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Joseph Tutaj, Seaford HS teen, dies suddenly on band trip

Seaford High School sophomore Joseph Tutaj, who traveled

Photo credit: Handout | Seaford High School sophomore Joseph Tutaj, who traveled to Los Angeles with the school's marching band last week for a performance, died there after being hospitalized with a high fever. ( (Feb. 19, 2013)

A Seaford High School sophomore who traveled to Los Angeles with the school's marching band last week died there Tuesday after being hospitalized with a high fever, a family member said Wednesday.

Joseph Tutaj, 15, a trumpeter who earlier had reported feeling too ill to fly home, died at Ronald Reagan Medical Center, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, school...

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