"Gracey was last seen outside the Shoko nightclub in Barcelona but separated from friends around 3am on Tuesday. Gracey never returned to the room he was renting with friends, according to family members who live in the suburb of Elmhurst, about 19 miles (30km) west of Chicago. They realized something was wrong when police contacted them, saying they had recovered his phone."
"In an interview conducted before police confirmation of his death, Gracey's aunt told the AP that he was just a great kid, a good Catholic boy from the midwest. Very good student, honors program at University of Alabama, chaplain in his fraternity, you know, just an amazing older brother and role model to his cousins, Beth Marren O'Reilly said."
"The body of James Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police in Spain said. Gracey's body was found by police divers and positively identified, the press office for Catalonia's regional police in Barcelona told the Associated Press."
James Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Illinois, was found dead in the water off a Barcelona beach on Thursday. He had separated from friends around 3am on Tuesday outside the Shoko nightclub and never returned to his rental room. Gracey was visiting Barcelona during spring break after spending the weekend in Amsterdam. His body was discovered by police divers near where he was last seen and positively identified. His family learned of the situation when police contacted them after recovering his phone. Catalan police continue investigating the cause of death. Gracey was described as an honors student, good Catholic, fraternity chaplain, and role model to his cousins.
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