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Sid Bacon Obituary
passed away Thursday July 11th, at the age of 57 after a courageous 19-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Kansas City, MO and raised in Salina, KS from the time he was 6 months old. Sid graduated with a B.A. and M.S. from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. After postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge in England and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, NE he became an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. Two years later, in 1988, he was recruited to Arizona State University as an associate professor. For over 25 years he served as a professor, department chair, dean of natural sciences, and associate vice president of knowledge enterprise development at ASU. Sid kept a blog of his journey at www.caringbridge.org/visit/sidbacon. Through his reflections he taught us that every day is an incredible gift; with opportunities to live, love, laugh, and share. He is survived by his wife Cathy, daughter Laura, son Dan, daughter-in-law Liz, parents Marge and Bob, and sister Su. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 20th at 11:00 at Esperanza Church, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Phoenix, AZ 85048. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sid P. Bacon Memorial Research Scholarship online at http://asufoundation.org/sidbaconscholarship or to the ASU Foundation, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, PO Box 870102, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-0102.
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Memories and Condolences
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Nikki Parmely
July 25, 2013
Dr bacon, you made a difference in so many lives; mine included. You will be missed so much. Nikki parmely
Fan-Gang Zeng
July 18, 2013
Sid, you are a truly inspirational colleague.
Kathleen Halverson
July 15, 2013
On behalf of the entire ASHA Journals Program (for whom Sid was an active and enthusiastic volunteer for many years), we extend our deepest sympathies to Sid's family, friends, and colleagues.
Kathleen Halverson
Production Editor
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Rockville, MD
July 14, 2013
With deepest sympathy to the Bacon family during your time of grief...God is for you a refuge and strength, A help that is there to be found during difficult times...May God provide you with peace and comfort to endure the days ahead...(Psalm 62:8).
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