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Article: Thomas O'Malley, at 79; BC dean was dedicated to his students
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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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 ...