The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community is mourning the death of undergraduate student William Aaron Dupree, who lost his life in a domestic dispute on Sunday, May 26 in St. Louis.
The 32-year-old Dupree was a semester away from graduating from SIUE with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from the College of Arts and Sciences. He was a U.S Army veteran and most recently worked for the St. Louis County Department of Corrections as a correctional officer.
Dupree is survived by his parents, Patricia and Billy Adams; fiancée Paulette McCoy; grandfather Robert Brown; and siblings Telly Dupree and Beatrice J. Adams. A complete obituary is available in The Alton Telegraph.
Visitation will be Friday, May 31 from 4-7 p.m. at Harrison Funeral Chapel in Alton. Visitation will continue Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. Interment services will be at Upper Alton Cemetery.
Counseling services are available to students by calling 650-5666 or visiting the Counseling Health Services Office in the Student Success Center lower level adjacent to the Morris University Center.