Article: Thomas O'Malley, at 79; BC dean was dedicated to his students

As a priest and educator, the Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley had an intricate grasp of Scripture and academia, but was perhaps best known as an engaging conversationalist with a booming laugh that would fill up the room.

"He was a big man with a giant personality." said the Rev. T. Frank Kennedy, rector of the Jesuit community at Boston College. "He was an incredible teacher in a charming way. As a student, he drew you into this wonderful world of ideas. As an adult, he drew you into this wonderful world of conversation."

Rev. O'Malley, a former dean at Boston College and former president of two Jesuit universities, died Wednesday from an apparent heart attack at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in ...

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