A New Jersey pianist has died after suffering a brain injury on May 29. The fall caused the man to suffer a brain injury which eventually took his life on June 11.

Friends say that the man was absolutely passionate about playing the piano and had a master’s degree in jazz piano from Rutgers University. For the past two years, the man served as the music director for a church in Brunswick, New Jersey. His plans for the future were to move to New York City to perform his music.

Brain injuries can have traumatic outcomes for all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.