Gene P. Buzzard

I am so sorry I learned of this a day too late to attend his memorial. Like so many, Mr. Buzzard was my chemistry teacher at Snider. He was tough, but always with a little glint of joy and mischief in his eye. Many is the lunch I went down and watched Andy Griffith with him at noon on WFFT. My senior year, I played the tough-as-nails law professor (the role originally played by John Houseman) in Snider's production of THE PAPER CHASE. The Monday after he saw the show, Mr. Buzzard called...

Mr. Buzzard was a wonderful teacher. My first year of chemistry at Purdue was easy because it was all review from what I had learned in high school. He pushed me to be the best version of myself. I remember visiting him after I graduated from college with a biology degree. I had been hesitant to apply to medical school and took a job in pharmaceutical sales. He let me know he thought that was a waste of my abilities. He encouraged me to follow a path to help others. In the end, I became a...

Best science teacher of all time. "When in doubt change grams to moles."

So very sorry for your family's loss. Mr. Buzzard was by far the best teacher that I ever had. Because of him I went into the chemistry field. He definitely was one in a million! I will always remember him fondly. Pam Bennett