In Loving Memory
and
In Celebration of the Life of
Bard E. Lindeman
September 28, 1928
December 2, 2009
Acknowledgements:
You took Bard into your hearts and your lives.
You loved and appreciated him.
He found joy, meaning and a home with you,
his dear friends.
For all this we are eternally grateful.
Pall Bearers
Mr. Leslie Lindeman
Dr. Paul Lindeman
Mr. Greg Domantay
Mr. Jack Still
Mr. Steve Bryant
Mr. Glen Slattery
Honorary Escort
Four of Bard's Granddaughters
Melissa Lindeman
Stephanie Lindeman
Natalie Lindeman
Amanda Lindeman
Bard Edward Lindeman was a journalist, husband and father who championed causes and lived a strong and independent life. He was by turns stoic and emotional, demanding and forgiving. He could be petulant or dismissive, yet he was unfailingly passionate and hugely generous. He loved people and he had a giant heart.
He began his career in Brooklyn at the height of the prominence of newspapers, covering politics, crime and sports for the World Telegram & Sun. He later lived in Chicago, Miami and Atlanta, but he was a New Yorker all his life.
Working for the best read magazines of the day, he wrote about many famous figures, but his favorite stories were always those of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. “The only story,” he often said, “is man against adversity.”
He settled upon aging as life’s ultimate challenge and became a nationally acknowledged expert. He was among the first to write a syndicated column on the subject, which at its peak was published in more than 100 newspapers weekly. He authored the book, “Be An Outrageous Older Man.” He was eminently qualified to write it.
Working into his 80’s, he became a teacher, sharing his skill and his passion for precisely crafted words with many talented and developing writers. Most became his friends.
In 1971, after the loss of his wife, drawing on his fierce determination, he completed on his own the job of raising his three children. In 1982, he found redemption and reward when he married Jan Still. They were married for 27 years, until his death.
Bard was a lifelong athlete. He was an amateur boxer and football captain at Middlebury College. He had a longstanding love affair with the water, swimming in the ocean off his beloved Lake Worth, Florida.
He touched the lives of countless people. His legacy will live on in the words he wrote and in the hearts of all us who loved him.
--Leslie Lindeman
Service of Celebration
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 2:00 O’clock
Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel
Prelude...……………………………..Paul Lambert
Song……Judy Collins…”Amazing Grace”
Scripture/Opening Remarks…………..Rev. Jeff Parmer
Family Tribute……....………….......Leslie Lindeman
Eulogy……..….....….…………..Rev. Jimmy Elder
“For Dad” by………………....Dr. Paul Lindeman
Closing Prayer……...………...…….Rev. Jimmy Elder
Postlude……………………………Paul Lambert
For Dad
Donations: The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center DUMC Box 3624 Durham, NC 27710; Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Headquarters, 1275 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, GA 30309-3506; Second Wind Dreams, P.O. Box 529, Alpharetta, GA 30009-0529
