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05/06/2017
Queen's University Vice Chancellor Dies Suddenly
Queen's University Vice Chancellor Professor Patrick Johnston died suddenly on Sunday, 04 June.
In a statement the university said: "It is, with a deep sense of shock and loss, that I have to announce the untimely and sudden death of our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston.
"We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Iseult, his wife, and their four boys, Seamus, Eoghan, Niall and Ruairi, and the wider family circle at this desperately sad time."
Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: "The untimely passing of Paddy Johnston has cast a pall over end-of-term celebrations at Queen's University and is a blow to all who shared his vision of QUB at the very heart of a resurgent Belfast.
"On Tuesday past, he was in sparkling form as he delivered a powerful and stirring address to over 100 civic leaders in Belfast City Hall as part of his continuing commitment to leveraging the strength of the university he loved and led on behalf of all the citizens of Belfast.
"His loss will be keenly felt also by all those who admired his determination to find a cure for cancer and who respected his decision to return to Belfast to lead the Centre for Cancer Research."
(CD/JP)
In a statement the university said: "It is, with a deep sense of shock and loss, that I have to announce the untimely and sudden death of our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston.
"We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Iseult, his wife, and their four boys, Seamus, Eoghan, Niall and Ruairi, and the wider family circle at this desperately sad time."
Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: "The untimely passing of Paddy Johnston has cast a pall over end-of-term celebrations at Queen's University and is a blow to all who shared his vision of QUB at the very heart of a resurgent Belfast.
"On Tuesday past, he was in sparkling form as he delivered a powerful and stirring address to over 100 civic leaders in Belfast City Hall as part of his continuing commitment to leveraging the strength of the university he loved and led on behalf of all the citizens of Belfast.
"His loss will be keenly felt also by all those who admired his determination to find a cure for cancer and who respected his decision to return to Belfast to lead the Centre for Cancer Research."
(CD/JP)
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