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Acting Temple President, 72, Dies at Memorial Service

JoAnne A. Epps, 72, was on stage at a memorial event when the tragedy unfolded. Her cause of death remains unknown.

Epps, who assumed her role in April, became unwell at the memorial service and was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 3:15 pm.

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Temple University announced that its Acting President, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after becoming ill at an event on Tuesday. She was attending a memorial service for Charles L. Blockson, curator of the Blockson Afro-American Collection, when she was transported to Temple University Hospital.

Temple University Acting President JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday after collapsing during a memorial service on the campus of the public research university in Philadelphia, the university announced. She was 72.

JoAnne Epps, the acting president of Temple University, has died after falling ill during a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, the school announced. 

Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps died suddenly Tuesday after she fell ill during a campus event.