In Memoriam: James P.M. Walsh S.J.

[DFW HOYA]

For those who did not see the news on social media this morning, Fr. James Walsh passed away Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

A theologian by trade and a Chime at heart, Fr. Walsh was an institution at Georgetown as a teacher, a mentor, and a loyal supporter of Georgetown student-athletes, including many years as the voice of women's basketball games at McDonough Gymnasium.

More follows on the front page this evening.

[C86]

A great loss to the university. Fr. Walsh was an outstanding teacher and a Renaissance man. At the Tropaia during my graduation he made a joke that referenced the surrealist silent movie Un Chien Andalou, and he brought down the house. That's a bit of comedy skill that few could pull off. Lux perpetua luceat eo.

[Elvado]

Godspeed to one of the truly great ones.