GVSU Says Scholarship Honoring Richard Wheeler Available Now

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A South Haven native is being honored by his alma matter with a memorial scholarship. Richard Wheeler died last week in Twisp, Washington along with two other U.S. Forest Service firefighters as they battled a wildfire. Grand Valley State University associate director for scholarships Erika Wallace says they moved fast to make the award available for the fall semester.

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GVSU created the Richard Wheeler First Responder Memorial Scholarship for students who are dependents of first responders who have died in the line of duty. Wheeler graduated from the school in 2013. He was 31.