The family of Orkan Olgac (a.k.a. Chris Rogers) has planned a virtual memorial service to honor his life. Orkan (Chris) was a School of Business student with a major in Health Care Management, a minor in Analytics and a member of the Honors Program who passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2021. He began his enrollment at UConn in fall 2017 and was from Mansfield, Connecticut.
The virtual service will be held on March 13, 2021 from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Please rsvp to orkan.olgac.memorial@gmail.com if you are able to attend.
Condolences to the Olgac family can be sent to the Dean of Students Office, 233 Glenbrook Road, Unit-4062, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4062.
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Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Orkan’s (Chris’) family and friends during this time of loss.
For more information contact Maureen Armstrong, maureen.armstrong@uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Maureen Armstrong at maureen.armstrong@uconn.edu