Nineteen-year old Vincent Castrillon passed away Saturday morning and will be laid to rest on Wednesday at Northport Rural Cemetery following a morning service in East Northport.
Castrillon suffered a According to police a helicopter was summoned, however Castrillon was not stable enough to be flown and was instead taken to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown. Castrillon was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
According to Charlotte Castrillon, Vincent’s mother, a memorial service was held for him Sunday evening at
A service will be held at Brueggemann Funeral Home from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. in East Northport. Due to the large number of people wishing to pay their respects the family requests that visitors stop by, but due to limited seating be mindful of staying to linger.
According to a letter posted on Facebook by his mother, Castrillon was an organ donor. According to the letter up to nine people will receive Vincent’s organs.
“He was a beautiful soul, my daughter was lucky to have been graced by his love for her for the last two years,” said Deirdre Mazaregios through an email. Her daughter, Natallie, was Castrillon’s girlfriend. Castrillon, who was visiting from Louisiana, was staying with the Mazaregios family at the time of the accident.
“He was like a son to us and will be greatly missed,” Mazariegos
