Dear Marquette community,
I am writing to you with deep sadness to share the news that two Marquette University students died this evening in a near-campus vehicular accident. Two other Marquette students were injured in the accident — they are being treated at a local hospital. Out of respect for the students’ families, no additional information is being shared at this time.
We grieve with the students’ families and friends, as well as faculty, staff and fellow students here on campus who were touched by these students during their time in our community. I ask that you keep the families in your prayers. Such a loss is difficult to comprehend, and I know that the coming days will be difficult for our community.
A Mass will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m. in the Varsity Theatre for our Marquette community to gather. The Lunda Room and Henke Lounge in the AMU will be available from noon to 3 p.m. for Marquette community members to come together.
Counseling services and pastoral support are available on campus for all faculty, staff and students.
- Members of the university’s Counseling Center and Campus Ministry are available to provide support services to students for coping with grief and loss. Counseling Center staff are available 24/7 by calling (414) 288-7172.
- The Marquette Employee Assistance Program is available 24/7 for all employees and members of their households. You may reach LifeMatters by calling 1-800-634-6433 or through their website. Use Password: MU1.
Grief affects each of us differently. As a university community, the connections and bonds we share are important in these difficult times. Please check in with your classmates, friends, colleagues and family members as we navigate this time of sorrow together. May God bless you and the entire Marquette community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kimo Ah Yun
President
Prayer on the loss of a loved one
Attributed as the Quaker Prayer
We give them back to you, dear Lord,
Who gave them to us.
Yet as you did not lose them in giving,
so we have not lost them by their return.
For what is yours is ours always, if we are yours.
And life is eternal and love is immortal
And death is only a horizon.
And a horizon is nothing more
than a limit to our sight.
