Page 2, THE PILOT
A Memorial To Dr. Lewis
Monday, January 19,1976
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“Not only was Dr. Lewis a great academician
and theologian but he was a real friend of the
students and a colleague who will be deeply
missed by all of us.”
— Mr. Thomas J. McGraw
listen!
DR. J. THURMAN LEWIS
Dr. J. Thurman Lewis,
professor of Biblical Lan
guages and former Dean of
Instruction here at Gard-
ner-Webb died Jan. 5, of
cancer.
In memorial services at
Boiling Springs Baptist
Church, Dr. Lewis was
described as “a dreamer and
a fighter,” and “humble but
strong.”
Dr. Lewis had been a
member of the Gardner-
Webb faculty since 1964. He
served as Dean of Instruc
tion for three years, 1966-69,
before resigning that posi
tion to return to the class
room.
He was co-founder of the
Christian Service Founda
tion, a scholarship fund aid
ing students preparing for
full-time Christian voca
tions, and was instrimiental
in establishing a chair of
Biblical Languages and
Semetic Studies in order to
bring the best possible pro
fessor of these subjects to
the college.
Dr. Lewis donated his
body to the Bowman-Gray
School of Medicine in Win
ston-Salem.
“His faith in the Lord sus
tained him in his life of
teaching and preaching, wit
nessing and working. His
faith enabled him to live vic
toriously in the face of pain,
suffering and death,” the
Rev. T. Max Linnens stated
during the service.
A few words from the an
them which he chose to be
sung at his memorial service
emphasizes his faith:
“In death’s dark vale I
fear no ill,
With Thee, dear Lord,
beside me;
Thy rod and staff my
comfort still.
Thy cross before to
guide me."
Of Dr. Lewis, the Rev.
Linnens also said, “He had
the ability to see the poten
tial in his students and to
dare them to see what he
saw. This man was sensi
tive, with a finely honed
ethical sense and stance of
integrity.”
There is a saying that as
long as a person is remem
bered by his loved ones, that
in a sense, he never really
dies. With this thinking. Dr.
Lewis will be with us for-
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