Trigger warning: This story contains content related to suicide and mental health challenges. Outside of the newsroom, Daily Egyptian Photographer Jason Isele has been working to promote mental health awareness one wristband at a time. Advertisement “I am doing it for a childhood bestie of mine, Dylan Buckner, who died by suicide just.
It’s been over a year since Dylan Buckner died, just months shy of his high school graduation. For his family, the pain is still very raw, but they continue.
For a school and community which had already experienced severe loss, the June 19 death of 2020 Glenbrook North graduate Tim St. John presented more pain.
The scholarship honoring 18-year-old Dylan Buckner, who took his own life during COVID lockdowns, will be awarded to a student who is a "champion for mental health."