{"id":75872,"date":"2023-03-01T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872///wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//oglethorpe.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//news/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//friends-family-gather-to-honor-hailey-bacchus-21-at-memorial-bench-unveiling/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:05:54","slug":"friends-family-gather-to-honor-hailey-bacchus-21-at-memorial-bench-unveiling","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872///wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//oglethorpe.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//news/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//friends-family-gather-to-honor-hailey-bacchus-21-at-memorial-bench-unveiling/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872//","title":{"rendered":"Friends, family gather to honor Hailey Bacchus /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201921 at memorial bench unveiling"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hailey Bacchus graduated from 好色先生TV in May of 2021 with a degree in politics after four years of active leadership and advocacy on campus. Her life was tragically cut short in her first year of law school when she passed away in December 2021 from complications of COVID-19./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/n /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201cHailey will long be remembered at Oglethorpe as a gifted student and a passionate advocate,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201d said Dr. Kathryn McClymond, Oglethorpe’s provost. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201cWe are grateful for having been her college home for four years./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201d/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/n The memorial bench was unveiled in a special ceremony Feb. 25 featuring several guest speakers who described Hailey/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u2019s talents, personality, faith and impact on the OU community. Hailey helped to found the Oglethorpe Chapter of the Collegiate 100 which provides mentorship and servant leadership to inspire youth and uplift communities./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/n Among those who provided personal reflections at the unveiling ceremony were Sean Kang, Ivi Wicks, Gerald Chichester, Fred Parham, and faculty member Dr. Kendra King Momon. David Swillum, also a class of /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201921 graduate and a former president of the Collegiate 100 Oglethorpe chapter, shared his experience with Hailey during their time at Oglethorpe and shortly after graduation./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/n /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201cMy dear friend Hailey was everything you/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u2019d want in a friend. Someone who/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u2019s always checking in, holding you accountable, and loving you with actions,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201d said Swillum, currently a Student Athlete Development Graduate Assistant at Texas Christian University. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201cAfter graduating together and her continued success through law school, she was someone who was always motivating me to keep pushing onwards. Most of all, I am glad God gave me the time with her that He did and all the blessings that came along with her./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/u201d/wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/nA native of Orlando, Fla., Hailey made a profound impact on peers and faculty alike at Oglethorpe, and the Collegiate 100 and 100 Black Men of Atlanta chose to honor her memory with a bench and memorial plaque outside the Conant Performing Arts Center on the OU campus./wp-json/wp/v2/news/75872/n