Yale Daily News

Updated: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:27pm

The News will resume publication on January 12, 2009.

Yale Daily News - Media Content

Go Back

Robert Fye ’08 stands with his friends at a recent graduation ceremony. He had been battling osteosarcoma since the age of 14 and had taken terms off.
/Courtesy Jessica Fye
Robert Fye ’08 stands with his friends at a recent graduation ceremony. He had been battling osteosarcoma since the age of 14 and had taken terms off.

Related Article

Fye ’08 remembered for kindness, humor 1.14.08

Fye — a Renaissance man with passions for law, sailing and painting — passed away in his Middletown, R.I., home last Tuesday following an eight-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was 23.

The Silliman College senior died peacefully after a recent relapse from osteosarcoma, the most common type of malignant bone cancer, which he had battled since being diagnosed at the age of 14.

Add Comment

You are not logged in. We do allow posting without registration, but we encourage you to register or log in to enjoy full access to our comments features!