Vincent L. Pass

I had the honor and pleasure of knowing Mr. Pass after reading a 2004 article about one of his former students. We mostly talked by phone as well as by "snail mail" and he enjoyed talking about his World War II service as well as his Penn State days.

James, I humbly send my condolences to you and I will always remember your father's kindness to me.

I am saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Pass. He was a wonderful man and still, after many years, he remains a personal inspiration to me. I am now also a teacher, and hardly a day goes by that I don't fondly recall his gentle yet direct manner of instruction, a lesson from one of his classes, or a motivational note written on a less-than-perfect homework assignment. Or a visit to the farm to maintain the snow fences and sample the wine.

My heartfelt condolences to the...

My favorite structures professor and a good guy!

Ron Hunsicker '78AE
Professional Engineer

Hell's Bells! He was my kind of man. Told it like it was with no grey areas.
We lost a great patriot & life teacher.

I was greatly saddened by the passing of professor Pass. He was my adviser and teacher at Penn State and always came to class prepared. He helped me allot and if it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't have graduated. I had the pleasure of paying him a visit about 8 or 10 years ago and he showed me the farm and explained the history of the buildings. We went to lunch and drove around State College. It was a very enjoyable day. In the years that followed I would call him on the phone...

Jim,
Sorry about your loss.

A great guy, teacher and mentor. A load of former Penn State AE students will be missing him. Our condolences to the family. Larry & Carole Degelman