This obituary was originally published on The Post Star, and can be found here.
SOUTH GLENS FALLS — Dr. E. Clayton Burgess, Jr., passed away in Glens Falls Hospital on October 26, 2021, after a short-term illness. He was 89 years old.
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Dr. Charles H. Moore (STH’58, GRS’69)
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Obituary for Charles Moore, 88 (January 28,1933 To October 18,2021)
Visitation Funeral Services Memorial Service 1 PM, November 27, 2021 at Fayette First Christian Church Interment Private Memorials Alzheimer's Research in care of Friemonth-Freese Funeral Service, 174 Hwy 5 & 240 N Fayette, MO 65248
Charles H. Moore (1933-2021) Long time Fayette Resident, Charlie Moore passed away on October 18th, 2021. Born in 1933, he would have turned 89 in January.
He graduated from Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, MO in 1951. He attended Central Methodist College in Fayette graduating in 1955. He also met Willa Dean (Brown) at Central and they were married August 14th, 1955. While at Central he served as pastor for several small churches in North Central Missouri, including Callao, from 1952-1955.
From there he attended post graduate studies at Boston University earning a Masters in Theology and a PHD in Social Ethics. During this time, he also teamed up with a fellow seminary student to fish and lobster commercially in the North Atlantic and they also provided a charter sailing service in which Willa was part of the charter crew. This work resulted in many adventures, not the least of which was the sinking of their fishing boat and gear in 1958, miles off shore, during a late December Storm. He also owned a Mobile Oil gas station in Brookline, MA during 1957-1959 In the early 60's, they moved to Chesterfield, New Hampshire where Charlie served as a circuit Minister in several small communities. He also served as a Volunteer Fire fighter in the mid 60's, he accepted a position teaching at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
During his tenure in Sioux City he also learned to fly at Martin field in South Sioux City, Nebraska, earning a commercial pilot rating. He also administered the head-start program in in the north-central plain states for a couple of years and in support of that program, conducted many a flight into Native American Reservations and other remote areas, using a field or pasture to land when a runway wasn't available Charlie returned to Fayette in the late 60's to head up the Sociology Department at Central. He and Willa purchased a farm located between Fayette and Glasgow where they raised Angus cattle, alfalfa, the odd horse (or two) and kids, not necessarily in that order. Growing up, the kids were told: "after you learn to ride, then we'll talk about a bridle and saddle " After getting out of the cattle business, he planted thousands of hardwoods across the farm, which are still growing today He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach at the University of Sokoto in Nigeria in the early 1980's. After leaving Central, Charles and Willa worked and taught in Taiwan and Japan in support of various Higher Education programs in the late 80' and throughout the 90'sAfter retirement, Charlie and Willa led numerous volunteer mission trips to Central and South America, often accompanied by other Howard County volunteers.
Charlie and Willa loved sailing on Mark Twain Lake and were active in the Mark Twain Lake Sailing Association for many years. He enjoyed racing and served one year as the association Commodore. He is preceded in death by Willa and his younger brother, Lionel (Moore). They have three Children, Ivan (Stephanie Rasche), Jean (Larry Monnig), and Alan (Sharon Cromer), 6 wonderful granddaughters and two great grandchildren.
Memorial services are planned for November 27th at Fayette First Christian Church at 1:00pm. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, any memorials be directed to Alzheimer research.
Rev. Linwood Blizzard’s (STH’17,’19) Statement on 99th District Delegate Campaign
Statement courtesy of Rev. Linwood Blizzard.
Friends,
Eight months ago, I announced my intention to run for the House of Delegates here in the 99th district. I didn’t seek public office to advance my career, or to fulfill a personal agenda. I ran because I believed in a simple declaration, the opening words in our nation’s constitution: We The People.
I’ve spent the past eight months centering my campaign around those words. I championed issues that touch all of our lives here in the Northern Neck - jobs, education, infrastructure, and access to high-speed broadband. These are not partisan issues, or frivolous topics that pit red versus blue. My campaign was about people, not politics, and I’m extraordinarily proud of what we accomplished.
