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WIU Mourns Student Death; Services Set

February 10, 2022

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Angela Layton Services

Services for WIU freshman Angela Layton will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14 at Holy Infant Church (Ballwin, MO). Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 at Baue Funeral Home (O'Fallon, MO). She passed away Feb. 7 in Macomb. The funeral will be live-streamed. The link is available on the Baue Funeral Home website.

Angela was born Oct. 26, 2002. Her parents, Michael and Arleen, survive, along with her grandparents and numerous other relatives.

Angela joined the Leatherneck family in Fall 2021. While in high school she participated in the theater working backstage, and she was an avid reader, enjoyed camping and was an animal lover.

Memorials may be made in Angela's name to a charity of choice.

The complete obituary can be found at baue.com.

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WIU Mourns Student Death {2/8/22}

MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University community is saddened by the death of WIU freshman Angela Layton, 19, of Prosper, TX, who died Feb. 7 in Macomb. Layton joined Western as a first-year student in Fall 2021.

"We extend our deepest sympathies to Angela's family and friends. We are incredibly saddened by her sudden passing," said WIU President Guiyou Huang.

Lisa Melz-Jennings, who is a University 100 (U-100) instructor and Academic Success Coach, met Layton during her first semester at WIU when she was a student in Melz-Jennings' U-100 class.

"Angela was one of those people that could light up a room with her presence. It is heartbreaking to lose someone so young and with so much potential. I feel fortunate to have had her in my class," Melz-Jennings said.

Kelly Morris, academic advisor for First Year Students and the WIU Reach Program in the First Year Advising Center, worked closely with Layton as her advisor.

"Angela was a really sweet young lady who wanted to work for the 'greater good' in our world," Morris shared. "She was exploring English/Language and Literature, with interests in Creative Writing. She was a strong student with an inquisitive mind, and she will be missed."

Services are pending.

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