Update: A visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 followed by Recitation of the Holy Rosary from 7 - 8 p.m. at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home (1525 E. Saginaw, Fresno). Mass of Christian burial will be from 10 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Shrine of St. Therese (1444 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno).

We are saddened to announce the passing of Dolores Vezzolini on Jan. 3, 2019. Dolores was staff in in Continuing and Global Education and joined our campus in March of 1999. For much of her time at Fresno State, Dolores coordinated the Extension Credit, Non-credit and Uni-track Programs and developed high-impact career development programs, including the medical interpretation program for the Division of Continuing and Global Education.

As part of Fresno State’s doctoral program in Education Leadership, in December 2018 Dolores successfully defended her dissertation titled, "College Students Enhancing and Deepening their Educational Experiences through Participating in Faculty-led Short-term Study Abroad Trips in Summer 2018."

A steadfast lover of cats, Dolores was the founding member of a group dedicated to feeding, spaying and neutering, and finding homes for the campus cats. She loved to be called "The Cat Lady."

Dolores leaves behind her husband Richard and cat Negrito.