“We lost our beautiful, strong, courageous, smart and sweet Taylor far too soon."
Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13)
Updated: 11:21 PM EST December 16, 2020
ALLENDALE, Mich. — Grand Valley State University students held a candlelight vigil Wednesday in memory of a student who was found dead on campus Saturday.
Taylor DeRosa was a first-year student from Royal Oak. Her body was found by a runner near the intramural fields on campus. Police are still investigating the incident and are calling her death “suspicious.”
DeRosa was honored during the vigil Wednesday at the Cook Carillon Tower. More than 100 students gathered and some of her friends say she will be missed greatly.