Art Bergeron Memorial

From Michael Lynch at AHEC:

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thanks very much to all of you who have inquired about donating to a memorial for our friend and colleague, Dr. Art Bergeron. We plan to install a memorial paving stone in Soldiers’ Walk at AHEC for Art, and you are welcome to contribute if you wish. Rich Baker, our acting Patron Services Chief, is handling the donations. Please send them to:

Army Heritage and Education Center
ATTN: Richard Baker for Memorial
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013

(No cash please – make checks payable to Army Heritage Center Foundation, with “Bergeron Memorial” in the memo block)

You are welcome to share this information with anyone who knew Art and may wish to donate.

More on Art Bergeron

I received some more information today on the passing of Art Bergeron two days ago.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Art’s name to the American Cancer Society or to the March of Dimes.  The March of Dimes address:

March  of Dimes  Foundation

Central  Pennsylvania  Division

160  South  Progress Avenue, 1A

Harrisburg, PA 17257

See also historian and author Jeff Prushankin’s fine tribute to Art Bergeron.

Art Bergeron

A friend emailed me early this morning with the shocking news that Art Bergeron passed away yesterday, 2/8/2010.  I only met Art once, where he worked at the U. S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA, helping countelss visitors navigate the archives.  We were Facebook friends, we corresponded occasionally, and he was a good friend to Bull Runnings, always generous with his time and significant expertise.  Art earned his PhD at Louisiana State University, was a Viet Nam veteran, and authored or edited many books and articles on the Civil War, with an emphasis on Louisiana. Historians and researches have lost a good friend and resource.  Drew has posted this link to a bio of Art at the Civil War Round Table of Central Louisiana.