Boise, Idaho
Dr. John T. Wenders, Jr. of 2266 Westview Drive in Moscow, ID died November 28, 2006 of complications related to esophageal cancer. He was 71. He was born on September 22, 1935 in Honesdale, PA as one of two children to John T. Wenders, a local businessman, and Ella C. Swanson, a school teacher....
Read MoreProf Wenders was a life changer for me. One class with him at Uof A 1977: econ 101 was all I needed to move to economics, finance, accounting.
Top lecture: "worth" as it applies to labour. Student didactic started with no understanding to standing ovation 50 minutes later. The man was a living legion!
Remington Jackson
July 29, 2020 | Student
Jack taught me so much. He truly was one of the most intelligent men I have ever met. I will always save my "Wenders file" and use it as my most valued resource. I hope I can leave such a legacy! Karen A. McGee, Pocatello, Idaho
Karen mcgee
December 12, 2006 | Pocatello, ID
Jack Wenders was a unique man who could talk comfortably and authoritively with the highest of government officials...as well as a grizzled, unschooled fur-trapper from rural Idaho...and enjoy both conversations equally. Actually, if I were betting, he might get more personal satisfation from the latter discorse. He was a very popular teacher and students went away feeling inspired by his interesting and candid lectures. His keen intellect, informed knowledge and broad expertise in the...
Harvey Hughett
December 11, 2006 | Moscow, ID
Escadilla Mountain in the White Mountains of Arizona will be very lonely without Jack to hike on them anymore.
Myra White
December 11, 2006 | Alpine, AZ
A fearless man who defined what it means to speak Truth to power.
Gale Pooley
December 11, 2006 | Eagle, ID
We will always fondly remember the many good times we shared with Jack in the forests of Northern Idaho.
Mack and Jut Tanner
December 10, 2006 | Pattaya, Thailand
