Mason Sauseda

Mason Sauseda was a 19‑year‑old Plainfield resident whose life touched family and community in ways that are reflected in the concern and attention his passing received. Though public records and news reports provide only limited personal details, the facts that are known point to a young person at the start of his adult life and connected to the neighborhoods of Will County.

Friends and neighbors remember young people like Mason for their everyday presence — the routines of school, work, sports, or time with family — and for the small, human ways they leave traces in a community: a familiar laugh, a shared ride, a friendship, or a team remembered in yearbooks or local rosters. Publicly available reports identify Mason as a Plainfield resident and note his age as 19; beyond those particulars, the private details of his life remain with family and close friends.

On April 9, 2021, Mason was found deceased in the Theodore Marsh preserve in Crest Hill. Local law enforcement and the Will County Coroner responded and investigated the circumstances; authorities reported a gunshot injury and the matter was handled by the Forest Preserve District of Will County police in coordination with Crest Hill officers. Those facts are included here only to acknowledge the public record and to place his death in time and place — they do not define who Mason was.

Because there is no family-published obituary or memorial notice available in the public record that matches his name and the exact date of death, this remembrance focuses on honoring Mason’s existence and the humanity of a young life cut short. He was a person with family ties and a hometown in Plainfield, and his loss was felt by those who knew him.

This page is a quiet space for memories and respect. If you are a friend or family member and would like to contribute a photograph, memory, or correction so Mason’s life can be more fully remembered here, please share them with the site moderator. Above all, this notice affirms that Mason was a real person whose life mattered to people who loved him; his full story is held by the people who knew him best.