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Friday, May 7, 2021 8:41 am On April 30th, Wayne Villadsen left this world after a brief illness at home with his family at his side. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather to Alice, wife of 57 years; daughter Jacque Villadsen Helms (Dennis Helms), and son Michael Villadsen; and grandchildren Bradley Helms, Mark Helms, and Alice Helms. He is survived additionally by his sister, Susan Villadsen Martin (Terry Martin) of Macon, GA, and her three children, Lloyd, Stephen, and Allison. He was preceded in death by his parents Wayne Villadsen, Sr. and Jacqueline Woolley Villadsen. He loved his family above all else. Wayne was an active member of St. Andrew by the Sea, serving in the choir and as president of the St. Andrew Men. He was the Logistics Manager of Meals on Wheels of Gulf Shores and volunteered at ARC of Baldwin County. He was an accomplished golfer at Peninsula, winning the club championship twice and hitting four holes-in-one over the years. ....
Torey Leverton entered into her senior year of high school knowing full well the college application process would be competitive. Yet the 17-year-old didn t realize how cumbersome it would feel until she was fully engrossed in writing essays and filling out applications. I was struggling to balance my current schooling and my future schooling, the Lanark, Illinois, student told USA TODAY. Another year of remote learning was weighing on her, and the final high school memories she had looked forward to disappeared one-by-one as she lost her homecoming, prom and graduation. Before senior year even started, I was ready for it to be over, she recalled. School became considerably less enjoyable when there were no longer sweet memories attached. To be honest, I stopped caring for a while. I felt immeasurably stuck. ....
Can you believe it s March again? We re almost a year into COVID-19 lockdowns, quarantines Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY Editor s Note: This is a preview of USA TODAY s newsletter Staying Apart, Together, a guide to help us all cope with a world changed by coronavirus. If you would like it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Saturdays, subscribe When I flipped my calendar from February to March on Monday morning, I couldn t quite wrap my head around the fact that we re here again. Like so many of you, the COVID-19 pandemic became real to me mid-March of 2020, when stay at home orders began in parts of the country, office workers were sent home, schools closed and toilet paper hoarding escalated. ....