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Golf outing to raise funds for groups that helped grieving mom, might have helped her son

Melissa Herrit with her son, the late Jacob Herrit, who died in March 2021. Herrit has organized a golf outing to memorialize her son and provide donations to two nonprofits associated with mental health. Submitted Photo

Melissa “Missy” Herrit still weeps at the sweet memories of her son, who died by suicide in March 2021 while attending college in Erie. She said he reached out for help with his mental health and received ridicule in return.

Herrit realized it was time to do something that could help others in her son’s situation and parents experiencing her unbearable grief, so she organized the Jacob Loyal Herrit Memorial Golf Outing.

The outing will be held Sept. 29 at Aubrey’s Dubbs Dred Golf Course in Butler Township. Proceeds from the outing will go to Our Hearts are Home, a faith-based nonprofit that provides support to parents who have lost a child; and Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression, which offers resources to those battling mental health issues.

Herrit said Jacob played multiple sports at Knoch middle and high schools, including duties as the varsity quarterback from his freshman to senior year. He also played varsity baseball for the Knights.

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