Ann Widdecombe family announces public memorial later this year

The family of the late Dr. Eleanor Hayes, a distinguished neuroscientist and long‑time professor at the University of Boston, announced her passing on Monday. Dr. Hayes, who was 68, was celebrated for her pioneering research on neurodegenerative diseases and for mentoring hundreds of graduate students over her 40‑year career.

A private funeral for family and close friends will be held in the coming weeks, the family said. No public memorial or service has been scheduled, and the family has requested that the details remain confidential. The ceremony will be conducted at a local church in Cambridge, where Dr. Hayes had lived for most of her life.

The family plans to hold a small gathering to honor Dr. Hayes’s life and legacy, but no further information has been released at this time.