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Bella Laufenberg | Friday, November 18, 2022
James “Jake” Blaauboer passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 11. Blaauboer was a sophomore at Notre Dame, veteran of the U.S. Army and avid runner, but most importantly, he was a brother, a son and a friend. Born in December 1995, Blaauboer grew up in upstate New York in a small town called Clifton Park.
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 23, 2022
Assistant coach for Notre Dame’s track and field team Adam Beltran passed away at 46 years old Wednesday after a battle with cancer, a University press release said. “While Beltran’s coaching accolades and fingerprints are all over the pages of the Notre Dame record books, it was his personality and striking humor that will be remembered
Claire Lyons | Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Literary legend Joan Didion passed away shortly before last Christmas at the age of 87. As a prolific writer and one of the pioneers of the New Journalism literary movement, she was dubbed “one of the most original voices in modern American literature.” She leaves behind a large canon of work varying from genre-bending fiction
Observer Staff Report | Monday, September 27, 2021
Frank K. Reilly, the Martin J. Gillen dean emeritus and the Bernard J. Hank professor of finance in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, died Thursday, according to a University press release. He was 85. Reilly graduated from Notre Dame in 1957. He then received an MBA from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 24, 2021
Karen Croake Heisler, a former film, television and theatre (FTT) professional specialist and internship coordinator, died Sunday due to cancer-related complications, according to the South Bend Tribune. She was 67. Heisler had been part of the FTT program for more than 25 years, teaching classes on sports, media and the business of television, and was
Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 27, 2021
Terrence Retting, a retired astrophysics professor for Notre Dame, died Sunday, August 22, according to Notre Dame News. An Indiana University alumnus, Retting earned a degree in astrophysics before beginning his work at the University in 1983, becoming a full professor in the physics department by 2001. Peter Garnavich, physics department chair, views Retting as
Serena Zacharias and Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, November 13, 2020
Olivia Laura Rojas had a special talent for bringing people together. Those who knew her remember her as someone who lived life passionately, formed strong relationships easily and remained loyal to every friend she made along the way. Although she was only a first-year student, Olivia’s friends said the tight-knit Latino community at Notre Dame
Mariah Rush | Friday, November 13, 2020
To Valeria Espinel’s friends, it seemed like she had an unlimited amount of time. That she could do everything productive for school and more and still have time to be there for her friends. Almost like she was working with an extra few hours more than anyone else. People say freshman year of college is
Jake Winningham | Monday, April 6, 2020
Bill Withers’ career unfolded like a screenplay: A stuttering, West Virginia-raised Navy veteran sells his furniture to a coworker and uses the meager proceeds to move to Los Angeles and sell his demo tapes. Even as his albums earn gold certifications and he writes a trio of top-three hits in the span of a year,
Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 1, 2019
On Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, the Notre Dame community lost a great professor and an even greater man. Notre Dame, South Bend and the world lost Joseph A. Buttigieg, known affectionately by his students as either JAB or Prof. B, depending on which email signature he first used with you. I had the pleasure of