Dr. Wallace A. Wood
July 04, 2010
View Tribute and Sign Guestbook DIGHTON – Wallace A. Wood, Ph.D., 72, died in his home on Independence Day, Sunday, July 4, 2010, following a period of failing health. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late Wallace E. and Jeanne A. (Paris) Wood, he was the husband of Gail E. (Eaton) Wood. A resident of Dighton for the past forty-two years, he was formerly of Berkley. Wallace served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959 when he was honorably discharged with the rank of Airman First Class.
A 1963 graduate of Bridgewater State College with a B.S. in Education, he was also a graduate of Brown University where he received a Masters in Teaching and a 1967 graduate of Bowdoin College where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics. Dr. Wood received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Boston College. He taught at Bryant College/University in Providence and Smithfield, RI, for over forty-two years, initially in the Mathematics Department, and later in the Computer Information Systems Department.
In 2002, Dr. Wood was named the Computer Educator of the Year by the International Association for Computer Information Systems. He also served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bryant University. Wallace began his teaching career at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School where he taught mathematics, and was a member for twenty-four years of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee. He was a member of the Dighton Finance Committee and a member of the Rehoboth Congregational Church where he served on the Board of Trustees.
He is survived by his loving wife, his daughter Melissa Radcliff and her husband Rob of Durham, NC, and his son, Dr. David Wood and his wife Mary of Boston. He was the grandfather of Giada Wood of Boston. Wallace is also survived by his brother, Dr. Clifford Wood and his partner David Sylvia of Assonet; and he was the brother of the late Susan Harrison. He was the brother-in-law of Robert and Marjorie Eaton of Raynham, and June and Richard Johnson of Florida, as well as the beloved uncle and cousin of several.
Funeral Information
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service in the Rehoboth Congregational Church, 139 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA, Friday, July 9, 2010, at 6:00 PM. Visiting hours will be held in the church on Friday from 4:00-6:00 PM, prior to the service. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of his family. The CRAPO-HATHAWAY FUNERAL HOME, 350 Somerset Ave. (Route 138 South), Taunton, has been entrusted with the arrangements for Dr. Wood’s services.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115; and/or to Rehoboth Congregational Church,139 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769.
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