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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Remembering Dan Bedsole
Austin College staff have received word of the death of Dr. Dan Bedsole, who worked at Austin College from 1965 until 1984, first as library director and then as dean of the faculty.
Austin College should remember in great appreciation the years of service to Sherman and the college by Dan Bedsole, College Librarian and (as I knew him) VPAA.
To his family, friends, church, as well as to AC, Dan exhibited a life of steady principle: of honor, loyalty, and compassion –– a difficult combination in the challenging position he held.
Even that very subtle twinkle in his eyes was delivered lowkey, in his extremely comfortable sociability with the many kinds of folks around him.
I am grateful that I have been a near-enough neighbor in the eastern US to have kept in touch with the good further life he and Lee have had in Virginia.
Doctor Bedsole was one of the very important leaders of Austin College primarily during President Moseley's tenure. He along with other faculty members of that era ushered in dramatic changes in the curriculum structure of Austin College that in many ways are echoed in the excellence that is carried forward today at AC. Everybody affiliated with AC today owes a debt of gratitude to the dedication of men like Dean Bedsole.
I remember the happy and boisterours household of the Bledsoe home located across the street from Grand Ave Presbyterian church where our family started attending church after our move to Sherman, Texas in the spring of 1967. His kids had heads full of tousled curls, while he had no hair, but they all had the same infectious smile and a closeknit sense of family. He and his beautiful wife sang in the choir faithfully and I never saw him in the passing without a smile on his face. The Bledsoes made a great contribution to Austin College, their church and to the community of Sherman. Dr Bledsoe will be sorely missed. Sherry Shields Scott
Austin College staff have received word of the death of Dr. Dan Bedsole, who worked at Austin College from 1965 until 1984, first as library director and then as dean of the faculty.
Austin College should remember in great appreciation the years of service to Sherman and the college by Dan Bedsole, College Librarian and (as I knew him) VPAA.
ReplyDeleteTo his family, friends, church, as well as to AC, Dan exhibited a life of steady principle: of honor, loyalty, and compassion –– a difficult combination in the challenging position he held.
Even that very subtle twinkle in his eyes was delivered lowkey, in his extremely comfortable sociability with the many kinds of folks around him.
I am grateful that I have been a near-enough neighbor in the eastern US to have kept in touch with the good further life he and Lee have had in Virginia.
Bill Moore
Professor of Humanities Emeritus
Doctor Bedsole was one of the very important leaders of Austin College primarily during President Moseley's tenure. He along with other faculty members of that era ushered in dramatic changes in the curriculum structure of Austin College that in many ways are echoed in the excellence that is carried forward today at AC. Everybody affiliated with AC today owes a debt of gratitude to the dedication of men like Dean Bedsole.
ReplyDeleteDavid Edwards, M.D.
Class of 83
I remember the happy and boisterours household of the Bledsoe home located across the street from Grand Ave Presbyterian church where our family started attending church after our move to Sherman, Texas in the spring of 1967. His kids had heads full of tousled curls, while he had no hair, but they all had the same infectious smile and a closeknit sense of family. He and his beautiful wife sang in the choir faithfully and I never saw him in the passing without a smile on his face. The Bledsoes made a great contribution to Austin College, their church and to the community of Sherman. Dr Bledsoe will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteSherry Shields Scott