Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

by Laura Gosselin  |  July 25th, 2008
Former University of Virginia professor, Dr. Randy Pausch has sadly passed away. (AP Images)

Dr. Randy Pausch became a household name after his delivery of The Last Lecture, which he began giving after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The Carnegie Mellon computer science professor's lecture on his life became one of the most viewed videos on the Internet. A father of three and only 46-years-old, Pausch was given a death sentence of a few months when he was diagnosed pancreatic cancer. He passed away today at the age of 47.

"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just the way we play the hand," Pausch said in the lecture.

Pausch was also a husband and father to three young children.

 
 
 

 

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  1. Posted By erin
    July 25th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    There is a memorial page set up for Randy Pausch on Tributes.com where you can leave condolences and remembrances.