Mark Adamsson (SFS ’15) passed away during spring break while traveling with classmates in the Dominican Republic. His death was caused by lung and heart failure, according to Georgetown Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh.
Adamsson was an international student from Sweden and attended high school in the United States. He died at the age of 22.
Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced the news in a community-wide email on March 9. The University held a memorial service in Adamsson’s honor on Tuesday afternoon in Dahlgren Chapel.
“We still remember the day he knew he had been admitted to the Georgetown School of Foreign Affairs, that was a high water mark in his life,” Adamsson’s mother and stepfather wrote in a statement to Georgetown media relations. “Most people work a full life in order to end it with a dignified death. Mark was so dignified in life, that when he suddenly left us, he had accomplished more and left an unforgettable legacy of smiles and good deeds.”
