Dennis R. DePerro
St. Bonaventure University is mourning the loss of President Dennis R. DePerro, who died Monday due to complications with COVID-19. He was 62.
“Words simply can’t convey the level of devastation our campus community feels right now,” said Dr. Joseph Zimmer, provost and vice president for academic affairs, who was named acting president late last month while Dr. DePerro was in recovery. “I know when people die it’s become cliche to say things like, ‘He was a great leader, but an even better human being,’ and yet, that’s the absolute truth with Dennis. We are heartbroken.”