| − | '''Carroll Wade Meade''' (October 9, 1932 – October 27, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url= | + | '''Carroll Wade Meade''' (October 9, 1932 – October 27, 2015)<ref name=tributes>{{cite web|url= |
| | http://www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com/obituaries/C-Meade/|title=Dr. C. Wade Meade|publisher=Stewart Family Funeral Home|location=Tyler, Texas|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> was an [[History|historian]] of [[Europe]]an and [[Middle East]]ern studies who spent most of his academic career, from 1967 to 2006, at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]]. | | http://www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com/obituaries/C-Meade/|title=Dr. C. Wade Meade|publisher=Stewart Family Funeral Home|location=Tyler, Texas|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> was an [[History|historian]] of [[Europe]]an and [[Middle East]]ern studies who spent most of his academic career, from 1967 to 2006, at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]]. |
| | Meade's former wife, Marie (born 1936) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana, subsequently married [[William Y. Thompson]], the former chairman of the Louisiana Tech History Department from 1965 to 1988. Wade and Marie Meade had two children, Dawn Meade of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, and Don Alan Meade (born January 1959) of [[Shreveport]], Louisiana. He was cremated. His memorial service was held on November 7, 2015, at the University Center Theatre at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref name=tmtobit/> | | Meade's former wife, Marie (born 1936) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana, subsequently married [[William Y. Thompson]], the former chairman of the Louisiana Tech History Department from 1965 to 1988. Wade and Marie Meade had two children, Dawn Meade of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, and Don Alan Meade (born January 1959) of [[Shreveport]], Louisiana. He was cremated. His memorial service was held on November 7, 2015, at the University Center Theatre at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref name=tmtobit/> |
| − | Elizabeth K. "Beth" Womack of Ruston, a former Meade student, described him as: "So young at heart and full of life. It was a blessing to be able to share a few years of his life. He shared so much information with his students and genuinely loved to educate. He was such a character, and I will miss him dearly."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com/obituaries/C-Meade/|title=Life Tributes Page: C. Wade Meade|publisher=Stewart Family Funeral Home|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> | + | Elizabeth K. "Beth" Womack of Ruston, a former Meade student, described him as: "So young at heart and full of life. It was a blessing to be able to share a few years of his life. He shared so much information with his students and genuinely loved to educate. He was such a character, and I will miss him dearly."<ref name=tributes/> |