Zachary J. Plantz, a former Notre Dame rugby player and 2015 graduate of the university, died early Thanksgiving morning in a car accident in Naples, Fla.
Plantz, the brother of former Notre Dame football players Tyler and Logan, was 27. A Frankfort, Ill. native, Zac was senior policy advisor for Rep. Dan Lipinski at the time of his death.
Besides Plantz’s involvement on the rugby team, he also participated in the Notre Dame’s Bengal Bouts boxing fundraiser and was a resident of Morrissey Hall during his undergraduate tenure. He was also a graduate of Providence Catholic High School.