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HS basketball standout passes away just one day before graduation

This is just horrible.

Redondo Union Beach High school fans, students and families are in mourning after finding out that star basketball senior Ryse Williams passed away just a day before he was expected to graduate. The 18-year old Williams died from a rare and aggressive form of cancer. NBC4 says Williams was feeling sick a few weeks ago and when he went to the doctors he found out that he had stage four renal medullary carcinoma, which is a cancer that affects the kidney.

Redondo's principal Jens Brandt said at a vigil in Williams' hometown of Corona, "He was a star, but he didn't act like it. That was Ryse. He was an exceptional young man."

He was bound for Loyola Marymount with a full ride and was even supposed to go to orientation this weekend. His high school honored him by placing his jersey on an empty chair during the ceremony.