April 28, 1998

Darin Glass, Editor-In-Chief
 

Appalachian State University and North Carolina lost the man who defined this state for several decades on April 18, in his Durham home.

Former governor of North Carolina, Terry Sanford was buried in Duke Chapel last Wednesday after losing a battle with cancer. He was 80 years old.

Sanford’s funeral was shown live on UNC-TV last Wednesday.

The Terry and Margaret Rose Sanford Hall on ASU’s campus was dedicated to the Sanford family in 1969. Sanford served as governor of N.C. from 1961-1965.

In addition to being governor, Sanford was a distinguished patriot serving as a WWI paratrooper, an FBI agent, president of Duke University and as a state and U.S. senator.

Sanford was always in the forefront of education. 

He will be remembered by most as the senator who strived for excellence in education and in government.

“North Carolina is on the move, and we intend to stay on the move,” Sanford once said.

Senator Lauch Faircloth led the U.S. Senate in giving condolences last Tuesday.

Faircloth read a lengthy resolution praising the late governor and senator for bettering his beloved state, its educational standards and the U.S. Senate. Faircloth was a one-time close friend and political adversary.

Sanford Hall is a five-story building which houses classes in mathematics, philosophy and religion, and is primarily used for foreign languages and English

Sanford’s commitment to excellence will be missed by all. Most will remember Sanford as he preferred to be called, “Governor Sanford.”

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