The entire Temple University community, along with family and friends, will gather Friday to pay tribute to the life and legacy of JoAnne A. Epps after her sudden death last week. She was 72.
after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service for Charles L. Blockson, a curator of a collection of African American artifacts. Doctors described it as a "sudden episode."
Mourning their loss, hundreds gathered to honor the 72-year-old during a special vigil at the university's Bell Tower the day after her death.An enormous crowd gathered at Temple University’s Bell Tower for a vigil to honor and remember the life of the university’s interim president, JoAnne Epps. The community will come together once again Friday morning for a Celebration of Life at the Liacouras Center. A viewing is also being held for the public until 10 a.m.
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