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Ed Hendricks passed away

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I found out today that former history professor Ed Hendricks just passed away. He helped get me through Wake and I know that he did the same for a bunch of you as well. I'm not certain of any arrangements yet but I'll post them on here as soon as I do. If any of you want to send a message to his family, let me know and I can get it to his wife, Sue. Go ahead and cue the "he's dead then" tags.
 
The Stig said:
I found out today that former history professor Ed Hendricks just passed away. He helped get me through Wake and I know that he did the same for a bunch of you as well. I'm not certain of any arrangements yet but I'll post them on here as soon as I do. If any of you want to send a message to his family, let me know and I can get it to his wife, Sue. Go ahead and cue the "he's dead then" tags.
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Name rings a bell, but what did he teach? I took some history courses back in the 80s but really only remember Howell Smith and Kamendrowsky.
 
Another beloved Ed passes :(

I had the pleasure of taking History of WF with him - upstanding professor with some excellent stories. RIP
 
The Stig said:
I found out today that former history professor Ed Hendricks just passed away. He helped get me through Wake and I know that he did the same for a bunch of you as well. I'm not certain of any arrangements yet but I'll post them on here as soon as I do. If any of you want to send a message to his family, let me know and I can get it to his wife, Sue. Go ahead and cue the "he's dead then" tags.
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You're right-on 'bout him getting a number of posters here through Wake.
 
cville deac said:
Name rings a bell, but what did he teach? I took some history courses back in the 80s but really only remember Howell Smith and Kamendrowsky.
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Mostly United States history courses. He had a great course on the Cold War and, when he lived on Faculty Drive, had a fallout shelter in the back yard that he would take the class to.
 
Had him for History of WF, but I think that's it. Amazing considering that I was a history major. Zuber gone, Hendricks gone... I assume Barnett is gone by now too, but never heard anything definitive on that. Sinclair (history of China, which I fucking hated), Slezkine (Russian history...he moved on from Wake many years ago) and the guy who taught history of Mexico (loved that class) are the only others I remember.
 
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Mostly United States history courses. He had a great course on the Cold War and, when he lived on Faculty Drive, had a fallout shelter in the back yard that he would take the class to.
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I took that course and still tell stories of that visit to this day. He was such a figure at wake forest
 
RIP. Ed was a great prof. I had him for historic preservation my senior year. I think there were about ten people in that class. One of the great ones.
 
I was a history major but don't know that I had any classes with him. Howell Smith was my intro class.
 
I don't recall him either but Wake had a great History Dept back in the mid '80's!

I had Dr. Smiley for my intro class and took part in his famous spaghetti dinners. May they both RIP.
 
RIP. I managed to avoid being in any of his classes but certainly knew him. Hendricks wrote a well-respected book on the history of WF. I think it was in two volumes. Pretty sure it's been out of print for many years. I tried to order it through the bookstore some time ago and they told me the only option was to find it used or ask Hendricks for a copy.

Bill Meyers was probably your History of Mexico prof. Terrific down-to-earth guy. Really seemed to like and support all of his students, even the ones (like me) who weren't academic stars.
 
I had Hendricks too for a US history class. Great guy. On his final exam, you got bonus points for naming all the Vice Presidents - in chronological order - since the Civil War. RIP
 
I always wanted to take his historic preservation class, but it never fit in my schedule. :( Everyone I knew who had him as a professor spoke of how much they learned and what a genuinely nice man he was. RIP Dr. Hendricks.
 
We are saddened to report that J. Edwin "Ed" Hendricks, professor emeritus of history, died March 27 in Winston-Salem.

Dr. Hendricks accepted his first and only faculty appointment as an early American specialist at Wake Forest College in 1961. He retired in 2009.

We grieve Dr. Hendricks’ death and extend our condolences to his family and friends, as well as those at Wake Forest who had the opportunity to know him.

A service celebrating his life will be held April 4 at 2 p.m. at College Park Baptist Church, 1701 Polo Road, Winston-Salem, with a reception to follow in Smith Hall at the church. Memorial gifts may be made to the J. Edwin Hendricks Scholarship Fund in care of the Deacon Club, 499 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for all students, faculty and staff. The Counseling Center may be reached at 758-5273, the Chaplain’s Office at 758-5210. For faculty and staff, there is also the Employee Assistance Program at 716-5493.


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He was a great person. I took four of his courses so I guess I about half majored in Hendricks. He was a big WF sports fan too. If I recall correctly I think he told one class in the late 90s he hadn't missed a WF football game in about 30 years. Enjoyed seeing him regularly in the same lot we parked in for a few years after graduating. Just a great teacher & person.
 
Apparently, for a long time it was thought that Wake played the first intercollegiate basketball game against Duke (f/k/a Trinity College) in March 1906. Around my time at Wake, Dr. Hendricks found some records that demonstrated the first game was actually between Wake and Guilford College about a month earlier in feb. 1906.

He recounted this story to me and I responded, "Well, it's always great to get Duke out of the record books." He called me a true Demon Deacon. I will never forget that conversation. RIP, Dr. Hendricks.
 
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