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Paul G. Wassenich

Fort Worth, Texas

1911 - 2005

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WASSENICH, PAUL G., 93, professor emeritus of religion at TCU, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, in Fort Worth. A 1934 TCU graduate with advanced degrees from UT-Austin and the University of Chicago Divinity School, Dr. Wassenich taught in the Texas Bible Chair at UT-Austin for 11 years and was the...

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With sincere sympathy to the family of Dr. Wassenich

Mrs. Wassenich, it was a pleasure and an honor for both of us to work for you in the Catalog Department while we were TCU students.

God bless you,

Ann Tillery Edmonds
Marynelle Tillery Woynowski

Paul Wassenich was, to put it most simply, a class act, and his influence still resonates among many of us.

A man of impeccable honor and a generous spirit is gone from us. My deepest condolences and love to his family.

I am so grateful for the experience of knowing Paul and Ruth and working with them on issues concerning the Honors Program. Paul was the program's founder, and his standards and ideals remain its guiding force.

Individual faculty, students and the entire TCU community are the richer for his life and tenure. Thank you , Paul.

I remember Dr. Wassenich for characteristics that some might find incongrous for the Chairman of the T.C.U. Honors Department.

First, his great taste in cars. When I visited the Wassenich home for the first time with with Tom, I was awestruck by Dr. Wassenich's turquoise 1963 Chevy Impala Super Sport convertable with a 4-Speed. I needed no other information to know how cool he was.

Next, he and Mrs. Wassenich's sufferage and patronage of our fledgling rock and...

The lectures of Paul Wassenich were a part of my call to Christian ministry, and the reason I stayed in the church in the 60's.

My sincerest condolences and may GOD always bless this family.

Thank you, Dr. Wassenich, for all you did for so many people. As a beneficiary of your wisdom and vision in establishing the TCU Honors Program, you provided me not only with a life-long love of learning, but also with life-long friends, family of my heart. My world was a better place with you in it and I'll miss you greatly.

Love,
Ali

It was a definite pleasure to be part of your lives while working at Trinity Terrace.

It is difficult to say goodbye to such a fine man and wonderful mentor. I will always be grateful for his influence in my life.