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Students, faculty mourn death of University doctoral candidate
CAITLIN BYRNES
Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: News
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Magwitz was a doctoral candidate in Child and Family Development specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Magwitz's body was found face-down by doctoral candidate Lisa Zak-Hunter. She checked on Magwitz after he didn't reschedule an appointment.
Zak-Hunter declined comment but, according to the police report, she said:
Magwitz had re-injured his back while on a 10-day trip to England and was on a medication for treatment. Zak-Hunter last saw Magwitz at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at which time he appeared drunk.
She said Magwitz had a pregnant ex-fiancee and had "been down" lately, but she saw no signs of suicide.
ACC Coroner Sonny Wilson said Magwitz died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The cause is being investigated at the crime lab in Atlanta.
"Dirk, you will be greatly missed," professor Carla Nancoo wrote on The Red & Black's Web site Thursday. "Our program, department and lives have been changed since knowing you."
No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Debbie Beussink
posted 8/05/09 @ 11:16 AM EST
I was a friend of Dirks, back when he lived in Cape. Actually I was an orthodonic assistant where he was a patient. I am SO sad, Dirk was absolutely one of my favorite patients. (Continued…)
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