Neil Wolfman, a chemistry professor at Boston College, died on Wednesday, according to a family-run blog that provided updates on Wolfmans health to family, friends, and former students. Wolfman went on medical leave from BC at the beginning of the spring semester after being diagnosed with cancer, returning briefly in the beginning of the fall semester.

Wolfman, who taught general chemistry, instructed many students throughout his years at BC, particularly those in the chemistry department or on the pre-med track. Wolfman also worked in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry at Pfizer Inc. for 29 years.

The son of Holocaust survivors, Wolfman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and grew up in the Bronx. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science in New York City, he attended New York University as an undergraduate before moving on to Cornell University for his masters degree and a doctorate in biophysical chemistry.

In a 2014 interview with The Heights, Wolfman described his motto: Try to do the right thing.

I cant say that Im successful in every single circumstance, Wolfman said in the interview. I want to try to do the right thing. I feel that my job here goes beyond teaching the class. I feel like my job here is to enable the success of as many kids as possible, however they define success. I can get no greater satisfaction than that.

A funeral service for Wolfman will be held in Nashville on Sunday afternoon, in addition to a memorial service to be held in Boston in February, according to the blog post. His family asks that pictures of Wolfman, kind words, and memories be sent to the family at [emailprotected]

This article will be updated.

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