Lawrence James Wathen Jr. *49

Lawrence James Wathen died May 12, 2003, after a brief illness. He was 93.

Born in Dallas, Tex., Wathen earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the U. of Texas at Austin. He did further graduate work in art and archaeology at Princeton. He was awarded one of the first Fulbright Fellowships for study at the U. of Rome.

During WWII Wathen served in the Army in North Africa and Italy. He subsequently taught world literature, philosophy, and art history at the U. of Florida in Gainesville and, for about 40 years, at the U. of Houston-Downtown.

Wathen was a world traveler, and an avid opera and theater fan. He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Mayers.