SIUE Mourns Loss of Emma Caserotti, CAS Student
The SIUE community is mourning the loss of Emma Caserotti, of Mt. Vernon, who died Sunday, June 11 as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. She was 18.
A Mt. Vernon native, Caserotti was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and would have been a sophomore entering SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Emma Caserotti’s family and friends as they face this tragedy,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook. “It is heartbreaking to realize a young person’s potential won’t be fully realized. She truly will be missed by all of those who knew her at SIUE.”
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at St. Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 15 at the church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Mt. Vernon.
Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon is managing the arrangements.
