Reid Reading

When I was a young boy Reid was a mid-teenager and the "ultimate cool." Our neighborhood gang played baseball in the back lot of Reading Display, his dad's business. Once in a while Reid would show up and magically produce a small, home-made motor scooter which he would ride through the neighborhood and make us all envious. He led the singing for the boys and men in their weekly meeting at church, and was hero-worshipped by all of us.
David Mills, Boise, ID

May the love of friends and family carry you through this time.

Reid was my professor when I was an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh in 1970 and we have stayed in touch on and off over the years. As a professor of Latin American politics, his enthusiasm and knowledge of the culture was contagious and sparked the imagination of many of his students. He took on the task of organizing and overseeing trips to Latin America for undergraduates students. We had an opportunity to live with families in small towns for several months and learn the...