Retired French professor dies

Mary Frances McFeeters Robinson, who taught French literature and grammar for nearly 40 years and took numerous students to study in Dijon, France, has died. Robinson died on July 31 in Winston-Salem. She was 93. A memorial service is being planned for early September. Read […]


Life trustee Medlin passes away

John Medlin Jr., a former CEO of Wachovia and life trustee of Wake Forest, died Thursday, June 7, at the age of 78. “John was a true friend of Wake Forest and provided tremendous leadership as a trustee, Chair of the Board, and as a […]


Longtime Aramark employee passes away

Gregory Rumfelt, who worked for Aramark Food Services on campus for 13 years, passed away on Sunday, March 25. Rumfelt, 48, died of a brain tumor. Rumfelt suffered severe injuries in a car crash in 1981, and he worked hard to live independently, a goal […]


Memorial service for Palme scheduled

A memorial service for Wake Forest junior Derek Palme will be held Jan. 12 in Chester, New Jersey. Palme died this past weekend at his home in Long Valley, N.J. A memorial gathering will be held from 4-7 p.m. at the William J. Leber Funeral Home at 15 […]


Remembering an English legend

Beulah Raynor (MA ’47), an assistant professor emerita of English who taught from 1946 until 1979 — the longest tenure of any female faculty member, died on Jan. 8 in Winston-Salem. She was 101. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. […]


Alice Webster, who died Jan. 4, welcomed many to WFU

For many years, Alice Webster, as the unofficial goodwill ambassador of the Reynolda Campus, personified the Wake Forest spirit of friendliness and warmth. A worldly woman and gifted conversationalist, she took a personal interest in each guest, particularly the ones who might be future Deacons. […]


Memorial service for Wei to be Jan. 15

Jing Wei, an employee at Wake Forest, was snorkeling with her husband and several friends Dec. 23 in a lagoon in Aruba when she drowned in an accident that is still a mystery to her husband. Wei, 48, received a master’s degree in chemical engineering […]


Staff member Wei passes away

We regret to inform you that Wake Forest University staff member Jing Wei died Dec. 23 as the result of an accident while vacationing in Aruba with her family. Ms. Wei was an instructional technology consultant supporting the history, political science and philosophy departments. The […]


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