Some say Harris was the first to realize the string of murders committed by the "Boston Strangler" was the work of a single serial killer.
Services will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in West Roxbury.
The longtime Boston University president and political figure in Massachusetts passed away on Sept. 27, 2012.
Mr. Newdick restored two run-down Tremont St. buildings in the 60s, before 'Restaurant Row' existed.