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Andy Pray posted a condolence

Thursday, January 10, 2019

I graduated from SUNY Cortland with a BA in History back in 1976. I changed my major to History after taking one course with Dr. Burdick. I was hooked! Dr. Burdick was without a doubt the most positive influence in my life. He taught me to think way beyond what I was capable of prior to meeting him and most importantly he taught me to write. Of course I took my senior thesis class with Dr. Burdick. I will admit that I was not much of a student back then and the draft of my paper about the JFK assassination, well let's just say nobody was clamoring to publish it. Dr. Burdick took the time to rewrite the 99% of my work that was less than perfect. I was ashamed that he had put more effort into my paper than I did plus I was so excited to read his version of a topic that interested me so much. He truly was an enormous inspiration to me. I went on to earn a MBA with a 4.0 GPA which led to a successful corporate career and enough courses to become a public school teacher also with a 4.0 GPA which led to a successful teaching career. Fortunately, I took the time on a few occasions to call and share my progress and to thank Dr. Burdick for making me a better person. I share this with the rest of you to remind you of what a great person he was. Damn, I can still see his face from the time he invited his senior thesis class to his place and treated us all as adults. I loved him then and I love his memory now.

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Frank Allan Burdick

1933 - 2013

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1933 - 2013

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Phone: (607) 756-2885 | Fax: (607) 756-6240 | Email: wrightbeardfh@gmail.com