Tonight, we came up short, and I want to congratulate Delegate Margaret Ransone on her re-election. I pray for her success and hope that she listens to the voices of those who’ve been left out of the political process for too long.
While this campaign may have concluded, I’m proud that we’ve brought countless Northern Neck residents into the democratic process for the first time. We built this movement by knocking doors, by constantly showing up in forgotten communities, and by focusing on real issues.
Rural Virginia has been ignored for too long. To build an economy and a democracy that works for everyone, we must invest in areas that my party has often looked down upon, or outright ridiculed. To bring real change to my community and others like mine, we must move past a politics that incentivizes hatred and fear of the other side. I ran to bring people together, and I intend to continue that mission in whatever capacity my future holds. Whether my name is on the ballot or not, I will fight for this region, and We The People will continue to strive for real change.
To those who supported my campaign, and especially to my wife and three children, I cannot express what your work and patience has meant to me. To those who did not support me in this election, know that I will continue to pray for and with you and fight for your interests with all that I have.
With immense gratitude,
Mr. James L. Hickey (STH’70)
The obituary was originally published by Boston Globe from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31, 2021 and can be found here.
HICKEY, James Leo Age 85 of West Roxbury, passed away October 22, 2021. Born in Boston, February 12, 1936. Jim was the devoted husband of the late Claire Ryan Hickey and the beloved dad of Maureen Hickey and her husband Jeremy Kamm of Roslindale and Kathleen Hickey and her husband Alfonso Pruneda Fuentes of West Roxbury.
For nearly five decades, Jim drew strength from his loving relationship with his wife, Claire, and together they leave a legacy of love, generosity, and kindness. Jim was the second son of the late William J. and Catherine A. Hickey. He was a cherished brother to the late William J. Hickey, Jr., Patricia A. Leger, Kathleen D. Hickey, and Mary Ellen Sullivan. Jim was an adoring Papa to Colin, Nora, Claire, and Rafael, and he delighted in playing, reading, and spending time with them. A loving uncle to many nieces and nephews, especially his nephew James L. Hickey, with whom he had a wonderful relationship. Jim enjoyed supporting and celebrating his family members, and especially his daughters, through all of life's experiences. Jim graduated from Boston College High School, and he earned degrees from St. John's Seminary and Boston University. He spent about a decade as a priest, during which time he met lifelong friends, built community, and supported people in need. After leaving the ministry, Jim served as Dean of Student Affairs at Boston University, a role that allowed him to blend his interest in advising students and his leadership skills. During the final two decades of Jim's work life, he transitioned to roles in public service as Chief Administrative Officer and later Commissioner of Public Works for the City of Newton. After retirement, Jim and Claire spent fifteen wonderful years enjoying sunshine and great friends on St. Croix, the island they visited on their honeymoon. Jim was naturally charismatic, and he fostered strong, positive relationships throughout his life. He greeted life with a bright smile, a commitment to justice, and a desire to help others. He was equally enthusiastic singing songs at a party, telling a story at a family meal, or engaging in civic initiatives. He enjoyed creating warm and inviting spaces to gather with family and friends, so he took great pride in maintaining his home and gardens.
Jim had a deep respect for the natural world; in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Nature Conservancy, www.nature.org Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St., WEST ROXBURY on Friday, November 5, at 9:30 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John Chrysostom Church, 4750 Washington Street, West Roxbury on Friday, at 10 am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hour in the funeral home Friday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Interment Forest Hills Cemetery. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600
Bishop James R. Hiles (STH’58)
This obituary was originally published on The Boston Herald, and can be found here.
Servant of the Lord, age 93. May 1, 1928 – October 23, 2021.
His storied life is celebrated by his wife Lauretta, three sons Marcus, Matthew and David, daughter Elisabeth, and eight grandchildren, James, Natalie, Meredith, Elizabeth, Victoria, Henry, Lukas and Nicholas. Born along the railroad in the small town of Dawson, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh, the Bishop was the second youngest of nine children. His early life consisted of swimming in the river, making rafts and jumping freight trains. Losing his father at the early age of three, the Bishop knew that one day his life would center around always being there for his family and children.
