Brandeis Magazine

Dean O’Donnell, GSAS MFA’90, of Framingham, Massachusetts, on March 7. A playwright, novelist, and game writer, he taught for 29 years at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he helped create the interactive media and game development program. Survived by wife Elizabeth.

Krista M. Hughes ’94, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, on July 17. After earning an MLS at Drexel University, she was a librarian at the Hershey Public Library for 15 years, and loved music, animals, and various pop-culture franchises. Survived by husband James, GSAS MA’87, PhD’91, and three children.