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Fr. Ted Hesburgh, longtime Notre Dame president, dies at 97
The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as football and who championed human rights around the globe, has died. He was 97.
University spokesman Paul Browne told The Associated Press that Hesburgh died on campus Thursday night.
Hesburgh spent 35 years at the Notre Dame helm, earning a reputation as one of the nation's top Catholic educators. But the man known simply as Father Ted to the thousands who attended the school while he was president from 1952 to 1987 was perhaps even more recognized for his work around the world on issues such as civil rights, immigration, peaceful uses of nuclear energy and Third World development.
That work often took him far from campus including Washington, Moscow and El Salvador as he advised popes and presidents, at times challenging their policies. His aim was constant: Better people's lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/27/us/ap-us-obit-hesburgh.html?_r=0
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Fr. Ted Hesburgh, longtime Notre Dame president, dies at 97 (Original Post)
UrbScotty
Feb 2015
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(5,167 posts)1. I deleted my similar post because
great minds think alike.
But quicker minds post faster.
BlueEye
(449 posts)2. The WaPo has a wonderful obituary as well:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/the-rev-theodore-hesburgh-ex-notre-dame-president-dies/2015/02/27/7648f556-c87a-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html
He was a true leader and a champion for civil rights, free speech, and peace.
He was a true leader and a champion for civil rights, free speech, and peace.
douglas9
(4,359 posts)3. Father Hesburg Obituary SBTribune