BOCA RATON, Fla. – Josh Ballesteros, a former Florida Atlantic University football student-athlete, passed away Sunday at the age of 30 following a one-car traffic accident in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Ballesteros was a defensive lineman for the Owls for 2012 to 2015 and earned a bachelors degree in public safety administration from FAU in 2016. A veteran of the West Palm Beach Police Department, Ballesteros was off-duty at the time of the accident.
Ballesteros grew up in Miami and attended Miami Central High School. He is survived by Kinsley “Bobi” Ballesteros (4-year old daughter) and fiancée Glen’Tisha Johnson. Funeral services information is forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, a gofundme page has been setup to assist the family https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-officer-ballesteros.
Statement from Florida Atlantic Athletics and Football Program:
“We are deeply saddened at the sudden and tragic passing of Josh Ballesteros. Josh was everything you could ask for as an alumnus of this university and our football program. He was a model student-athlete and teammate, an incredible family man and an upstanding member of the West Palm Beach community as a law enforcement officer. Our hearts go out to the entire Ballesteros family. They are in our thoughts at this difficult time.”
