DON LILLIBRIDGE

I was one of Dr. Lillibridge,s Western Civ. students at Albany State in 1950-51, and I have never forgotten him as a teacher and as a fine, humane man who helped shape my career. David A. Richards, Ph.D.

Dear Michele and Lillibridge Family: Please accept my sincerest condolences on your loss. I knew Don slightly from ODS and when he served as Chair of the CSU History Dept when I was just a "Wet Behind The Ears" Undergrad. Here is a story that shows my gratitude to him as well as his character. It was the last day of the semester to submit undergraduate grad checks and I got behind finishing the check having been busy working and performing duties as a Civil Air Patrol Captain on a search...

> My sister, Judy Hubbard forwarded Don's obituary to me and I would like for his family to know I was one of the fortunate people to have him as a professor in the late 50's and early sixties. I also knocked on doors with him when he was running for Congress. His door was always open to students and many times I would visit him to discuss ideas, books, or politics. When I went on to UCLA for graduate school I never found a door open, it was only by appointment and for a specified amount of...

Sorry for your loss. Don and Flo were dear, dear friends of ours, and I hope the many memories you have of your Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa will help you during this time. Right now, I am thinking of them, along with George and Helen and all the wonderful times they all shared.

Anne Roseman
Newport News, Virginia

Don's dominating intellect and demanding nature challenged and inspired students. HIs classroom brillance hid a warm, interested, even loving person concerned about his students and their growth, both academically and personally. He was a prolific scholar, but nothing exceeded his love for his family. His acuity in navigating through both his personal and professional life made him extraordinary, unusual, and not replicable.

Flo Lillibridge was my high school senior English teacher and almost flunked me. She warned me about keeping up if I ever had Prof Lillibridge in class. I dodged him at CSC in the 60's. I did discover his heroic actions as a Marine especially on Tarawa after I too became a military veteran. We had some good email discussions.
Rest in Peace Marine
(and all that jazz)

Don had a great influence on my professional career and my choice of an academic major when I was a student at Chico State College in the 1950's. He was often brilliant in his lectures, especially when covering the twentieth century. I admired his political stances and his humanistic, rational approach to the issues of the day, both past and present. I was inspired by his passionate belief in the very best ideals and traditions of American society and government and his unflinching criticism...