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Hendrik V. Booraem

1939 - 2017

Hendrik Booraem Obituary

Hendrik Booraem V, retired professor of history, died 1 October 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born May 11, 1939, in New York City, the son of Hendrik Booraem, Jr., and Dorothy Carr Booraem. In 1944, his divorced mother moved with him to South Carolina, where he spent his childhood - first in Gaffney, then in Greenville, where he went all the way through the public schools. He received a National Merit Scholarship, and studied at the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1961 with a major in history. He then returned to Greenville and taught for six years at Greenville Senior High School. In 1967, he entered The Johns Hopkins University and studied history under David Herbert Donald, receiving his Ph.D. in 1977. During his academic career, he taught at several institutions, including the State University of New York at Purchase, The University of South Carolina at Aiken, Lehigh University, Delaware Valley College, and Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania. He also taught for thirteen years at Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield, SC. He was the author of numerous books in American history, including The Formation of the Republican Party in New York, 1954-1956: Politics and Conscience in the Antebellum North(1984), and The Early History of Johnston, SC: The Founding and Development of a Railroad Depot Town (1993). His main work was a series of books about the education and character formation of several American presidents, including Garfield (The Road to Respectability, 1988), Coolidge (The Provincial, 1994), Jackson (Young Hickory, 2001), William Henry Harrison (A Child of the Revolution, 2011), Ford (Young Jerry Ford, 2013, and The Education of Gerald Ford, 2015), and Cleveland (Stubborn Independence, forthcoming). A passionate hiker and camper, he belonged to the Nature Conservancy for thirty years. He was also a long-term member of The Planetary Society because of an interest in astronomy and space exploration, and The Holland Society of New York because of his colonial Dutch ancestry. His earliest paternal ancestor, Willem Jacobse van Boerum, came to New Amsterdam in 1649. In 1967, he married Lynn F. Allen of Aiken, SC. They had three children, Dorothy, Hendrik VI, and Anna. The marriage ended in divorce. In 2009 he married Dr. Richard D. Bullock of Newtown, PA, his partner of 17 years, who died in 2015. Besides his children and ex-wife, he is survived by seven grandchildren and two sisters, Abigail Van Alyn of Yreka, CA, and Diotima Mantinea of Hendersonville, NC.

Published by Montgomery Newspapers from Oct. 13 to Oct. 15, 2017.
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I am saddened to realize that we won't be corresponding about Grover Cleveland any more. Rest in Peace. Jeff Hawkins

Jeffrey Hawkins

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April 11, 2021

Very sad and sorry to learn of Rik's passing. After my retirement from a 40 year banking career I took his course on the Civil War at BCCC. The course was academic, not what one would expect at a community college. He critically reviewed a paper I wrote. His critical suggestions were confirmed by other history professors that I know.He stimulated a latent interest in US history which continues today.My condolences, late as they may be, to his family, friends and the academic community. He was a friend.

Marv Kierstead

April 18, 2018

Hendrik and I were in the same class in elementary school in Greenville. I have wondered during recent years, where his fascinating mind had taken him. I am sorry for your loss at such a young age.
Barbara Pickelsiner Black

October 7, 2017

Fond memories of RikmatvAiken.

Nancy Chippendale

October 6, 2017

Lo siento.

Wenceslao GHS '68

October 6, 2017

Angie Shepherd

October 5, 2017

Mr. Booraem was my Spanish teacher for 3 years at Greenville High. What an interesting and fun time we had. I have vivid memories of making a movie with Spanish dialogue as part of our classwork. I am so sorry to hear of his death. My condolences to his children and loved ones. He was such an interesting person, and I know you will all miss him.

Bob Downs

October 5, 2017

My sincere condolences to your family. May God "who comforts us in all our trials" (2 Cor 1:4) comfort you and your family at such a difficult time. I know God will help you to endure because he cares for you (1Peter 5 :7).
D. W.

October 5, 2017

I enjoyed having him for second year Spanish in '66-'67 at Greenville High.

James Bigby

October 4, 2017

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