Dr. Phyllis S. Romanoff Strauss ’64

Dr. Phyllis S. Romanoff Strauss ’64, of Newton, Mass.; Sept. 19. She was a professor of biochemistry at Northeastern University from 1973 to 2019, retiring with the title of Matthews Distinguished Professor. She was active in the administration and served on dozens of departmental and university-wide committees, as well as on the Faculty Senate. She is survived by husband Walter Strauss, two sons including Charles Strauss ’96, four grandchildren, a sister, and a brother.