Social media influencer Sydney Towle ’22 died on Wednesday at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., according to an announcement shared on social media by her brother Austin Towle.
Towle died from complications related to metastatic bile duct cancer. Her TikTok channel, which documented her three-year battle with cancer, had over 1.1 million followers at the time of her death.
“We’re so proud of her, and we thank all of you for your support over the years,” Austin Towle said in the announcement.
In a statement to The Dartmouth, Austin Towle called Sydney “an amazing inspiration to countless people around the world.”
“She never gave up, always promoted self-advocacy and didn’t take ‘no’ for an answer when it came to her cancer journey,” he wrote.
At Dartmouth, Towle majored in government and environmental studies. She was involved with the Sustainability Office and Alpha Phi sorority, and wrote as an opinion columnist for The Dartmouth.
In an interview with The Dartmouth in February, Towle urged her followers to “treat people with kindness and empathy.”
“You never know what someone is going through,” Towle said. “There are so many invisible illnesses, whether they be mental health or physical, and we should always be kinder to each other.”
A full obituary will be published in the near future. If you would like to share a memory, please contact editor@thedartmouth.com.
Jeremiah Rayban is a reporter and editor for The Dartmouth from Wilmington, Del., majoring in economics. Outside of The D, he enjoys reading, art and trivia.
