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Obituaries

Photo: Portrait of Margrit Betke

Obituaries

Boston University’s Margrit Betke Remembered as a Brilliant Scholar, Devoted Mentor, Caring Colleague

August 19, 2025

Photo: Melissa Hortman wearing a blazer and standing behind a podium that says "Melissa Hortman, Speaker"

Obituaries

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, a Boston University Alum, Shot and Killed Along with Her Husband

June 15, 2025

Photo: Leslie Epstein in a formal portrait

Obituaries

Remembering Leslie Epstein, Pillar of BU’s Creative Writing Program

May 22, 2025

Photo: Portrait of Aram V. Chobanian standing outside Marsh Chapel on the B.U. campus. An older man balding man with white hair and wearing a white collared shirt, paisley tie, and navy suit, smiles and looks at the camera.

Obituaries

BU President Emeritus Aram Chobanian (Hon.’06) Dies at 94; Helped Stabilize the University in Tumultuous Period

September 2, 2023

Photo of President Brown and Edward Avedisian seated at a large, dark brown table one stage, smiling and looking off to the right at the crowd.

OBITUARY

Edward Avedisian, Clarinetist and Philanthropist Whose $100 Million Gift Renamed BU’s School of Medicine, Dies at 85

December 13, 2022

University News

School of Public Health Professor Richard Saitz Remembered for Dedication, Scholarship, Sense of Humor

January 24, 2022

Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

Photo of School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea at a crimson Boston University podium, looking down and speaking into a mic, at a tearful memorial for David Jones. On a screen behind him, a photo of David Jones is seen—he’s a middle-aged man, smiling with salt-and-pepper hair and beard. A quote of his is next to his portrait but it’s cut off. The backs of peoples heads who are seating are seen in the foreground.

Memorial

SPH’s David Jones Remembered at Memorial Service

September 23, 2021

Obituaries

BU Community Mourns the Death of SPH’s David Jones

September 13, 2021

Still from the movie Moonstruck in which Dukakis, left, and Cher, converse at the kitchen table.

Obituaries

Oscar Winner, BU Alum Olympia Dukakis Dies at 89

May 3, 2021

Photo of Jose Ferreira in a yellow rain suit clearing the snow from the steps near Mugar Memorial Library in 2011 as a student with a black umbrella walks by. Snow falls around him.

Obituaries

BU Remembers Two Custodians Lost to COVID-19

February 5, 2021

Photo of Jon Westling receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree in 2003. Westling wears a black robe and cap and waves with his right hand. A crowd of faculty in red regalia are seen behind him.

Obituaries

Remembering Former BU President Jon Westling

January 21, 2021

Black and white photo of Roy in his dorm room in 1997, two years after his accident. He wears a white turtle neck and flannel shirt and smiles wide. A photo of Muhammad Ali boxing is behind him above a book shelf.

Tribute

Travis Roy: A Death in the Family

November 4, 2020

Photo of Travis Roy on Monday, October 6, 2015 at center ice of the Agganis Arena. He wears a grey sweater and his retired jersey number, 24, is seen hanging from the ceiling.

Tributes

Travis Roy, Terrier Hockey Player Paralyzed in 1995, Dies at 45.

October 29, 2020

Portrait of professor Mary Beaudry, who died unexpectedly on October 20. She wears a orange colored scarf and purple sweater in her study.

Obituaries

BU Mourns the Loss of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Gastronomy Professor Mary Beaudry

October 22, 2020

Photo of Carrie O’Connor during one of her many trips abroad. O'Connor was a BU lecturer in French who was killed Monday in an elevator accident. In the photo, she wears sunglasses and smiles on a bunch near a garden of flowers.

Obituaries

Carrie O’Connor, CAS French Lecturer, Dies in Allston Elevator Accident

September 15, 2020

Portrait of Sumner Redstone at a ceremony to announce the naming of the new Sumner M. Redstone LAW Building on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

University News

Sumner Redstone, Media Titan and Longtime Friend of BU, Has Died

August 12, 2020

Photo of Lance Martin and The Lance Martin Trio perform during JazzFest in West Roxbury last year. Martin plays a flute, a bassist and drummer are seen in the background at an outdoor venue.

Obituaries

A Loss for the Medical Campus—and the Boston Jazz Scene

May 19, 2020

A portrait photo of Thomas Kunz in the field

Obituaries

Farewell to BU’s Bat Man

April 21, 2020

A portrait photo of Sharat Kumar Nambiar.

Obituaries

A Young Life, Anticipating Graduation, Cut Short in Dubai Car Crash over the Holidays

January 24, 2020

A Young Life, Anticipating Graduation, Cut Short in Dubai Car Crash over the Holidays