Billy Graham’s Death Hits Home At Chicago-Area College

Billy Graham’s Death Hits Home At Chicago-Area College

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The death of Billy Graham is being felt intensely on the campus of his west suburban alma mater. Graham graduated from Wheaton college, a Christian school about thirty miles west of Chicago, in 1943. Wednesday morning, the college’s president said, even as a student, Graham was known for his preaching. He said Graham gave Sunday morning sermons in downtown Wheaton.