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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Obituaries

Obituary: Retired CBA dean was innovatiove, caring

June 16, 2011
Thomas Moore, the recently retired dean of the College of Business Administration (CBA) and gradtuate of Northeastern’s MBA program, died last night, university president Joseph Aoun announced in an email to students Thursday.

OBITUARY: Christopher Williams, ‘a ray of sunshine’ to friends and family

April 21, 2011
Christopher J. Williams, a senior biomedical physics major, died April 10 of complications from Cystic Fibrosis. He was 23 years old.

Obituary: Andy Prior, recent ASL graduate, mentor

November 18, 2010
Northeastern students and faculty remember recent graduate Andy Prior as a remarkable man who went out of his way to help others, from fellow sign language interpreters to deaf children and students. The 23-year-old American Sign Language/English Interpretation major, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree, was struck by an SUV at around 11:45 p.m. Sunday on Tremont Street near the Roxbury Crossing T Station in Roxbury while riding his Vespa scooter.

Obituary: Emily Staupe, researcher

September 16, 2010
Emily Staupe, a Northeastern alumna, employee and researcher, died unexpectedly in her Milford home last Sunday. She was 30. “We were always kind of a family in the lab,” said senior behavioral neuroscience major Tehya Johnson. “Out of everyone, Emily was by far the most supportive person I have ever known. She was there for all of us.”

Obituary: Payne remembered by loved ones for her smile

June 3, 2008

To those who knew her, there was one quality of Rebecca Payne's that stood out more than the others on her long list of good qualities: her smile. "She could see the good in everything. She just had a radiant smile," said Jess Meiley, a senior athletic training major and...

Obituary: Dedicated student, Freeman loved to play

April 3, 2007

From the moment Jake Freeman stepped foot on Northeastern's campus he was determined to excel in his studies. But that does not mean he didn't know how to have a good time. Mr. Freeman transferred to Northeastern from Santa Barbara City College in September 2006 and rushed...

Obituary: ‘Infectious’ perspective of life made Devino stand out

April 3, 2007

By Derek Hawkins Adrienne "AJ" Devino, a freshman communications major loved by her friends and family for her compassionate personality, eclectic interests and unique sense of style, died Saturday night in a snow tubing accident at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H. She was 18. Ms....

Obituary: Charles H. Ellis Jr., 64, genetics professor

June 14, 2005

Charles Herbert Ellis, Jr., a genetics professor, died June 11 after a diving trip in Nahant. He was 64. Mr. Ellis was born in Pasadena, Calif., and raised in Scarsdale, N.Y. He had early role models - a pharmacologist father who taught at Whittier College in Whittier,...