In Memoriam

 
Remembering UT Distinguished Alumna Margaret Berry

Remembering UT Distinguished Alumna Margaret Berry

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Margaret Berry, BA ’37, Life Member, Distinguished Alumna, passed away just after midnight on Sunday morning, taking a piece of UT history with her. She was 101. “I...

 
 

Remembering Tom Anderson, Who Tolled UT’s Bells for Six Decades

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Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:50 p.m., the dulcet tones of the Tower bells ring out across the campus. As students and professors walk to class or lunch,...

 
 

Goodbye, Mr. D: Longhorn Band Legend Vince DiNino Dies at 95

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When Vince DiNino arrived on the Forty Acres in 1955, the Longhorn Band was a ragtag group. Run entirely by students and led by a part-time hobbyist conductor,...

 
 

Actor Eli Wallach, BA ’36, Dies at 98

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In a Hollywood career that spanned six decades, Eli Wallach played his share of villains—and he did it so well that even the Pope was a fan. Four years ago,...

 
 

Texas Loses a Trailblazer: John Chase Dies

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John Chase’s parents studied education in college. But when they applied to teaching jobs, they were always turned away because of their race. So Chase’s...

 
 
 
 
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