EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — An SIUE student who was just short of graduating died in an ATV accident last week.
Michael Peel, 24, died in an accident while he was in Greece, according to a school spokesperson.
Peel is from Chicago and was a member of the Iota Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
He was taking a semester off but was just a few hours short of graduating. He majored in mass communications with a minor in business administration.
'Peel’s hard work and dedication is forever cherished and appreciated by our chapter and those who were around us. His spirit and energy would light up a room with his presence,' Iota Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. shared on Facebook.