FROM NOTRE DAME:
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., joined with the campus community in mourning the passing of sophomore Spencer Vermeule from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who died Saturday (March 2) in a car accident in Elkhart County.
“We are deeply saddened by Spencer’s tragic death,” Father Jenkins said. “On behalf of the entire Notre Dame community, I extend our deepest sympathies to the Vermeule family, and offer prayers of comfort and peace to Spencer’s family, friends and all who knew and loved him.”
The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the accident.
The University Counseling Center and Campus Ministry are both available to offer their support to students and others within the Notre Dame community. Arrangements for the campus community to come together and commemorate Spencer’s life are being made and will be shared as details are finalized.
