Richard Charles Dahl

He was one of the fun members of the old guard and he always helped make the library a friendlier place. He was one of the rare high points of the law school experience.

In the days before Westlaw and computer research, I was a young, untenured assistant professor who was in the library daily, including Saturdays. Professor Dahl always stopped to say hello and reminded me on Saturdays not to work so hard. I could have said the same to him. I was grateful for his professionalism and inspired by his work ethic. Sometimes you just need to know that you are not alone in your challenges. Professor Dahl was there for me. I hope that his family takes comfort...

Dick was grudgingly acknowledged as the wit of the early faculty---although each of the rest of us tried to match him, we could not. We had a lot of fun in the earliest days of the law school, and Dick helped keep things in perspective better than any of his colleagues. I miss him.

Professor Dahl was my path to law. He hired me as an undergraduate at ASU to help unpack and shelve books in the old library before the Law School opened its doors to the founding class. I joined the third class solely because of his inspiration and support. His class on legislative interpretation was a highlight of my first year. Of all my law professors, I remember Professor Dahl the fondest because of his compassion, warmth and knowledge. He was a gentle man and the first among my...

We will all miss Big Dick. No one was faster with a clever line or better at a roast. He maintained his sense of humor to the end. He enriched all our lives.

I was fortunate to be hired as a librarian by Dick 27 years ago. He had a great sense of humor. We chatted over the years after his retirement. I was amazed at his constant pursuit of knowledge, his continuous taking of university history classes. Arizona State University was the perfect environment for this lover of history and knowledge. In August we spent an hour talking as I interviewed him and he became part of the law school oral history project.

I have only very happy memories of Dick, particularly from my earliest years on the faculty -- when Dick was still frequently at the law school. There are those that one hopes to encounter in a busy day, for their wit warmth cheer -- and Dick was among such few. May his memory be for a blessing. David Kader

Janine, Judy, Tom & Nate,

I am very sorry about your loss of Richard. He seems to have been a facinating, lively man who I wish I had had the good fortune to know. I know that he will be missed terribly, but you all will take with you his influences that have formed all of your characters for the rest of your lives. I feel I have been rewarded by having the opportunity to get to know Judy and learn from her.

Dear Jeannine,

It has been a long while since Dick retired, but I remember many things he said and did. I am sorry for your loss and regret that I shall not able to attend the Friday celebration and hence won't have the chance to see you there. With all best wishes,