The flag will be at half-mast on Thursday until 11 a.m. in memory of graduate student Hannah Gordon-Roche and her husband, Jeffery Roche, a Western alumnus.
Hannah, 27, and Jeffery, 29, died in a car accident in Burlington on June 26th. Hannah was PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
She graduated from Western in 2004 with an Honours BA in Psychology before returning to pursue her graduate studies. Jeffery graduated from Western in 2002 with an Honours BA in Political Science. While at Western, he was President of the fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church (662 Guelph Line) in Burlington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Interval House in Hamilton, UNICEF, or a charity of your choosing that supports children.