St. Bonaventure University will mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a memorial service at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the 9/11 Memorial near the Swan Business Center. The public is invited.
St. Bonaventure University will mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a memorial service at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the 9/11 Memorial near the Swan Business Center. The public is invited.
Dr. David Hilmey, acting provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, will offer remarks during the service. Members of the university’s men’s rugby team will distribute flowers in memory of the three alumni who died Sept. 11. Fr. Mychal F. Judge, O.F.M., ’57, Rob Peraza, ’94, ’96, and Amy O’Doherty, ’00, all died in New York City at the Twin Towers.
Acknowledging that the world is still very much shaped by the events of Sept. 11, University Ministries is inviting faculty, staff and students to share their reflections on memorial boards that are located on tables in the lobbies of the William E. and Ann L. Swan Business Center, Plassmann Hall and the Reilly Center this week.
“We want to remember not only our alumni who were lost that day, but we seek to recognize and honor the countless lives that have been forever changed by this single day,” said Amanda Naujoks, director of the university’s San Damiano Center.
The memorial boards will be brought to the service on Friday.
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