Statement from DePaul University President on the Death of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh

The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and one of the nation’s most influential figures in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs, died at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Holy Cross House adjacent to the university. He was 97. More about the life of Fr. Hesburgh at http://hesburgh.nd.edu. (University of Notre Dame photo)