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for Robert Bullerdick
Tammy Judd/Davidson
October 18, 2010
He was a wonderful and cheerful teacher,I really enjoyed having him as a teacher, he will be missed. My thought and prayer go out to his family.
Deb Reynolds (Davidson)
October 18, 2010
He was a wonderful person, I loved having him as my teacher for biology. You are all in my prayers :)
Val (Bullerdick) Barth
October 4, 2010
Our family wishes to thank everyone who signed Bob's guestbook with your thoughts, prayers, memories, and anecdotes. Your memories of him have been deeply meaningful to us as we remember the man who was husband, father, grandfather, teacher, and friend. Thank you so much.
On behalf of the Bullerdick family,
Dixie Knoebel
September 15, 2010
Dear Bullerdick Family, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I fondly remember not only biology classes with Bob but also summer biology. He was a great teacher and a kind person. You are in my prayers
Kimberlee (Haas) Kenyon - Class of 1992
September 14, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was a fantastic biology teacher who made learning interesting. I think of him every now and then, usually when I don't know the name of a bird or I can't recognize the song. He use to take our class for nature walks and I remember him to be an avid bird watcher. I learned alot about wildlife from him and loved listening to his stories. I also remember him bringing in his wood carved ducks he made or was in the process of carving. They were incredibly life-like!
My condolences to his family.
Dede Munson/Compton
September 12, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was a wonderful teacher and neighbor, and he had a great sense of humor and such a clever smile. Deepest sympathies to the family. Dede Munson Compton
Lyle Converse
September 12, 2010
We heard the sad news yesterday the 11th.
We have many enjoyable memories of Bob and you Darlene.
Our condolences to you and the family.
Lyle &Madelyn Converse
September 11, 2010
I have many fond memories of Mr. Bullerdick, both from the classroom and from around our family farm where he hunted for many years as some of my siblings have mentioned. He was one of a small handful of the most influential teachers in my life, at any level.
A few specific things stand out in my memory:
One day on the way to school, Mr. Bullerdick picked up a road-killed skunk which had not been splattered too badly. In fact, the gland that contained the odiferous compound for which skunks are reknowned had not been broken - yet! As he or someone else was dissecting the skunk, the scalpel slipped and the stench was released in the classroom. That skunk was "flown" for a while on an old beat-up flagpole at the northeast corner of the building while it aired out.
On another occasion, a mischievous student had pulled some nefarious stunt and then gotten into one of the science room storage closets in an effort to avoid reprisals. In my memory it seems like the school was pretty new at the time and the door lock was backward so he locked himself in. Anyway, Mr. Bullerdick and Mr. Comeau put their heads together, then put a couple of drops of buturic acid on a piece of paper and slid it under the door. It wasn't long before the smell of rancid butter drove the miscreant out. Of course, the smell didn't stop there!
When Mr. Bullerdick was deer hunting on our farm, he'd pass up the perfect 8, 10 and 12 point bucks that roamed the area and take the "misfits" with mismatched antlers or other deformities. When he'd bring one up to his car, he'd explain to my siblings and I that he was engaging in selective hunting and was thereby improving the local gene pool. He was not a trophy hunter in any sense of the word.
Some or all of my siblings would go out to talk with him to see how he had fared and what he had seen after most of his hunting trips and we always learned something from him on those occasions.
I was very impressed with the memorial service today, it was very well done and had a typical "Bullerdick" mix of humor, information, compassion and comfort. The turnout was an excellent indication of how many people's lives were touched by him.
Bob's family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Ken Black (Bath High School Class of 1968)
Kim Fineis (Baird)
September 11, 2010
What a wonderfully respected teacher Mr. Bullerdick was at Bath High School. My condolences to his family.
Lisa Forester (Tarrant)
September 11, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with the Bullerdick family in this time of sadness. I have many fond memories of "Biology Bob" from spending time in his classroom and spending time in his home with one of my best and closest friends, his daughter Nancy. I still think often of his great sense of humor and antics in and out of the classroom. Take care and know that you are family to one of the greatest men.
Stacy Lewis Jarrell
September 11, 2010
My deepest sympathy to the family. He was one of my favorite memories of school... truly a good person all-around.
Irene Stuart
September 10, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was one of my favorite teachers in High School. I have great memories of being in his classroom. He was always joking around and made "icky" science fun. Best of all, he was a fantastic role model and genuinely kind to all the students. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Irene (Snay) Stuart
Class of 1973 Bath High School
Steve and Paula Hicks
September 10, 2010
Deepest sympathies to the family. Mr Bullerdick was a fun and respected teacher. His sense of humor has been passed on to his family. May you all live with the great memories he provided for you.
God Bless,
Steve and Paula Hicks
Don Maneikis
September 10, 2010
You can say a lot about Bob. He was many things to many people. To me, he was a principal, fellow teacher, and friend. HIs sense of humor will live on forever.
