Memorial services for Dr. A. Wayne Colver, 63, a longtime California State University, Fresno professor of philosophy, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Henry Madden Library on the university campus. Dr. Colver died Monday. He was born in Oakland and had lived in Fresno for 30 years. Dr. Colver had taught at the university for 30 years before retiring last June. He had planned to teach each fall semester after his retirement. He was chair of the philosophy department in 1960 through 1962 and later served as assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in the late 1960s.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1948 and later earned his master's degree and doctorate from Harvard University.
Dr. Colver wrote a critical edition of David Hume's "Natural History of Religion" for Oxford University Press and he also co-edited two essays, "Science and Society" in 1966, and "Composition and Research: Problems in Evolutionary Theory" in 1963.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Association and Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Colver was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Clint of Los Angeles and Chris of Fresno; a half-brother, Arthur of Texas; and a granddaughter.
The family requests that any remembrances be made to the CSUF Foundation for A. Wayne Colver Book Fund.
Cremation is being handled by Buchheim Family Colonial Chapel
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1948 and later earned his master's degree and doctorate from Harvard University.
Dr. Colver wrote a critical edition of David Hume's "Natural History of Religion" for Oxford University Press and he also co-edited two essays, "Science and Society" in 1966, and "Composition and Research: Problems in Evolutionary Theory" in 1963.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Association and Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Colver was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Clint of Los Angeles and Chris of Fresno; a half-brother, Arthur of Texas; and a granddaughter.
The family requests that any remembrances be made to the CSUF Foundation for A. Wayne Colver Book Fund.
Cremation is being handled by Buchheim Family Colonial Chapel
Memorial services for Dr. A. Wayne Colver, 63, a longtime California State University, Fresno professor of philosophy, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Henry Madden Library on the university campus. Dr. Colver died Monday. He was born in Oakland and had lived in Fresno for 30 years. Dr. Colver had taught at the university for 30 years before retiring last June. He had planned to teach each fall semester after his retirement. He was chair of the philosophy department in 1960 through 1962 and later served as assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in the late 1960s.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1948 and later earned his master's degree and doctorate from Harvard University.
Dr. Colver wrote a critical edition of David Hume's "Natural History of Religion" for Oxford University Press and he also co-edited two essays, "Science and Society" in 1966, and "Composition and Research: Problems in Evolutionary Theory" in 1963.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Association and Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Colver was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Clint of Los Angeles and Chris of Fresno; a half-brother, Arthur of Texas; and a granddaughter.
The family requests that any remembrances be made to the CSUF Foundation for A. Wayne Colver Book Fund.
Cremation is being handled by Buchheim Family Colonial Chapel
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1948 and later earned his master's degree and doctorate from Harvard University.
Dr. Colver wrote a critical edition of David Hume's "Natural History of Religion" for Oxford University Press and he also co-edited two essays, "Science and Society" in 1966, and "Composition and Research: Problems in Evolutionary Theory" in 1963.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Association and Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Colver was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Clint of Los Angeles and Chris of Fresno; a half-brother, Arthur of Texas; and a granddaughter.
The family requests that any remembrances be made to the CSUF Foundation for A. Wayne Colver Book Fund.
Cremation is being handled by Buchheim Family Colonial Chapel
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