Elsa McGrain’s father, Jordan McGrain, had just finished packing up her possessions in Lawrence, where the college senior had been attending the University of Kansas before being killed in a hit-and-run crash late last week, and was driving back to Omaha when he paused to reflect on his daughter’s life.
“Every waking moment she had was spent doing something in the service of others,” he said. “ Whether through her school, her sorority or her faith community.”
The 20-year-old student was studying to be a pediatric oncologist, and was set to graduate from KU in 2026. But she was killed last Thursday evening in a hit-and-run crash while on a run in the 1700 block of E. 1500 Road, near the Lawrence Regional Airport…