PEORIA HEIGHTS Jason Street knew he would die early, but he didn t dwell on death.
He was too busy living. And, in his own way, teaching and helping.
Born with a severe heart problem, Street underwent four surgeries by age 17. His prognosis put his life expectancy in his 30s, at most.
But he seldom talked about his challenges, preferring to focus on family, friends and especially faith. And in the end, his heart problem wasn t the primary culprit. In early April, he died unexpectedly at home, killed by COVID-19.
He was 22.
Afterward, his Facebook page exploded with posts from close friends, casual acquaintances, even complete strangers gushing over him as positive and phenomenal, always an inspiring light in this world.
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PEORIA Remains found last year in the Illinois River were confirmed Thursday to be those of Jon Perry L. Hutcherson, who went missing in Peoria in 2019.
Hutcherson was last seen on Nov. 27, 2019, after leaving his apartment in the 700 block of Northeast Adams Street.
Nine months later, bones were found on the bank of the Illinois River near Glasford, and additional remains were found nearby after a search.
An initial examination indicated those remains did not match those of anyone missing locally.
But after a variety of examinations, including DNA testing, they were positively identified Wednesday as belonging to Hutcherson, the Peoria Police Department, Peoria County Sheriff s Department and Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said in a joint news release.
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