Ann Arbor, Michigan
Widick, Professor B.J.
Age 97, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008. Known as "B.J." or "Jack," he was born on October 25, 1910, in the Serbian village of Oku-cani, and was brought, by his father, to the U.S. just prior to WWI. After graduating from the University of Akron, he found work as a...
Read MoreB. J. was a wonderful person, full of exciting stories about the radical and labor movements, and always generous and caring. We will miss him.
Alan Wald
Angela Dillard
Ann Arbor, Mi.
Alan Wald
July 29, 2008 | Ann Arbor, MI
Three days ago I mailed a letter to B.J. I had visited Akron and seen an old friend, Ruth Thomas, and wrote to pass on her greetings. I also wrote to tell him of the ILWU closing down all the West Coast Ports on May 1, 2008 in protest of the Iraq war. It was an amazing event that was not covered in the media but I thought he'd want to know.
B. J. was a presence in my life from its beginning as he was a dear friend of my parents and always a wonderful visitor full of energy and...
Becky Syracopoulos
July 05, 2008 | Seattle, WA
I didn't know Prof. Widick, but what an extraordinary life he had! Thank you for sharing some of the details in his obituary.
Kim Geiger
July 02, 2008 | Lansing, MI
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Mike and Cahty Widick
July 02, 2008 | Akron, OH
