Salem State Will Hold Memorial Monday for Slain Graduate Sean Collier

Salem State University will hold a memorial service Monday for Sean Collier, the 2009 graduate who was killed, authorities believe, by the Marathon bombers.

The event is set for 4:30 p.m. on Monday on the lawn next to the campus police station, according to a university release.

A large memorial for Collier was held two weeks ago at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, where he was a campus police officer. Among the thousands of attendees at that memorial were dignitaries including Vice President Joe Biden. Collier is buried at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody.

A fund has been set up at Salem State to honor Collier's memory. To donate, the university asks persons to contact the alumni office at 978-542-7530 or alumni@salemstate.edu.