David Stathem Weaver

I just saw his obituary in the Wake Forest magazine. I had several of Dr. Weaver's classes at Wake Forest in the late 1970s. He was 10 years older than me and had a profound influence on my life and career choices. Getting to know him personally, including by way of dinners with students and other personal interactions outside the classroom was enriching. Not your typical professor with his stories of jumping out of airplanes at high altitude over jungles during the Vietnam conflict and...

I knew David when he was a physical anthropology grad student at the University of Arizona from 1972-75. He was my TA in the undergraduate course in human evolution, and we came to be good friends. I was also a good friend of his professor Stephen Zegura, with whom Dave often locked horns (or rather walked away and into my office rather than locking horns), especially about the finer points of raising a young son. He was an amazing father, scholar, and colleague. After I left for UA for...

So, so sorry to learn of Dave´s passing. What wonderful memories of our time together at the Crest House, Fran. My deepest condolences! Gerry Sussman

Please accept my deepest sympathy. I am Sarah (nee weaver) born in 1946. So any one with my last name touches my heart. My story is that I knew little of my family and ancestors but i have been proud of the humanity of the ones I did speak to. That said, I feel that Mr David looked forward to each day to accomplish good goals and to live a good life. May God bless you all during this time of grief.