JoAnne A. Epps: Celebration of life to honor late acting Temple University president

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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