TAYLOR, Wis. — The person killed in a traffic collision near Taylor eight days ago was a junior at Blair-Tayor High School: 17-year-old Abby Mae Heath. Earlier she attended school in Osseo. At age 15 she started her first job, at Grand View Care Center in Blair, and worked her way up to a certified nursing assistant. Later she was at the Whitehall hospital. At Blair-Taylor High she was on the student council and belonged to several clubs. She held high honors in academics, including college classes. Her family said her goal was to study nursing at May Clinic.

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