LUFKIN, Texas — Funeral services have been scheduled for a beloved Lufkin High School student-athlete who was killed in a crash a week before he was set to graduate.
Visitation for Lance Modisette, 18, will be held Sunday, May 28, from 4-8 p.m. at Denman Avenue Baptist Church. The funeral will take place Monday, May 29, at 10 a.m., also at Denman Avenue Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Gann Cemetery. Modisette was set to graduate Friday, May 26, alongside his Lufkin classmates.
Modisette, a member of the Lufkin varsity baseball team, was killed Friday, May 19, in a crash near Nacogdoches after spending the afternoon with his teammates, Lufkin ISD said.
Nacogdoches County Constable Pct. 3 Roger Dudley says the two-vehicle crash occurred on US 259, just south of the FM 1087 intersection. Dudley says both vehicles left the roadway and crashed in the woods. At this time, it's unknown what other injuries occurred.
Modisette was also a proud member of the the "Thundering 13," the famous East Texas little league baseball team who won the Little League World Series United States Championship back in August 2017.
"Counselors will be available on Monday morning for students who are in school. At this time, memorial preparations are being made," Lufkin ISD said. "Please keep the Modisette family, Panther baseball team members, coaches, teachers and the students of the Class of 2023 in your prayers."