Twitter Facebook They never worked together, but they had a lot in common. Jose Ferreira and Juber Lopez were both immigrants, hardworking, longtime BU custodians with large families, humble and well-liked by all. They shared one more thing: both died of complications from COVID-19 at the end of January. Ferreira joined BU Facilities Management & Operations (FM&O) as a part-time custodian in late 1985 and within months was hired to work full-time at the George Sherman Union, where he had been ever since. Known as Joe, he had been battling cancer for several years. He died January 31 at ...