Feature Story

April 18, 2013 | By Pam Besel

From OWU to Boston University…

Reverend Robert Hill, dean of Marsh Chapel, greets a crowd of hundreds gathered for Tuesday night’s candlelight vigil honoring the dead and wounded in the bomb attacks near the Boston Marathon finish line. (Photo by Cydney Scott)

Numerous OWU alumni living in the Boston area as well as the community of Boston University, led by Reverend Robert Allan Hill ’76, Chaplain and Dean of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel, came together to open their hearts and homes to the families and victims of Monday’s horrific explosions that occurred toward the end of the Boston Marathon. Reverend Hill comforted the university family and concerned friends outside of Boston University, encouraging everyone to “live with faith and courage in the days ahead.” Read more about how the BU community is coming together to stay strong and “keep the faith.”