How much Womack was loved

For a reporter, covering a memorial is not fun. Also on that list is funerals. Not fun at all.

It's not for the obvious reason of the somber event. This is why: how do you capture a person's life with mere words?

That's what the speakers at the memorial for Dean David Womack had to do.


I never had a chance to interview Dean Womack but from the people who knew him he was a bubbly, happy, positive person who loved making things better for students.

"He was really a nice man," said junior accounting major Catie Depew. "I'm an athlete and he was a big supporter of Division I."

What is Depew going to remember most? "Simple. The memory of his smile."

Depew wasn't the only student who will remember Womack's sunny deposition. "Everytime I'd see him he was bubbly and smiley. Always willing to help," said Stephanie Wright, a sophomore biology major.

Even former Centenary College President Ken Schwab had more than kind words to say.

"He was loved," he said. "He had an infectious enthusiasm about life and the college campus."

After the outpour from students, faculty, staff and alumni, I think the campus felt the same way. Look for my story about the memorial in The Times tomorrow.

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