Paul Parravano, who worked for 33 years to build enduring MIT connections with elected officials and the local community, died at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts on Dec. 9. Parravano, who was 71, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after retiring in January from his full-time work as co-director of MIT’s Office of Government and Community Relations — a role that earned him a reference last year as the “Mayor of MIT.” “‘So, tell me about yourself’ was an invitation Paul would work into every conversation he had,” says Sarah…
