Campbellsport -
As the Campbellsport community continues to mourn three young lives lost in a deadly crash, a family member of one of the victims works to carry on her dreams.
Family members are slowly coming to terms with the deaths of three teenage girls in a rollover crash last weekend in Fond du Lac County.
Katie Berg, Sabrina Stahl, and Caitlin Scannell all died from their injuries. Six other teenagers, including the driver, were hurt.
Caitlin loved to learn, and her older brother Ryan Scannell says, "She was very, very joyful. I mean, she took joy in everything she did, and I think that's a wonderful way to live a life."
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A public visitation for all three victims of the crash will be held Thursday, February 9, from 3 to 7 P.M. in the Campbellsport High School gymnasium.
Students in the district will be dismissed early so they can attend.
The district is also canceling classes for junior and senior high school students on Friday, when separate funerals for the girls are held.
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The Campbellsport High School junior was also an active athlete, volunteer, and member of her church.
Caitlin had plans to study education or veterinary medicine in college.
Over the years, her big brother saved up $10,000 to help her parents pay her tuition.
"Academically she was second in her class. She had a bright future, and that was why I agreed to set aside some money for her."
Ryan says that money will now be the starting point of the Caitlin Scannell Scholarship Fund, which will help Caitlin's classmates have the opportunities she won't be able to have.
"It just felt like the only thing I could do was to put that money into a scholarship endowment and ask the community to help me grow that so that future Campbellsport students can get help with going into higher education," Ryan said.
The scholarship fund has only been set up for a day, and Ryan said he's already received a lot of support from the community.
Donations to the scholarship fund can be made at any National Exchange Bank and Trust. For more information, email csmemorialscholarship@gmail.com.
