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In Memoriam: Professor J. Paul Sampley (1935 – 2021)
The obituary is provided by courtesy of Sally Sampley.
John Paul Sampley
3-5-1935 – 9-25-2021
Born in Georgie (March 5, 1935), reared in Florida, formally educated in North Carolina, Texas and Connecticut, I was blessed to teach in good institutions (Drew University 1965-70, Indiana University, 1970-80, and Boston University 1980-2001) where I had fine colleagues whom I counted as life-long friends.
J paul sampley biography for kids
And the students, they were the big reason I was on those faculties. Another highlight was when Sally and I took part-time leadership in the Charlemont Federated Church (1980-85); that church patiently taught me what it meant to be a pastor.
I was always intrigued by and curious about honeybees, birds, indeed about all of nature and its creatures, and how things work.
Like my namesake, the Apostle Paul, I have been amazed not only at the grandeur and generosity of spirit we humans sometime manifest but also about our per