Roberta (Test) Myers (1982)
September 10, 2010
I am very sorry for your loss.
My education would not have been nearly as interesting and enjoyable had I not had Mr. Bullerdick at a teacher. He definately made a difference in many lives.
Stephanie Slider (Bargy)
September 10, 2010
You are one of my favorite memories of school, thanks for always making us laugh:) You will be missed Mr Bullerdick:)
Shannon Martin- Reeder
September 10, 2010
He was a great teacher and was always making us laugh. He will be missed by many.
Burke Mays
September 9, 2010
Looking through all of the entries, it is clear that Bio Bob lived a life worth celebrating. All of us feeling the loss had the privilege of having him make a difference in our lives.
Jamie Christmas Scott
September 9, 2010
I want to thank the family for sharing this photo of Mr. Bullerdick. It makes me smile. This is how I think of him: always smiling, ginning and quite often laughing (at his own jokes)!. His love of teaching and biology was contagious in the classroom. I am honored to have been his student.
September 9, 2010
I am so sorry for your lost of your Husband,Dad .Mr Bullerdick was a Great teacher
He was very kind and like to make jokes .and you could tell by him action he was a man of god..are thought are prayer are with you and your family at this time ,he will be deeply missed.
Connie and Jon Kruger
Cherish used to be Cooley
September 9, 2010
I"m so sorry for your loss...Mr. Bullerdick was an incredible man and will be missed by many....was just telling my husband of my "independent study" with Mr. Bullerdick and how a opossum bit him while he was trying to get it out of one of our rabbit traps....I always looked up to him and never forgot all of the fun adventures we went on while he was teaching. My heart goes out to you and your family. With the passing of my grandpa loved ones seem all that more important, hugs to all of you.
Cherish (used to be Cooley)
Chris Diamond
September 9, 2010
To the family of Bob Bullerdick I send you my Condolences. Mr Bullerdick made leaning of science fun. I wish he would of let up try out those Lasers. Chris Diamond class of 1978
mary van sickle
September 9, 2010
mr bullerdick was most of my seven kids teacher plus darlene taught some of my kids.......theres no finer teachers then the Bullerdicks...Mr Bullerdick was also principal who let my son John graduate a year early...I still have a recipe Mrs Bullerdick gave me years ago....My prayers go o ut to the BULLERDICK FAMILY ...MARY VAN SICKLE
September 9, 2010
I was so sorry to hear Mr. Bullerdick past. He taught us great stuff and not just biology. My condolances to to your family. Charles Botke class' 89
September 9, 2010
I was so sorry to hear Mr. Bullerdick passing. He taught us great stuff and not just biology. My condolences of your families loss. Charles Botke Jr. class' 89
Angela Waugh
September 9, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was a great teacher and will be missed by many. My prayers are with the family.
Angela class of 1993
Chad Kotke
September 9, 2010
He's the reason I'm a geologist and although he may be gone I carry his torch proud and spread the love of science to everyone around. I hope "the tamaracks are smokey gold" g...ood fellow and the "grouse hunting" grand with Aldo Leopold and the rest of the clan:-)
Mark/Sarah Loomis
September 9, 2010
So sory to hear of Mr. Bullerdicks passing. He was my teacher and principal. He was a great teacher and friend. He will be greatly missed. You are in our prayers also. Mark and Sarah Meyers Loomis (Bath, MI)
Matthew Gregerson
September 9, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick, "Bob", was a fantastic Biology teacher, he really taught a subject that he had a huge interest in, and it showed in his classes.
I had 2 different classes of his because the subject interested me in the first year, and HE interested me enough to make it a choice to take his class a second year. I also made a choice to be a Teacher's Aide working WITH him for another full year.
I helped him out by volunteering to pick up and house the 2 Piranha's for his classroom toward the beginning of one year, and volunteered to adopt "Billy Opossum" at the end of another year.
He certainly made a difference in his teachings. He WILL be missed.
Michael Dyer
September 9, 2010
He was a good guy both in and out of the classroom.
Has anyone made plans yet to write "The Memoirs of Biology Bob" as he always had a great story and a keen sense of humor.
It is educators like Bob who have greatly influenced me to be the person I am today
Although he has passed, I am greatly honored to have known such a fine man
Vicki Goedert
September 9, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was one of my favorite teachers in high school at Bath - he actually made science fun. He was a wonderful person and excellent teacher. I loved it when he made us draw a thingamajig or a watchamacallit as part of our classwork!! I actually liked science when he was teaching it!!
Amy Holmes (Brehmer)
September 9, 2010
Your loving husband, father and grandfather will be missed! Robert's family is in my prayers!
