Randy Pausch, professor of “Last Lecture,” dies at 47

Last year I was making my normal rounds of the ’sphere and ran into this post over at Power Line by Scott Johnson where he wrote about a college professor who had an interesting lecture to give. His last one. Professor Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon University was participating in the Last Lecture series in which professors are called upon to give a talk if they knew this was their last chance to impart any of their wisdom and insight. For Professor Pausch this held a particular meaning – he was dying of pancreatic cancer and the doctors were giving him about 3 months to live.

Watching the video I saw a man combing the qualities of being at peace with his fate along with a drive to meet life head on and hand-to-hand. It reminded me of another man I knew who faced the same enemy and the same fate. Fate has apparently caught up with Professor Pausch today. It is with a heavy heart that I read that he’d passed away this morning.

If you’ve got a few moments, head over to that Power Line story I told you about and watch the video there. It’s worth every minute, I assure you.

God grant you eternal life with him, Professor Pausch, and may he watch over your family now traveling their paths separate from you. I pray that he grant all of you peace.

Additional rememberances over at Michelle Malkin.