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By MEGHAN HALL March 5, 2021 at 1:52 PM Dennis DePerro speaks during the November 2016 press conference that followed his naming as president of St. Bonaventure University. DePerro drive 300 miles through a snowstorm to get to the ceremony. Dennis DePerro speaks during the November 2016 press conference that followed his naming as ... Credits: File Photo/Rachel Konieczny By MEGHAN HALL March 5, 2021 at 1:52 PM ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — In November 2016, Tom Missel laid in bed awaiting a phone call that didn’t come on time. He thought his phone would ring at 1 a.m., but it didn’t. More ...

The Wellsville Daily Reporter ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure President Dr. Dennis R. DePerro, whose nearly four-year tenure saw the Franciscan university make significant strides in enrollment, program development and capital initiatives, died Monday after a two-month battle with COVID-19 complications. DePerro, St. Bonaventure’s 21st president, was 62. St. Bonaventure announced DePerro’s death with a statement on the university’s website. “Words simply can’t convey the level of devastation our campus community feels right now,” said Dr. Joseph Zimmer, provost and vice presid...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: Hospitals support an extension of a statewide face mask order, at least until more people become vaccinated against COVID-19, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association said Monday. Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to announce this week whether she will extend the face covering mandate and other health orders that are set to expire Friday. A spokeswoman for the governor expressed optimism about state coronavirus numbers. “All along, Gov. Ivey has made clear that she prefers personal responsibility to government mandates. We are optimist...

St. Bonaventure president Dennis DePerro, right, died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 in December. Higher education leaders who worked closely with Dennis R. DePerro remember the university president as warm and engaging, often invited to dine with members of the clergy as if he were in their order because others wanted to be around him. “He was a larger-than-life personality,” said Joseph Zimmer, who served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Bonaventure University, where DePerro was president since 2017. “He was an old-school, handshaking, backslappin...

OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — St. Bonaventure University President Dennis DePerro died Monday from complications of COVID-19, according to the university. He was 62. DePerro was hospitalized since late...