At the age of 17 the Bishop enlisted for two years in the U. S. Marines. As a sharp shooter, the Bishop served in World War II. After discharge, the Bishop received a football scholarship to play football for West Virginia before ultimately earning his bachelors from Washington and Jefferson. While in college, the Bishop worked for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad when he met his beautiful wife Lauretta. Together, they moved to Boston where they both attended Boston University and the Bishop earned his Masters in Divinity. He later earned a Ph.D. in Old Testament Theology from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
The Bishop's first position in the Church was as an Assistant Minister at Trinity Episcopal Church in Copley Square, Boston. He was a Professor of Religion at Wellesley College, and Gordon Conwell Seminary. He became the Rector of St. Paul's parish in Brockton in 1975.
In 1976 the Bishop established the Evening School of Christian Studies, at St. Paul's parish, the first such school at a parish level in the Diocese. Drawing on Professors from Boston College, Boston University and Gordon-Conwell Seminary, where he had taught, the courses covered biblical studies, New Testament History and Christian thought on current moral issues. From the study and prayer arising out of the Evening School, the Bishop established St. Paul's Kitchen in 1982. Over its 14 year history, the Kitchen, served over 2.2 million meals, 6 days a week, to the hungry in Brockton. It involved volunteers from every denomination throughout the region.
In 1988, with a bequest from an Irish-American benefactor to the Church of our Saviour, Milton, the Bishop devised an innovative conference in the U.S. for dialogue between the Christian leaders of the four major denominations in Northern Ireland. Returning to the US in 1993, the unprecedented dialogue among the prelates, thought impossible in Northern Island, stirred new thinking between the prelates which, in turn, ignited changes that brought about the historic 1998 Good Friday Accords, ending the era of violence in the north of Ireland.
The Bishop has been an exemplar for serving both one's faith and one's family. He never missed a sporting event or school event for his children, emboldening into them a permanent sense of commitment and loyalty. His later years brought about much travel with his children, and the same sense of devotion to his grandchildren. Over much of the last decade, the Bishop could be seen at baseball games and school events for his two youngest grandchildren. He never stopped.
The Bishop bookended his life on earth with a trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland this past August with his Sons and Grandsons, and attending a Bishop's Conference in Atlanta, Georgia just three short weeks ago. He preached his last sermon thirteen days before he went to heaven, working right up until the end. But his work on earth is now done, and he is finally home. His legacy of humility, hard work, grit, perseverance, loyalty, and commitment to God, will be proudly carried on by his wife, children and grandchildren. Please join us in celebrating a truly remarkable man with an extraordinary life.
Flowers may be sent to the funeral home or donations can be sent to St. Paul's Parish in Brockton.
Visitation will be held in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, (Rte. 123) Brockton, Friday October 29, 5pm – 7pm. Funeral Service at St. Paul's Parish, 701 Pleasant Street, Brockton, Saturday October 30, at 10:30am, followed by burial in Milton Cemetery, 211 Centre Street, Milton. Immediately following the burial, a reception will be held from approximately 1pm – 4pm, at the Marriott Quincy, 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy.
Dr. E. Clayton Burgess (STH’57 ’59)
He was born May 7, 1932, in Merced, CA, and was the son of United Methodist Minister, Dr. E. Clayton Burgess Sr. and V. Louise (Knox) Burgess. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA, in 1950, and graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH, in 1954, majoring in philosophy and history. He attended Boston University School of Theology, graduating in 1957, and 1959, with master’s degrees in New Testament Theology and Christian Ethics.
In 1984, he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, MI, where he studied the psychology of healing from a Jungian perspective. For most of his career, he served as a pastor for the Troy, NY, Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC), including the following churches: North Chatham and Niverville-Chatham Center UMC’s, Hartford UMC, Grace UMC (St. Johnsbury, VT) and South Glens Falls UMC. When pastor at SGF UMC he led the effort to build the current church building and Sunday school, and introduced ecumenical healing services to the congregation.
