Francis x bellotti funeral

The BC Law and greater Boston community lost a legend on Tuesday morning, as Francis “Frank” X. Bellotti ‘52 passed away at the age of 101.

The Arbella Insurance Company co-founder, former Massachusetts attorney general, and three-time gubernatorial candidate was a force in state politics for decades. He was also incredibly influential at the Law School, where the school’s loan repayment and forgiveness program was named after him with a $3 million gift in 2010 from Arbella directors and others. The program has helped countless young graduates who otherwise couldn’t afford to stay in their jobs continue to help people most in need, and helps support the Jesuit mission of the University—vision, justice, and charity—that attracts so many students to the Law School. “A lot of us, myself included, feel that Frank built a wonderful legacy, being both an excellent lawyer and an excellent lawyer committed to protecting people and working in the public service,” said Arbella CEO John Donohue at the time of the program’s founding. “We thought it was important to tell that story to Boston

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