Tessie Morton
May 17, 2023 | By Jodi Pospeschil
MACOMB, Ill. – When Tessie Morton of Keokuk, Iowa, crossed the commencement stage at Western Illinois University last weekend, she became the 17th member of her family to graduate from Western. As her name was called during one of two undergraduate ceremonies, Tessie was joined on stage by her mother, Sherry Morton, of Lucas, Texas,…
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