Purdue student dies from brain cancer after captivating nation during team's Final Four run

Purdue student dies from brain cancer after captivating nation during team's Final Four run 
Indy Star; by Dana Hunsinger Benbow; 5/28/24 
Jonathan Avalos, a 22-year-old Purdue basketball fan who captivated the nation and world with his openness as he faced death amid a terminal brain cancer diagnosis during the team's run in the NCAA tournament, died Sunday at his Indianapolis home. ... After IndyStar's story ran last month, people from all over the world reached out to support Avalos. ... When Avalos came home from Methodist on hospice, the love didn't stop. Country singing legend George Strait mailed Avalos an autographed album cover after reading in IndyStar that his favorite song was "Here for a Good Time." ... As he faced death, the lyrics to that song had a much deeper meaning. "Every day I wake up knowing it could be my last … I ain't here for a long time ... I'm here for a good time."