Robert D. Higginbotham

To Dr. Higginbotham's family-
My dad is Willis Brooks, retired Professor of Russian History at UNC, and a longtime friend of Dr. Higginbotham. I met Dr. Higginbotham only a few times, but I recall both my parents always speaking very highly of him and his teaching. My prayers and thoughts are with your family in your time of loss. Dr. Higginbotham was a great Professor for UNC and good friend to my parents. God Bless,
Peter Brooks

I had the privledge of being one of Dr. Higginbotham's students. His kindness, knowledge, and guidance impacted me greatly. Going forward, my work will be positively influenced by his own. I am so grateful and have been so enriched by my time with Dr. Higginbotham. Undoubtably, I am among many.

If we are met by loved ones when we pass, I have no doubt that President Washington was head and shoulders above the crowd welcoming our dear friend who did him such an honorable service. And...

Don and I have been the closest of friends since the fall of 1954 when we first met in graduate school in Lincoln, Nebraska. For more than fifty years, I was able to observe his progress as a scholar as he turned himself into the leading historian of his generation of the War for American Independence and, in recent decades, into a penetrating and original analyst of George Washington. I account myself extremely fortunate to have had Don for a colleague, and even more, for a friend. I...

Of course, we will miss Don's many scholarly contributions, but more importantly we will miss his warm friendship, delightful storytelling, good conversation, and infectious humor.