Heart-sick to learn through this post from Dr. Alan Jacobs that Wheaton Philosophy professor Dr. Jay Wood has passed.
Dr. Wood is the reason I chose to add a Philosophy major during my time at Wheaton and so much of how I understand and process the world is tied to the foundations he laid in my Freshman Intro to Philosophy course.
A fun little rumor I heard about him is that Dr. Wood–an avid rock climber–was once cited by Wheaton’s campus safety because they found him scaling the side of (the stone castle-like) Blanchard before its renovation to fix growing cracks in the facade’s grout.
His passing is a reminder of how deeply Wheaton faculty and their instruction have woven themselves into my mundane little life. I’ll be forever grateful for that legacy.
