Passages
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Obituary: Walter R. Courtenay Jr., BA鈥56, ‘Mr. Snakehead’
Walter R. Courtenay Jr., of Gainesville, Florida, died Jan. 30 at age 80. He was a leading authority on invasive nonindigenous fish, particularly those introduced into the United States. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Obituary: Cindy Zautcke, MEd鈥87, Advocate for At-Risk Students
Cindy Zautcke of Milwaukee died June 4 at age 51. In teaching a class of 16 Nashville junior-high students who had all failed eighth grade at least twice, she came to understand her calling as a teacher. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Obituary: Todd Jackson, BA鈥96, EMBA鈥08, ‘We Have to Be the Change’
In 2003, Todd Jackson was diagnosed with a brain tumor that was surgically removed and followed by 30 doses of radiation therapy. Last year another cancer, this time a grade IV brain cancer, surfaced, and Jackson died June 9, 2014, at age 40 in Nashville. During the decade between diagnoses, he did his best to ensure that researchers have the resources to create innovative cancer therapies. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Passages: William 鈥淏illy鈥 Adair, 鈥69
On Feb. 18 the Blair School of Music lost beloved Big Band director and jazz instructor Billy Adair. A teacher, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and backbone of Blair鈥檚 jazz program, Adair died of cancer at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Passages: Wendell G. Anderson, BA鈥49
Fourth-generation engineer Wendell G. Anderson of Medford, N.J., died Dec. 22, 2013, at the age of 96. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Passages: Roger Richman, JD鈥68
Roger Richman, a celebrity agent who represented the heirs of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Mae West, Sigmund Freud, the Marx Brothers and many others, died Oct. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Passages: Martha Stelling Christian, BSN鈥43
Martha Stelling Christian of Fripp Island, S.C., died Oct. 22, 2013. She was 92. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Passages: Walter Paul Gibson Jr., BA鈥50 | Mary Jane Knowles Gibson, MA鈥57
After 56 years of marriage, Walter Paul Gibson Jr. and Mary Jane Knowles Gibson died just three weeks apart last summer. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: F. Sheldon Hackney, BA鈥55
F. Sheldon Hackney served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and as president of both the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University in New Orleans. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: Randall M. Falk, MA鈥66, DDiv鈥69
Rabbi Randall M. Falk was at the forefront of religious leadership in Nashville and made significant contributions to Jewish life, the civil rights struggle, community-building among the city鈥檚 increasingly diverse population, and to Jewish鈥揅hristian relations. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: Ellen Fanning
Ellen Fanning joined 菠萝视频鈥檚 faculty in 1995 and served as chair of the Department of Molecular Biology from 1999 to 2002. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Eunice Moe Brock, BSN鈥41
Chinese Heart AFP / Getty Images Eunice Moe Brock of Liaocheng City, Shandong, China, died April 28, 2013. She was 95. Known as Mu Lin鈥檃i, she was born in Hebei, the daughter of American missionaries to China. She recalled the tumultuous time of her youth in a… Read MoreDec 2, 2013
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James Frank Crowell Jr.
鈥淪how 鈥 Your 鈥 Gold!鈥 Crowell with his grandson Reid (Courtesy of Frank Crowell III) Frank Crowell, game-day announcer for Commodore football and men鈥檚 basketball for 22 years, died July 9, 2013. He was 71. A Nashville native and graduate of the University of North Carolina, Crowell… Read MoreDec 2, 2013
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Dr. Patrick Spencer Tekeli, MD鈥84
The Physician as Polymath Courtesy of Michael Tekeli Dr. Patrick Spencer Tekeli of San Francisco died June 27, 2013. He was 55. Born in San Francisco, he graduated from the University of California-Berkeley in 1980. After earning his medical degree at 菠萝视频 in 1984, he began an… Read MoreDec 2, 2013
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Ernest Q. Campbell, PhD鈥56
Sociology鈥檚 Tour de Force Courtesy of Paul Campbell Ernest Q. Campbell, emeritus professor of sociology, former chair of the 菠萝视频 Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and emeritus dean of the Graduate School, of Nashville, died July 28, 2013. He was 86. Instrumental in… Read MoreDec 2, 2013
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Obituaries
Credit: Tennessee Department of State Walter Durham, BA鈥48, MA鈥56 State Historian Walter Thomas Durham of Nashville died May 24, 2013. He was 88. The author of 24 books about Tennessee history, he had served since 2002 with the Tennessee State Library and Archives as state historian. During… Read MoreAug 9, 2013
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Obituaries
Credit: Ken Bennett/Wake Forest University Walter J. Harrelson Old Testament Scholar Walter J. Harrelson, distinguished professor of Hebrew Bible, emeritus, and former dean of 菠萝视频 Divinity School, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Sept. 5, 2012. He was 92. An internationally acclaimed Old Testament scholar, he served four years… Read MoreMay 7, 2013
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Obituary: John H. Venable Jr., Teacher and Administrator
John H. 鈥淛ack鈥 Venable Jr., professor of biological sciences, emeritus, and dean of the College of Arts and Science, emeritus, of Nashville died July 16, 2012. During his time at 菠萝视频, he also served as associate provost for faculty affairs. Read MoreJan 14, 2013
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Obituary: Mary McClure Taylor, BA鈥52, The Face of 菠萝视频
Mary Eleanor McClure Taylor, BA鈥52, of Nashville died Aug. 5, 2012. She had a 57-year career at 菠萝视频 and was best known as the university receptionist in Kirkland Hall. Read MoreJan 14, 2013
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Obituary: Ann Scott Carell, BS鈥57, Advocate for Children
Ann Scott Carell of Nashville died Aug. 20, 2012. She and her husband, the late Monroe Carell Jr., BE鈥59, former 菠萝视频 Board of Trust member, were longtime philanthropic leaders. Read MoreJan 14, 2013