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Lyman Leathers Obituary
Lyman L. Leathers, 90, of Columbus and formerly of Delaware, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber Nursing Facility, Columbus.
Lyman was born in Toledo on March 22, 1929, son of the late Henry and Evelyn (Kalmbach) Leathers. He was a graduate of the North Baltimore High School. He then attended and graduated from Cornell University and then on to the University of Pennsylvania where he received a Master's of Science and then later his Ph.D. From 1961-1994, Lyman taught English Humanities at Ohio Wesleyan University, a subject that he dearly loved.
Dr. Leathers had exceptional devotion to the Arts and Literature, believing in the breadth of Education and diversity of Life. He was a Board and Life member of the Columbus Opera. He was also a member of the Chamber Music in Columbus and had been the music editor of the Delaware Gazette. He will be missed greatly by his former students, faculty colleagues and many friends.
A memorial service at the Ohio Wesleyan University will be announced at a later date by the Robinson Funeral Home, Delaware. Condolences and memories may be shared online at: www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com
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Tammy McQuillen
June 26, 2019
So sorry to hear this sad news. He was one of my favorite professors when I was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University. I remember him telling us when we would ask how to do a written composition, "Time for little birds to fly.". What he was telling us was that we needed to figure out how to approach a writing assignment on our own instead of being spoon fed. I came to appreciate his wisdom.
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