During a Sabbatical period, he incorporated and directed the Dayspring Counseling Center in Glens Falls, NY, where he primarily counseled cancer patients. During this time, he also created a “house church” called Faith Community which was comprised of people of all faiths. He is the author of two books: “To Ring Like a Bell That has No Flaw: A Celebration of Faith (2007)” and “Making Sense of Religion (2020).” He wrote and delivered hundreds of sermons and essays, focusing on in-depth understandings of contemporary faith. He retired from the ministry in 1997, and made his home in South Glens Falls, NY, though continuing to serve God and his community, until his passing. His final project, a collaboration with Judy Rosebrook, was a guided meditation CD entitled, “The Secret Garden” (2021).
Clayton was a true adventurer. His hobbies included: traveling the world, including making his last trip to India when he was 87 years old. He spanned the globe visiting: Europe, Asia and Central and North America. He loved learning about and appreciating people of all faiths, and believed that God loved and accepted everyone into the kingdom of heaven. He also enjoyed: scuba diving, skeet shooting, reading, antique collecting and flying. His childhood hero was Charles Lindbergh; before his retirement, he was a licensed pilot and owned his own airplane.
He is survived by his wife, Alice L. Burgess; two children: Rebecca (Douglas) Brigham of Cary, NC, and Joanna (Ross) Burgess-Stocks of Apex, NC; three stepchildren: Eileen Manz of Troy, NY, Virginia (Paul) Baird of Damascus, MD, and Cynthia Kimmey (Jack) of Voorheesville, NY; and six grandchildren: Meghan and Jack Brigham, Michael and Kyle Baird and Kassandra and Conor Kimmey. He is also survived by his beloved sister, Rosamond Schurr of Portland, OR; and former wife, Shirley M. Burgess of Apex, NC. He was predeceased by his brother, the Reverend David P. Burgess; and granddaughter, Anna Rose Brigham. Clayton was also dearly loved by family in Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, California, Arizona and Oregon, and many wonderful and loving friends from the Glens Falls area and around the globe.
Prior to the service, visitation with the family will occur at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021, at the South Glens Falls United Methodist Church, 15 Maplewood Parkway, South Glens Falls, NY, 12803. Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of E. Clayton Burgess, Jr. to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, to support cancer research and patient care, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA, 02284; or Operation Smile, to support free cleft palate surgery, 3641 Faculty Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA, 23453.
Arrangements are in the care of M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 136 Main St., South Glens Falls, NY, 12803. To view Clayton’s Book of Memories and post online condolences, please visit kilmerfuneralhome.com.
Reverend Dr. Duane A. Walker (STH’57)
This obituary was originally published on Dignity Memorial, and can be found here.
Born July 31, 1927, in Pacific Palisades, California, Mr. Walker, upon graduation from University High School in Los Angeles, enlisted in the U.S. Maritime Service. During this time, he made several trips abroad on freighters and passenger ships to Europe, Shanghai, Bombay, Karachi, Sri Lanka, Alexandria, Port Said, Egypt, Aden and Arabia.
Graduating from U.S.C. in 1951, he pursued theological studies at Berkeley Divinity School, Berkeley, California and graduated in 1954. He continued his graduate studies at Boston University and Harvard Divinity School, receiving his doctorate in theology in 1957.
Walker was ordained to the Christian ministry by the Presbytery of Los Angeles in 1957. From 1957 to 1962 he served as assistant pastor of the Granada Hills Presbyterian Church and assistant pastor of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church. He was called to the First Presbyterian Church of Oceanside in 1962 where he remained as Senior Pastor for 32 years, retiring in 1993.
During his pastorate in Oceanside, Dr. Walker served on a number of community committees, among them Oceanside’s first Human Relations Committee and the planning committee for Carlsbad’s downtown library. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Ecumenical Service Center, initiated Protestant/Roman Catholic dialogues with the faculty of the former seminary at the Mission San Luis Rey, and launched the “Festival of Life”, a biannual series of seminars for the community on a wide variety of issues under the leadership of credentialed resource persons. Additionally, he introduced the annual “Year in Music” series featuring quality music events, was instrumental in pioneering the church's highly regarded Preschool, and helped develop the well-received monthly morning Forum lectures, providing a platform for speakers on issues relating to the Christian faith. Walker taught Philosophy of Religion and World Religions at Mira Costa College and taught extension courses for San Francisco Theological Seminary.
