Daniel BEAVER

Grandpa, I still think about you everyday. I know I was young when you left, but I remember you very well. I wish I had more memories with you. I have this one very fond memory of me getting scared in the middle of the night at the house on Davenant, and coming downstairs to see you sleeping on the pull out couch. I decided to stay downstairs with you that night rather than going to Grandmas room like i usually did. Half awake you wrapped me in a hug and i fell back asleep, all my worries...

I love you Dad. Still think of you daily. Your integrity and values have become my moral compass. Very difficult to live up to. You are missed by all.

Daniel Beaver put me on a path that has brought meaning to my life. I'm grateful.

On this Memorial Day, Dr. Beaver, one of the "Greatest Generation" is sorely missed, but never forgotten. Whether for the life lessons he shared with future military officers in his classroom, such as about his cousin in "the Great War" or his own, getting ready to enter a cave in a WW2 Pacific battle, his lessons extended well beyond the textbooks. Full of wisdom, not only did he teach us how to write, but how to evaluate, "Watch what they do, not what they say," which assisted this junior...

I enjoyed Dr. Beaver's history class. Even more so, I loved his stories. He told us amazing stories, intertwined in his lectures, because, he said, that people are unable to hold attention that long. He kept my attention every time. I was his student in the late 80's, and can remember it like it was yesterday. Seeing blue books always remind me of him. He helped me to see the world a little less biased, than before. I was angry about a book we were assigned to read. His notes, and later...

As a freshman, I can remember writing a take-home, essay exam of his the day before it was due. It was in the the Spring quarter and the end of the academic year was upon us. It was one of, if not the, last of my exams and the promise of summer was mere hours away. I had little incentive to do anything other than "watch the clock."

I was lying in bed when a flash of an idea came to me. My essay was completely wrong. I grabbed a spare "blue book" and rushed downstairs to the...

I'm sad to hear of Dr. Beaver's passing and thankful that I was lucky enough to have been taught by him at U.C. He was by far my favorite professor of all. He propelled me toward a life of fulfillment. He once told us that in the Army, his sergeant once said to him "Beaver, you'll never make a good soldier. You think too much.". And think he could and think he did. Insights mixed with wisdom and the encouragement that I received from him as his student put me on a higher trajectory, for...

He was my advisor and mentor at U.C. A man who accepted neither shallow argument or fuzzy logic. One of the truly positive impact figures in my life both academic and personal. I have been living in Wisconsin and had not heard of his passing until I returned here. A man who will live on through his many friends and students whom he nurtured.

I am sorry to learn of the passing of such a great man. I recently reflected on who has had a strong impact on my life and Dr. Beaver was at the top of that list and that is why I searched the internet for him. I most valued from the history course he taught, not the facts, but the respect he taught for all people. He taught me that all life is valuable. We may disagree with people, but we should respect the other person. It was a new concept for me to hear an American Veteran talking about...