Daniel Moshi: Shock after talented teen choir singer collapses and dies mid-rehearsal
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS: A talented teenager suddenly collapsed and died while rehearsing a solo at a school choir event, his family has revealed.
Daniel Moshi, 17, fell unconscious while practicing his notes at the All-State Honors Show Choir for the Illinois American Choral Directors Association (IL-ACDA) at Naperville North High School on Friday, October 14. Emergency crews responded to reports of an unconscious teen at the school at around 6.18 pm and found bystanders already performing CPR on him. Moshi was rushed to Edwards Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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“I got the call from his teacher, musical teacher. And she said there’s an incident,” father Loden told NBC Chicago. “That he was singing his solo rehearsal and he collapsed. And now they’ve given him CPR and taken him to one hospital.” Moshi was a senior at Leyden High School District 212 in Franklin Park and hoped to perform on Broadway someday. He was looking forward to attending college in 2023.
Karolin, his mother, said that everything seemed normal when she dropped him off at school early on Friday. “Actually, I stopped by Starbucks right over here, where he grabbed his macchiato drink and his sandwich. I dropped him off. And he was waiting for his teacher to come, you know, come up and pick him up with his other students that were attending this choir show,” she told the outlet.
The incident is being investigated by the DuPage County Coroner’s Office. No cause of death has been released at the time of publication. “We came home Saturday morning [October 15], I received a call from the DuPage coroner’s office and she said, ‘Miss Moshi, I’m reaching out to you to let you know that there was nothing wrong with your son. His organs were all healthy, his heart – absolutely nothing wrong with him,'” the devastated mother recalled.
The family wore Moshi's favorite color, blue, for interviews with news outlets and remembered the him as "honest, so pure, lovable.” Karolin said, “It’s hard. It’s not easy. You can see my eyes. I’ve been crying. I can’t sleep. I haven’t slept since Friday. But it’s… I don’t know how to explain it… we believe what we believe in. The Lord is keeping us going. It’s not easy. We were supposed to buy him a car. We’re actually doing his funeral. It’s not easy. It’s not easy for any parent to go through this because we still don’t have answers.” Daniel's younger sister Dayna added, “He was amazing. And I feel like people should know that more…If people have siblings, you need to have fun with them. Because if one of them goes away, you feel alone.”
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Laura Coster, the president of Illinois ACDA, said that the organization was "saddened by the loss of this beautiful person who loved to sing.” She wrote on Facebook, “Our condolences to his family, the students, the directors, and to…students in the Leyden district." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Leyden High School told NBC Chicago that "this loss impacts our entire…community.” They added, “Our students and staff are grieving and our focus is on their well-being. We encourage anyone who is struggling to reach out to a trusted adult and our Student Services department is available to provide support. We are also asking everyone to look after each other during this difficult time.”
