Death of Art France
Professor Emeritus John Hewitt writes with some sad news.
I just had a call from Joan France in North Carolina to say that long-time BECA professor Art France had died on Saturday. He was a wonderful guy with a great sense of humor and was a tireless teacher. Even after he left the university, he ran a free workshop for minority students in the East Bay to teach video production and journalism.
I will miss him greatly.
And I have copied his obit here.
Arthur Lloyd France, 78,peacefully passed on to eternal rest on December 6, 2008, in Raleigh, NC
He was born in Queens, New York to Joseph C. France and Eliza Jeffers France. He served his country in the United States Navy.
Art graduated from New York University with a Master of Education Degree and Northwestern University with a PhD in Education. Arthur taught high school in New York City and Scarsdale, New York. His interest was Media and Broadcast Journalism. Later in his career, he became a Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. He then became the Department Chair of Radio, Television and Film. Art later moved to San Francisco where he was a professor in the Broadcast [Communication Arts] Department at San Francisco State University, retiring in 1994. He received the title of Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from SFSU on May 22, 1996.
Arthur enjoyed working in his church, St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Marin City, CA. He enjoyed working with the youth and helping with media development in the church. Since moving to Raleigh, he attended Davies Street Presbyterian Church and again worked in the youth ministry helping with video and media production.
Arthur was a devoted husband, father and friend. After a courageous battle with Lymphoma, he leaves to cherish his memory a beloved wife of 16 years, Joan Williams-France; four children, Peter Lloyd France of New York, Alison Clair France of New York, Anthony France of Washington, DC and their mother Vilma France; Arturo Ramon France of Seattle, Washington and his mother; two brothers, Joseph N. France and Kenneth O. France of Queens, NY; eight nieces and nephews; a grand-daughter, Cheko France of New York and stepdaughter Lisa Williams of Atlanta, GA.
A memorial service will be held in New York at a later date. Arrangements will be made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 401 Harrison Oak Blvd., Suite 200, Cary, NC, 27513; or the Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605.
I just had a call from Joan France in North Carolina to say that long-time BECA professor Art France had died on Saturday. He was a wonderful guy with a great sense of humor and was a tireless teacher. Even after he left the university, he ran a free workshop for minority students in the East Bay to teach video production and journalism.
I will miss him greatly.
And I have copied his obit here.
Arthur Lloyd France, 78,peacefully passed on to eternal rest on December 6, 2008, in Raleigh, NC
He was born in Queens, New York to Joseph C. France and Eliza Jeffers France. He served his country in the United States Navy.
Art graduated from New York University with a Master of Education Degree and Northwestern University with a PhD in Education. Arthur taught high school in New York City and Scarsdale, New York. His interest was Media and Broadcast Journalism. Later in his career, he became a Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. He then became the Department Chair of Radio, Television and Film. Art later moved to San Francisco where he was a professor in the Broadcast [Communication Arts] Department at San Francisco State University, retiring in 1994. He received the title of Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from SFSU on May 22, 1996.
Arthur enjoyed working in his church, St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Marin City, CA. He enjoyed working with the youth and helping with media development in the church. Since moving to Raleigh, he attended Davies Street Presbyterian Church and again worked in the youth ministry helping with video and media production.
Arthur was a devoted husband, father and friend. After a courageous battle with Lymphoma, he leaves to cherish his memory a beloved wife of 16 years, Joan Williams-France; four children, Peter Lloyd France of New York, Alison Clair France of New York, Anthony France of Washington, DC and their mother Vilma France; Arturo Ramon France of Seattle, Washington and his mother; two brothers, Joseph N. France and Kenneth O. France of Queens, NY; eight nieces and nephews; a grand-daughter, Cheko France of New York and stepdaughter Lisa Williams of Atlanta, GA.
A memorial service will be held in New York at a later date. Arrangements will be made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 401 Harrison Oak Blvd., Suite 200, Cary, NC, 27513; or the Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605.
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