In Memoriam - Bob Carlisle (1961-2001)

• From: almasudi
• Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:33:53 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TRSKBH.000PQABDD.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

Bob Carlisle, a leader with quiz bowl at Quincy
University, died Wednesday in his apartment. Bob was a key
figure in starting QU's quiz bowl program in the 1980's,
and served as the assistant coach for several years
in the early 1990's. He was a moderator at almost
every QU tournament, and took over as faculty sponsor
of the team for the 1999-2000 academic
year.

I can't say I knew him well, and I hadn't talked to
him since my own graduation years ago, but he was
always a very generous man who was active in the
university community. He was the star of the faculty team at
QU's "Faculty Challenge" quiz bowl events, and another
player and I defeated him on a "Beat Bob at Trivia
Night" only with great difficulty and ridiculous luck.
He was the hall director for my dorm freshman year,
and tended to tolerate the antics of his freshman guy
residents with appropriate humor. He was an avid Star Trek
fan (that year the entire dorm was decorated with a
Trek theme) and served as a mentor to many students
with needs. He was also an avid feminist and a pillar
of QU's liberal society on gender issues.

As
my Hall Director, he once told me that his dream was
to get into administration and maybe become a dean.
At the time of his death, he was QU's Associate Dean
of Academic Support Services, and received the
Quincy University Service Award in 1995 and
2000.

Peace be upon him.

Brian Ulrich
QU Class of
1999