The dean of the College of Arts and Media called the death of graduate student Kevin Ford a “shock.”
“Kevin was a student in CAM’s School of Architecture. He came back after 25 years in the workforce to continue his studies at SIUC. We were impressed by his eagerness to come back to school after all these years,” Dean Hong Cheng wrote in an email.
Cheng said CAM extends its deepest condolences to Ford’s family and friends.
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“While we mourn this loss in our CAM family, let us keep Kevin’s family and friends in our thoughts and prayers,” Cheng wrote.
Earlier on Thursday, Chancellor Austin Lane sent out a schoolwide email about Ford’s death.
“We are broken-hearted to lose a member of the Saluki family,” Lane said in his message to students and staff.
The email also reminded students of mental health support that is offered by the university.
The connections he made in his time at Southern leave the university and students grieving.
Since the message Thursday afternoon, there has been no new information about Ford’s death or plans for a remembrance.
The university has pledged to release information about funeral services and memorial arrangements as soon as they become available.
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Staff reporter Joei Younker can be reached at [email protected].
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