Jean Scarane Sillman
September 9, 2010
Mr. Bullerdick was a great teacher and person. Class was so much fun with him. My whole family had him for a teacher and we all remember him fondly.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
John and Christie Sweet
September 9, 2010
Our prayers are with the family, Mr Bullerdick was great to all the students.
September 9, 2010
I have many fond memories of Mr. Bullerdick, both from when he used to hunt on our family's farm when I was a kid and from when he was my biology teacher at Bath. He always had a great sense of humor, which went over well with my family! He taught 6 of the 8 kids in my family and we all loved him.
My sympathy to Mrs. Bullerdick, Ted, and the girls.
Diane Black Waldo
Bath High School
Class of 1981
Lynette Barker Stevens
September 9, 2010
In loving memory of a wonderful teacher and person. He made biology fun and had a great sense of humor. Our prayers are with Mr. Bullerdick's family.
Joye Cochran (Pierson)
September 9, 2010
Dear Bullerdick family, My sincere condolences and sympathies. My heart goes out to you all. Your husband/father/grandfather was truly a loved and respected man who touched many lives and left a positive imprint on many. My thoughts and prayers will be with you during this difficult time.
Steve Black
September 9, 2010
Although I never really had Mr. Bullerdick as a teacher, I learned a lot of things from him over the years. He used to hunt on my parents' farm and he was always pointing out some new species to us kids. I always looked up to him and had a lot of respect for him. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Sue Clark
September 9, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Mrs. Bullerdick and family. Mr. Bullerdick made biology fun, even the "icky" classes! his love of his students was legendary. My family has fond memories of him hunting (deer and birds) on our farm in Bath. If I still lived in Michigan, I would come to honor him at the memorial service.
Sue (Black) Clark, class of 1972, Bath High School.
j parkey
September 9, 2010
so very sorry for your loss Mr. Bullerdick was absolutely my favorite teacher,i was not a great student but he never gave up on me and never judged me he even attended my wedding R.I.P you will be missed.
September 9, 2010
Bob was one great teacher and a first class person. I saw him a few years ago at the store and he remembered me after over 20 years like it was yesterday. God bless you. Bill Hansen class of 1983.
Leonard Junker
September 9, 2010
I will never forget Mr. Bullerdick. He was a super person. He had a way of inspiring me to like science; not an easy task! He will be missed by anyone who knew him.
Rebecca Bolinger-Sullivan
September 9, 2010
Biology was never boring, thanks to Mr. Bullerdick. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.~~BHS-Class of 1970
Neysa Oberlin
September 8, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Bullerdick's family. He was a great teacher and will be greatly missed. Neysa Fletcher Oberlin
Geary Morrill
September 8, 2010
I recall a student in class (a Senior, who put off her required Science credit as long as she could) who threw up her arms and said "I just can't learn Biology" - Mr. Bullerdick replied "Can you see lightning"? She replied "yes". "Can you hear thunder?" "Yes" came her reply again. "And, are you relatively warm to the touch"? he asked. "Well ... yes". He smiled and said ... "Don't worry ... you have everything it takes to learn Biology."
Ricky Cook
September 8, 2010
I was sitting in his class when he was lecturing about dinosaurs and how the earth went into an Ice Age and they couldn't cut the mustard, I said yeah frozen mustard would be hard to cut, and he gave me an A that term. Ricky Cook North Muskegon, MI Bath, class of 1970.
April Grandy- Rumpel
September 8, 2010
I am so sorry to hear about Mr. Bullerdick passing. So many memories come to mind when I think of him. My heart goes out to all the family.
September 8, 2010
My prayers and thoughts are with you all.Such a well respected man. My children were honnerd to have him when they attended Bath as I and my brothers also. Judy Friend Driver
September 8, 2010
My prayers and thoughts are with you all.Such a well respected man. My children were honnerd to have him when they attended Bath as I and my brothers also. Judy Friend Driver
Ricky Cook
September 8, 2010
I was sitting in his class when he was lecturing about dinosaurs and how the earth went into an Ice Age and they couldn't cut the mustard, I said yeah frozen mustard would be hard to cut, and he gave me an A that term. Then there was the field trip to Rose Lake where we was studying the muck bottom of the lake and Pat Munson was quickly sinking when I pulled him out. Ricky Cook.
Abigail Cloud
September 8, 2010
I will be thinking about your family, as will so many whose lives were touched by Mr. and Mrs. B.
September 8, 2010
Deepest sympathies to the family. Biology Bob was one of my favorite teachers. I loved his sense of humor and will remember him always. Renee Ide Morris.
Margie & Denny Chester
September 8, 2010
Our thoughts are with you. He was a great guy and teacher.
September 8, 2010
Mr Bullerdick was the best teacher. We had so much fun in class and on field trips. He will be remembered fondly by me and my thoughts are with his family. He was a great guy. Margie Rosekrans Chester
Class of 1970 Bath High School
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