Several students gathered around the whiteboard wall in Allen Hall Monday afternoon to contribute their memories and experiences with School of Journalism and Communication instructor Mark Lewis.

Lewis, who passed away on Sunday, was a part-time instructor. He taught a presentation skills class. 

Students handed out flowers and passed around a memory book. A grief counselor from the Health Center was also on hand.

“He was beloved,” advertising professor Deborah Morrison said. “We’ll keep this wall up for the rest of the week — or whatever our hearts feel.” 

The wall included everything from inside jokes to thank yous, all of them surrounding a sketch of Lewis’ face with the phrase “share your stories” underneath. 

“It was such a privilege,” one person wrote to the left of the portrait. To the right, another wrote “I don’t think I ever left class without a smile on my face.” 

Advertising major Natasha Pitze said that a candlelight vigil is scheduled for sometime later this week. 

Lewis’ family has set up a page where visitors can share their memories and stories. You can also share memories of Mark with the Emerald. 

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