Mr. Groover

He was found unconscious. Some of his friends found him, and they brought him into the hospital.

He was found unconscious. Some of his friends found him, and they brought him into the hospital.

I got a phone call from Raeann. She just kept saying, something's wrong with Max. Something's wrong with Max. I remember telling everybody at work, hey, I gotta go. I gotta go. And I just remember, you know, looking at the sky and praying to God that Max is okay. When I get home, I'll learn everything's fine, Max is okay. You know, please, God, Max is okay.

I got a phone call from Raeann. She just kept saying, something's wrong with Max. Something's wrong with Max. I remember telling everybody at work, hey, I gotta go. I gotta go. And I just remember, you know, looking at the sky and praying to God that Max is okay. When I get home, I'll learn everything's fine, Max is okay. You know, please, God, Max is okay.

I was probably at my house, like, trying to figure out, like, what do I, I'm going to have to go to Louisiana, what do I take? And then they called again, and... The nurse, he said, Mrs. Groover, we did everything we could do. We worked on Max for 45 minutes, but he didn't make it.

I was probably at my house, like, trying to figure out, like, what do I, I'm going to have to go to Louisiana, what do I take? And then they called again, and... The nurse, he said, Mrs. Groover, we did everything we could do. We worked on Max for 45 minutes, but he didn't make it.

I yelled, I screamed. It was awful, just awful. Lily and Alex were still at school and we had to get them home. They learned just like I did when they walked in the front door. in the foyer, it's a terrible, terrible day.

I yelled, I screamed. It was awful, just awful. Lily and Alex were still at school and we had to get them home. They learned just like I did when they walked in the front door. in the foyer, it's a terrible, terrible day.

We knew that Max had passed away, and we needed to get to Baton Rouge as soon as possible.

We knew that Max had passed away, and we needed to get to Baton Rouge as soon as possible.

Him and I were Snapchatting, and he had told me he had gone to dinner with some friends, and then he was going to run by the fraternity house. And I Snapchatted to him, I love you, and he snapped back, you know, I love you too.

Him and I were Snapchatting, and he had told me he had gone to dinner with some friends, and then he was going to run by the fraternity house. And I Snapchatted to him, I love you, and he snapped back, you know, I love you too.

So many things were coming in. I was amazed how many people knew about it. I mean, again, it's on social media. All of a sudden, like, I'm on the plane, and before we took off, I get a text from a friend of mine, and she says, You know, please tell me it's not true. I just got a text from my daughter. And, you know, I just, you know, started crying harder.

So many things were coming in. I was amazed how many people knew about it. I mean, again, it's on social media. All of a sudden, like, I'm on the plane, and before we took off, I get a text from a friend of mine, and she says, You know, please tell me it's not true. I just got a text from my daughter. And, you know, I just, you know, started crying harder.

And I'm like, how could that be real, right? How does this friend already know and her daughter goes to school at Georgia Southern?

And I'm like, how could that be real, right? How does this friend already know and her daughter goes to school at Georgia Southern?

A whole group of folks from LSU asked if they could come see us. And they were very forthright with information and that it potentially was, you know, a hazing incident and something happened at the Phi Dota Theta house and there would be an ongoing investigation. That, you know, obviously makes you very angry, right?

A whole group of folks from LSU asked if they could come see us. And they were very forthright with information and that it potentially was, you know, a hazing incident and something happened at the Phi Dota Theta house and there would be an ongoing investigation. That, you know, obviously makes you very angry, right?

Because you know that something happened to your son that shouldn't have happened to your son. that Max died from hazing in the fraternity house, a fraternity that has zero tolerance for hazing. So you're getting all these details and you're like, how could this possibly have happened?

Because you know that something happened to your son that shouldn't have happened to your son. that Max died from hazing in the fraternity house, a fraternity that has zero tolerance for hazing. So you're getting all these details and you're like, how could this possibly have happened?