Western Illinois University Education Brings Love for Three Generations of One Leatherneck Family

As generations of students graduate from Western Illinois University, they develop not only a love for the purple and gold of their alma mater, but some leave having found something more romantic. Each love story that has beginnings at Western is part of the University’s rich tradition and storied past. While WIU students come to campus with a goal of earning an academic degree, three generations of one family of alumni have found the loves of their lives while on campus. The Crain family began attending WIU in the 1920s, when the late Francis “Pete” Crain, met his wife, the late... Read More