The University is mourning the loss of Amir Modaressanavi, who passed away on Sunday, July 16. He was a junior studying Computer Science at the Whiting School of Engineering. Modaressanavi was a member of the Table Tennis Club, Tennis Club, Students for Environmental Action, Economics Club and the Johns Hopkins Film Society.
In an email to the Hopkins community, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Rachelle Hernandez and Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Students Brittini Brown wrote about Modaressanavi’s campus involvement and impact on the community. Last year, as a core team member for the Orientation program, Modaressanavi helped new students acclimate to Hopkins.
“Amir will be remembered for his sense of humor, enthusiasm for fitness — he was regularly seen at the Rec Center — and love of travel,” they wrote.
Hernandez and Brown wrote that students may express their condolences to Modaressanavi’s family by emailing “The Family of Amir Modaressanavi” and sending it to the Office of the Dean of Student Life at deanofstudents@jhu.edu.
They also encouraged students to lean on each other during this time.
“The loss of Amir will be felt deeply by many in our community, and we ask that you seek opportunities to help and uplift one another in the coming days,” they wrote.
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Religious and Spiritual Life can be reached at (410) 516-1880 or by emailing chaplain@jhu.edu.
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