One week ago, Dr. Bruce Holle died. He had just retired from over 40 years of teaching. If you never took one of his history classes, the universe robbed you. He was a force of nature.
This was a guy who dropped his math major in college to study history because he found math âtoo boring.â My first day of class with him was surreal. His very presence was captivating. He was intense, intimidating and wickedly intelligent, yet singularly hilarious. The first day of class was his weed-out day; the rest of the course would not be for the faint of heart.