His sermon on John Kennedy's assassination, "Whither America?" in 1964 earned him a Freedom Foundation Award from Valley Forge.
An active member of the Presbytery of San Diego, Walker was elected Moderator of the Presbytery in 1979, when San Diego hosted the annual meeting of the General Assembly of the national denomination. Walker was highly respected by his large congregation for his timely and thoughtful sermons, wide reading, ready wit and care of a diverse membership. The present church campus at the corner of El Camino Real and Fire Mountain Road came about under his leadership.
Of particular satisfaction to Dr. Walker were the number of active and retired clergypersons involved in the life of the congregation which, at one time, numbered as many as eighteen ministers. For these colleagues, Walker originated a monthly gathering dubbed “The Minyan” (Hebrew for “quorum”) for the purpose of book reviews and presentation of papers on topics of interest and camaraderie.
An avid tennis player and reader of biography and history, Walker will be remembered for his love of travel, including leading tours of Israel, Europe, the British Isles, the Greek Islands, the Passion Play at Oberammergau in Bavaria on two occasions, and St. Petersburg. His congregation provided him with the opportunity for study at Oxford University in 1974 and 1985. Additional travel included China, Mongolia, two weeks by train across Siberia to Moscow, a safari in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, including Victoria Falls, and the Amazon River and Peruvian Rain Forest. Upon retirement from the Oceanside church in 1993 he was appointed pastor emeritus. Walker will also be remembered for his love of gardening, his weekly competitive tennis matches, and his daily nature walks, accompanied by his ever faithful dog by his side, “Winnie”.
He is survived by his lovely wife Barbara of Carlsbad, California, daughter Daphne and son David of Hinesburg, Vermont, sister Virginia Otis of Champions Gate, Florida, and his wife’s family: daughters Kym Maust of Carlsbad, Anastasia Kurilich of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jill Billhofer and spouse Michael of Clovis, California, grandsons Cole Billhofer of Culver City, California and Garret Billhofer of San Luis Obispo, California. He was preceded in death by sister Desiree Cooper of Granada Hills, California.
A memorial service will be held at Christ Presbyterian Church, 7807 Centella Street, Carlsbad, to be determined at a later date.
Reverend Dr. Love Henry Whelchel, Jr. (STH’62)
This obituary was originally published on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and can be found here.
Graveside services for Dr. Love Henry Whelchel, Jr. are 12:00 PM Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Trinity CME Church, 22571 GA HWY 16, Sparta, GA.
The first sunrise for Dr. Love Henry Whelchel, Jr. occurred on the June 5, 1937 in Warren County, GA. He was born to the late Rev. Love Henry Whelchel, Sr. and Lennie Catherine Whelchel. He was raised in Macon, GA and he was educated at the Holsey-Cobb Institute in Cordele, GA. Dr. Whelchel proved to be an excellent student and he earned a B.A. degree from Paine College, a S.T.B. degree from Boston University, a M.A. from New York University, and a Ph.D. from Duke University. He received the honorary Doctor of Divinity from Phillips School of Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia and he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University School of Theology in 2014.
For 28 years he was an itinerant pastor effectively meeting the needs of many parishioners and the community. He served as pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Haverhill, MA, Pleasant Street Baptist Church in Westerly, RI, Metropolitan C.M.E. Church in Birmingham, AL, Russell Memorial C.M.E. Church in Durham, NC, Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church in Dayton, OH and Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church in Los Angeles, CA.
Throughout his career, Dr. Whelchel championed the cause of uplifting the downtrodden, and worked to overturn the degrading practices of racial segregation. During the 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, he was an Assistant Professor at Miles College; he served as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (an affiliate of Dr. Martin Luther King's SCLC). As a community activist he was involved in the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, and in the spring of 1968, he initiated an economic boycott against job discrimination in Ensley, Alabama. Dr. Whelchel is one the founders and the first president of the Ensley-Pratt City NAACP.
Dr. Whelchel had a second successful career in academia. He served for seventeen years (1988 – 2005) as the Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Clark Atlanta University (CAU). After leaving CAU, he became Professor of Church History at the Interdenominational Theological Center from which he retired as Professor Emeritus in 2016. As a professor, he championed correcting the historical record and revealing the reality of the African origins of human civilization and the African origins of Christianity.
