got separated from his friends. His roommates called police after he never returned to their Airbnb. Divers pulled his body from the water near Summerostro Beach on Thursday, March 19th, showing bruises from hitting rocks over hours. His aunt shared how worried everyone got right away. Now officials point to surveillance footage of him slipping off a breakwater alone after

chatting with someone. Autopsie says, drowning did it, fully ruled in accident with no charges coming, bringing some closure to this sad story. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.

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