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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Villages Charter School football star to be laid to rest after tragic death

Joseph Machado, 18, was a standout defensive player for The Villages High School football team. He was killed Friday night in a crash on County Road 48 in Lake County along with another 18-year-old, Phillip Leslie.

An 18-year-old who graduated last month from The Villages Charter School will be laid to rest on Thursday.

Joseph Anthony Machado, who starred on the Buffalo football team, died at the scene of a single-vehicle accident Friday night on County Road 48 in Lake County. He graduated May 25 from VHS.

There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Leesburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 6 at St. Paul’s. Interment will be at Lakeside Memory Gardens in Eustis, following the Mass. Read his complete obituary.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of Joseph’s memory, please send donations to the Buffalo Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 492160, Leesburg, FL 34749 and include Joseph Machado Scholarship Foundation on the memo line.

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