08/27/2021
By Patti McCafferty

UMass Lowell is saddened to share that Christine Gillette Connaughton passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 18. As a director of media relations at the university for more than 13 years and a trusted colleague to countless faculty and staff across the university, Chris will be greatly missed.

As UMass Lowell transformed during the last decade, Chris led efforts to share through local, national and global news media the successes of students, the scholarship and research of faculty members and the many achievements of the university community.

During hockey season, the best place to find Chris was in the Tsongas Center cheering on the River Hawk hockey team. She and her husband, John, were also fans of major and minor league baseball, traveling the country for years to visit ballparks from coast to coast.

In accordance with her wishes, funeral services were held privately for her family. Those wishing to do so may make a donation in her memory to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1120, Framingham, MA 01701.

Additional information, including how to share condolences, can be found in her obituary.