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2 min read 2022-08-12 21:56:35

Fly High Timmy Smith – He Built “The Last Thing He Will Ever Need”

A screenshot from our October 2016 issue of BRL featuring Timmy Smith of Swoope, VA. Timmy passed away on August 10, 2022. Swoope Augusta County,

2 min read 2022-06-28 00:09:23

Terry Jackson Terry Jackson, a fixture within the Wesleyan Athletics department for more than 30 years, died on June 14. Jackson spent 31 years

3 min read 2022-06-27 23:39:14

John Driscoll ’62 John Driscoll ’62, who oversaw Wesleyan’s alumni relations programs for more than three decades, died after a long struggle

2 min read 2022-05-10 07:35:46

Jeremy Zwelling Jeremy Zwelling, associate professor of religion, emeritus, passed away on May 8 at the age of 81. Zwelling received bachelor’s

3 min read 2022-02-13 23:14:21

Photo By Yvette Stafford : The late Ted Hughes in a photo shoot we did in our April 2019 issue about Mr. Hughes Buggy Works in Amherst

2 min read 2022-02-11 00:43:35

Richard “Dick” T. Vann, professor emeritus of history and letters, died on Feb. 1 at the age of 90. Vann received bachelor’s degrees from

2 min read 2022-01-25 21:23:58

David Morgan David Morgan, professor of history, emeritus, passed away on Jan. 20 at the age of 83. Morgan received his BA from Haverford College and

2 min read 2022-01-11 00:06:20

Gertrude Hughes, professor of English, emerita, died on Jan. 5 at the age of 85. Hughes received her BA from Mount Holyoke College, her MAT from

6 min read 2022-01-04 23:36:07

ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Reeves’ talents off the field were recognized early on by Tom Landry. Reeves was still suiting up for the Dallas Cowboys when

4 min read 2021-12-23 03:56:00

Good friend and longtime researcher, Mike Price has died. His inquisitiveness lead him to explore different subject matter, one of those

2 min read 2021-12-01 22:33:08

Alvin Lucier (photo by Amanda Lucier) Alvin Lucier, John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Emeritus, died on Dec. 1 at the age of 90. Lucier received

1 min read 2021-11-16 10:58:03

After Gus was born back in 1986, Beth was at sea. (I was hanging onto a life preserver.) Barely a year after learning she learned her sight loss was

1 min read 2021-10-14 23:28:04

Richard Ohmann, Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language, Emeritus, died Oct. 8 at the age of 90. Ohmann received his BA from Oberlin College

1 min read 2021-10-12 21:32:17

Andy Yachus in an undated photoCourtesy of Scale Model News Marvel Comics shared that longtime staff colorist Andrew P. Yanchus has passed away, aged

3 min read 2021-05-03 19:30:07

John Paul Leon John Paul Leon, also known as JP Leon, the co-creator of “Earth X,” “Batman: Creature of the Night,” “The Winter Men” and