The tight-knit community of Cumberland, Wisconsin, is suffering from the tragic Logan Mott passing in December 2025.
Logan, a 20-year-old former Cumberland High School athlete who proudly wore jersey #61 for the Beavers football and boys basketball teams, passed away after battling severe injuries from a car accident more than four years earlier.
His story of courage, hope, and ultimate generosity has touched countless hearts.
The nightmare began on September 6, 2021. Sixteen-year-old Logan was a passenger in a BMW driven by his friend Blake Siebert near the Silver Lake area outside Cumberland.
The car ran through a stop sign, rolled several times, and slammed into trees. Both teens were seriously hurt, but Logan’s injuries were catastrophic.
He was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with life-threatening trauma.
Logan’s parents, Brooke and David Mott, learned of the crash around 3 a.m. when their daughter Kamryn woke them with the news.
Brooke had silenced her phone the night before while at a family bonfire and missed the urgent calls.
Though the family lived near Frederic, Logan was a junior at Cumberland High School, where he shone on the sports fields.
His injuries were devastating. Logan suffered severe damage to the basal ganglia, which control fine movements, and the frontal lobe, affecting emotions, thinking, and language.
Doctors removed part of his small intestine due to a tear, yet he miraculously had no broken bones.
He endured months in a coma, needed a trach tube for breathing (removed in November 2021), and relied on a G-tube for most nutrition.
He could enjoy small pleasures like soft foods, pudding, popsicles, or yogurt, but brain injury recovery was slow and unpredictable, requiring the brain to forge new pathways.
Brooke rarely left his side, spending most of her time at the hospital, first at Regions and later at Gillette Children’s Hospital in St. Paul.
She only went home for brief appointments or rare breaks with friends. The accident shattered the family.
David kept working at 3M in Cumberland to provide stability, while Brooke put her job on hold.
Their older daughter struggled so much that she dropped out of college. Amid the pain, Brooke found comfort in unexpected signs, like seeing Logan’s beloved #61 on thermometers, license plates, or road signs right when she needed encouragement most.
From the beginning, the community showed incredible support. Friends created a GoFundMe called “Holding on to Hope for Logan.”
Sports teams, coworkers, and strangers organized fundraisers.
Tracey Sampson donated from a local haunted event and led a heartfelt benefit at Das Lach Haus in Cumberland, featuring pulled pork dinners, auctions with prizes like a $15,000 African safari, raffles, and pies from Norske Nook.
Donations also flowed into an account at Cumberland Federal Bank.
Brooke maintained the Facebook page “Fight for Logan“ to share his journey and express deep gratitude for the outpouring of kindness.
The family clung to hope, even drawing inspiration from their orange cat Gibby, who waited patiently for Logan’s return home.
After four years and three months of continuous fighting, Logan’s condition led to his passing in December 2025.
In a final, selfless act, he became an organ donor, a decision he had quietly made on his driver’s license years before, without telling his parents.
Logan donated his heart and liver, saving two lives.
More than 150 family members, friends, and hospital staff honored him with a moving “Honor Walk” at Regions Hospital, lining the halls in silence as he was taken to surgery.
Afterward, the Motts raised a Donate Life flag outside the hospital.
A new GoFundMe, organized by Jeanine Nugent with a $16,000 goal, supports the family now.
It reads:
“There is nothing quite like a parent’s love or grief… No one ever could question the love or strength Logan’s family has shown, especially the last 4 years and 3 months… Logan unselfishly expressed his desire to be an organ donor… Now we have the opportunity to try and help his family by raising funds… for a headstone special enough for this young man…”
Via GoFundMe
The Cumberland boys basketball team posted:
The Cumberland Youth Football Association shared:
“Rest Easy #61. Today you saved lives today. We will miss you and our thoughts and prayers are with your family tonight. Fly High. #61.”
Via Facebook
Condolences poured in from friends and community members.
Rana Richter wrote,
“Prayers for this family. What a heartbreaking story.”
Via Facebook
Michelle Harkness shared-:
“My momma heart is broken for my sweet friend Brooke Erickson Mott, Logan and her family… This amazing family has been through tough times the past four years and 3 months. Please help honor Logan with a magnificent headstone… Sharing this GFM and keeping this sweet family in your thoughts and prayers is also appreciated.”
Via Facebook
Jen Strenke added,
“Brooke Erickson Mott my heart breaks for you so so much… Logan will not be forgotten #61 forever.”
Via Facebook
Logan’s death marks the end of an inspiring chapter, but his legacy, of resilience, community love, and life-giving generosity, will endure.
He saved lives even in his final moments, proving he was a true hero.
Rest in peace, Logan Mott. #61 forever.
