View a eulogy for Alva Barlett Bundren, USMA '55, who passed away on October 9, 2006.
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Alva Barlett Bundren
West Point, 1955
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by Roy T. Thorsen on October 13, 2006:
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Bundy was from Tennessee. I was from Brooklyn. Tom Wilkinson was from Massachusetts. Jim Heye was from Texas. That was representative of the melting pot of those of us in D-2. We all learned from each other and amazingly, by the time we graduated, we all sounded very much alike. Bundy, though one of the youngest in our class in our company, made a meaningful contribution to the maturity and sense of respect for others that we developed during those four years. Most importantly, though, was that he taught us that the best and most lasting lessons are those that we learn with a smile on our face. He demonstrated that by being the first one to laugh at himself. That's why he was probably one of the greatest leading ladies in 100th Night Show history. I might add that he was also an exceptionally fine dancing partner. As I've mentioned in an earlier e-mail, Bundy was my classmate, my companymate, my friend, my brother. I will miss him. |
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