Campus News
Memorial Service for William P. Norris
May 19, 2014
Communications Staff
A memorial service for Emeritus Professor of Sociology William P. Norris will take place on Sunday, June 1. The service will begin at 4 p.m. in Peters Great Hall and a reception will follow at the Koppes-Norris House, 285 East College Street. Professor Norris died April 12, 2014, at Judson Park retirement community in Cleveland after a lengthy illness.
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