Family prepares to honor young man killed in industrial accident in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of a young man who died in an industrial accident at Jacksonville Port Authority is preparing to honor his life.

There will be a wake for 18-year-old Timothy Middlebrooks, Junior Friday at 5 p.m at Funerals by T.S. Warden on North Main Street. To learn more, click here.

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Police say Middlebrooks was killed on the job after he was hit by a 500-pound pallet of paper.

Action News Jax learned Middlebrooks was a third-generation longshoreman and a 2021 Raines graduate.

A family friend says he was also an honors student who leaves behind his parents and a brother.

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