Dr. Whelchel also received many honors and awards during his lifetime. They include being honored by the students of the Interdenominational Theological Center as the Faculty of the Year, being named a Foot Soldier of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, and he received the Gardner C. Taylor Preaching Archives Award from the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center.
Dr. Whelchel is survived by his loving wife, best friend and life partner of 58 years, Dr. Larma Jean Ford-Whelchel, their four children, April, Kenyatta, Noel and Love III (Quanda) and Dr. Whelchel's pride and joy, grandson, Love Henry Whelchel, IV. The final sunset in this life for Love Henry Whelchel, Jr. occurred on October 18, 2021.
Dr. Whelchel received STH's 2014 distinguished alum award.
Reverend Robert J. McCune (STH’53)
This obituary was originally published on Ness-Sibley Funeral Home, and can be found here.
The Reverend Dr. Robert J. McCune departed peacefully on September 27, 2021 at the Longview senior living community in Ithaca, New York.
The son of the late James and Isabel (James) McCune Jr., Robert was born on July 5, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Allegheny College, PA class of 1950, Boston University School of Theology class of 1953, and Drew University, NJ class of 1982 with a Doctorate of Ministry. He met his wife, Alice McCune, at Epworth Woods, a church camp for disadvantaged children where they were both counselors. Married in 1951, Bob and Alice celebrated their 69th anniversary in June of 2020.
Robert served communities in Upstate New York as a United Methodist Minister in many capacities. He served local churches in Cortland, Elmira, and Ithaca, served as a District Superintendent in both Central and Northern New York, and served in the Bishop’s office in Central New York. Bob was known by his colleagues, friends, and parishioners for his strong leadership skills, innovative ideas, and unending support of Christian values within the church and community. He lived out his faith through actions of anti-racism, inclusiveness of all people within the United Methodist Church, pursuit of social justice, and unconditional love. He welcomed the displaced and downtrodden into his home, spent his retirement years with Alice traveling the country doing mission projects with the UMC Nomads, was a strong advocate of collaboration among all faiths for the betterment of humanity and, in all ways, lived his life through service to others.
Bob was a committed and loving husband and father creating a strong family life that enabled his children to witness first hand how to be faithful, compassionate, productive and loving servants to society. As he aged, he was known and admired for his continued pursuit of spiritual and personal growth and an ever expanding world view and openness to new ideas.
Robert is survived by his children and their spouses Nancy and Jeffrey Lovell of Ithaca, James and Beverly McCune of Austin, Texas, David and Sally McCune of Ithaca, and Cindy and William Garver of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and his sister Nancy (Roger) Pierce of Clermont, FL. He has 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife Alice McCune in 2020. A Memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:30 am. His ashes will be interred at Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center in Moravia, New York.
Bob’s children gratefully acknowledge and thank Gohar Avagyan, Debra Keyser, and Tacoma Perkins, who served Bob as exceptional and selfless caregivers throughout his last year at Longview.
The family asks that those who would like to make a contribution in Robert’s memory kindly consider a donation to Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center.
Reverend Sylvanus P. Jackson (STH’93)
This obituary was originally published on Marvil-McFadden & Marvil Funeral Homes.
Rev. Dr. Sylvanus Pyne Jackson, of Darby, passed peacefully surrounded by his family, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Vitas Hospice at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.
Prof. Wesley Wildman Mentioned in Vox Article on Neurofeedback and Brain Stimulation
The following is an excerpt from the article “New technologies are promising a shortcut to enlightenment,” by Sigal Samuel, published on November 1, 2021 by Vox. Click here to read the full article. Prof. Wildman’s profile is found here.
In fact, neurofeedback is just one of the newer technologies being touted as a way to catapult us into higher, more enlightened states of consciousness. Other technoboosts include brain stimulation, which uses electric currents or other means to directly target certain brain areas and change their behavior, and synthetic psychedelics, which are lab-created versions of drugs such as ayahuasca. Collectively, they form a genre that Kate Stockly and Wesley Wildman, researchers at Boston University’s Center for Mind and Culture, call “spirit tech.”