William Ralph Butler, 1940– (age 84 years)
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Ph. D., University of California at Berkeley
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B. A., Vanderbilt University
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M. A., University of California at Berkeley
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Source: Headstone
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Source: Headstone
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Note: Judy Carolyn Malone Butler Judy Carolyn Malone Butler Judy Carolyn Malone Butler, born March 11, 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on March 27, 2019 with her husband of 56 years, William Ralph Butler by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon L. and Willie Mae Ursery Malone. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons, Jonathan (Emily) and Stephen (Pam); her four grandchildren Lily, Sam, Victoria and William; her brother, Lewis Malone (Jackie); and sisters, Freddie Power and Billie Kay Axley (Danny). Judy grew up around Old Hickory and would often refer to her time on the farm and in her father’s grocery store as where she developed her strong work ethic. She graduated from Dupont High School in 1958 and went on to George Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University) to earn her Bachelor's degree in Education and eventually her Master’s and Ed. S degrees in Library Science as well. It was during her undergraduate years that she met her future husband at the Christian Student Center. After graduation, they were married in 1962. While Ralph pursued advanced degrees at the University of California Berkeley, Judy began her education career, teaching in elementary schools nearby. Upon returning to Tennessee in 1970, Judy dedicated her life to Christian education, serving as both a teacher and librarian for more than 30 years at West End church of Christ Kindergarten, Goodpasture Christian High School, David Lipscomb High School and Lipscomb University. She served as one of the teachers for the women’s Bible class at the Crieve Hall church of Christ, and as librarian for the church library. Throughout her life Judy held on to her strong faith in Jesus Christ her Savior, and passed on her love of books, her appreciation for music, and her strong work ethic to her sons. As her health declined, she held strong to her faith and kept a smile on her face; forever the teacher, giving one final lesson to all of us on how to respond to life’s adversity. We are happy that you're not in pain any more Mom, we know you're free. We will miss your lessons, and we will miss your love, but we will see you again. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 12:00 noon (Visitation 10 a.m. - 12 noon) at Crieve Hall Church of Christ, 4806 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37220 by Wavell Stewart and Tim Frizzell. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers: Edith Tucker's Ladies Bible Class, Staff of Beaman Library, Lipscomb University and Elders and Deacons of the Crieve Hall church of Christ. Active Pallbearers: Adam Butler, Carl Cheatham, Dennis Hood, David Howard, Jay Power and Fletcher Srygley. Memorial contributions may be made to Crieve Hall Church of Christ Preschool-Mother’s Day Out, Beaman Library at Lipscomb University or AGAPE. Woodbine Funeral Home, Hickory Chapel 615-331-1952. |
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Dr.
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1919–1995
Birth: April 11, 1919
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— Bells, Crockett Co. TN Death: June 11, 1995 — Lexington, Henderson Co. TN |
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| Marriage | Marriage — January 13, 1939 — Lexington, Henderson Co. TN |
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1919–1995
Birth: April 11, 1919
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— Bells, Crockett Co. TN Death: June 11, 1995 — Lexington, Henderson Co. TN |
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1940–2019
Birth: March 11, 1940
— Charlotte, North Carolina Death: March 27, 2019 — Nashville, Davidson Co. TN |
| Marriage | Marriage — August 19, 1962 — Nashville, Davidson Co. TN |
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Birth: December 12, 1967
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— Brookside Hospital, San Pablo, Contra Costa Co. CA |
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Dr. Ralph Butler is chair of the Department of Physics and Engineering Science at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. His research interests include High Energy Physics. He is participating in study of production of mesons containing the charm quark with Professors Johns, Sheldon, and Webster from Vanderbilt University. The Lipscomb News, July 1996: More News/Butler moves back to Physics Students looking for Dr. Ralph Butler this fall won't find him in his usual place. Butler, who has been director of campus information systems since 1982, is usually found in the Information Systems Services office. But after 14 years in that role, Butler has decided to go back to the classroom and to the job he had before ISS came calling - as chair of the department of physics and engineering science. Butler is one of six new department chairs at Lipscomb this fall. Joining him are Hazel Arthur, sociology and social work; Dr. Gerald Moore, music (from acting chair to chair); Dr. Michael Moss, Bible; Dr. Joyce Rucker, education; and Dr. Jim Thomas, communication. "I'm looking forward to being back in the classroom. I miss the students. Every time I go to Homecoming I know fewer and fewer people. It's a good way to get back in contact with students and be on the front lines of what the school is all about," Butler said. Most folks associate Butler with the development of administrative computing on campus, but his involvement really dates to the beginning of academic computing instruction on campus in 1971. One computer course, taught by Frank Kyle, was in the curriculum when Butler returned from graduate school in 1971. Kyle and Butler put together an academic computing system that featured a remote connection to Vanderbilt University's system in 1972. Several computer courses were added as the years progressed. Several terminals were added to the system in 1978, ultimately leading to establishment of computer science and computer science-business majors. The university purchased a Digital Equipment Corp. VAX 11/78O in 1982, and administrative functions were brought on campus. That launched a progression toward today's system which features about 250 times the computing power of the 11/780. And that's before considering the 600 personal computers on campus, each of which are several times more powerful than the 780 and are linked by a fiber optic network installed in 1991. "With respect to resources we have for students, we are certainly above average by a considerable margin for schools of our size," Butler said. "We believe we have a strong curriculum. We have already started a project to reevaluate the curriculum in light of current practice and see what we need to change. We need to emphasize more desktop applications, more of the network client-server environment," Butler said. Even with changes in curriculum, the goal of the department remains the same, he said. "Our goal has always been to train students to be leaders, managerial material, who know how to keep up with the field and not just be mechanics," Butler said. "We need to teach skills, but we need to teach students that there's more to it than that. That's been our philosophy all along." |
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