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James J. Biedron
July 29, 1942 ~ December 5, 2017 (age 75) 75 Years Old Light a Candle
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on November 23, 2023 3:08 PM
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on April 8, 2020 1:09 AM
Message from Trey Palmer
May 21, 2019 12:31 PM
Curious about Mr. Biedron, I googled his name and was saddened to find this page. I was his student at Melbourne High in Russian Lit and Russian history in '67 and '68 and also a student of Ms. Bauer's in Algebra II. They were two exceptional and memorable teachers and I'll be forever grateful to Mr. Biedron for kindling a curiosity about Russian culture that persists to this day. I'm so sorry to learn this news. I remember him fondly and with respect.
Trey Palmer
Trey Palmer
Message from Melbourne, Florida
January 3, 2019 11:57 AM
I just learned of Mr. Biedron’s passing a little over a year ago. I was privileged to be in his English class at Melbourne High School in Florida my senior year, 1967. In those days, he couldn’t have been teaching for more than two or three years. Ms. Biedron, then Ms. Bauer, was also on the Mel Hi faculty that year. I don’t know if this post will reach anyone in his family, but I – like countless other former students, no doubt – would like them to know that, over fifty years later, he is remembered with profound respect, admiration and affection. My sincere condolences.
Van Catterton
Van Catterton
Message from Ginger Bauer Biedron
February 10, 2019 12:01 AM
Van, thank you for the kind remembrances.
I was luck to be his wife for fifty years.
He is remembered with lots of love.
Ginger Biedron
I was luck to be his wife for fifty years.
He is remembered with lots of love.
Ginger Biedron
A candle was lit by Philip Bigler
on December 9, 2017 11:40 PM
A Traditional Funeral Basket was sent on December 9, 2017
Sending you our love and deepest condolences. Finn and Dejesus Family
Message from Janette Silva
December 8, 2017 9:01 PM
Ginger & Family - my deepest condolences and sympathy on the passing of your beloved James. I know he will truly be missed...........his loving legacy will sustain
you all during this difficult time. Please be assured of my prayers as you grieve his
loss. (Pilgrimage of 2006)
you all during this difficult time. Please be assured of my prayers as you grieve his
loss. (Pilgrimage of 2006)
A Table Basket was sent on December 8, 2017
A great neighbor, a good friend, and a very special person who always made you smile. He will be missed but he will not be forgotten. Marilyn and Bill.
Message from Michael Carroll
December 8, 2017 1:54 PM
Jim was one of the special people who touched many lives at B-CC. Staff and students loved and admired him. He created worlds for students to learn in and provided staff with an example of the importance of creativity as he modeled what an outstanding teacher should be. I admired him for his principles, his character, and an immense intellect. In a department that exuded excellence he stood out as an example for all of us. Jim Biedron will forever be in the hearts and minds of those who knew him and we will be better people for the experience. Jim you will be missed!
Message from Shirley Hobbs
December 8, 2017 12:43 PM
I will not be able to attend as I will be upstate New York. I extend my deepest sympathy to the family.
Message from Nathan Widder
December 8, 2017 10:33 AM
He was such a wonderful teacher (in a school that had many). I first took AP European History with Mr Biedron in 11th grade, and the extracts of various readings of European thought is really what started me on my study of European philosophy and political thought, which I now teach at a UK university. I also took Russian History, where he allowed me to express my inner stand-up comedian as the class's village idiot (and to let me get away with a lot in that role). He signed my yearbook in Russian -- a bit unfair, because I didn't take the language course with him -- but a friend translated it for me: he wrote, "you think you know everything, but you're a good student anyway." RIP.
Nathan Widder (class of 1988)
Nathan Widder (class of 1988)
Message from Susan Mitchell
December 8, 2017 9:31 AM
Mr. Biedron was the kind of teacher all parents dream of their kids having. My daughter, Catherine Fraas, BCC 03 and son Mitch Fraas BCC 00 were captains of the It's Academic team with him. He was unfailingly patient, kind and wise, with a dry sense of humor. Catherine also had him for Russian and was involved in the Russian exchange in 2001. That was an experience she holds in her heart. We kept in touch through Christmas cards and he always wrote that he was glad to hear news of any of his students from BCC. I posted a few pictures. May perpetual light shine upon him and may his family be comforted in their grief.
A The Color of Memories Table Arrangement was sent on December 7, 2017
In loving memory of a special uncle, who touched many lives with his wisdom and wit. Rest in peace, Uncle Jim. Love, Janine and Ron Ruffin
A The Color of Memories Table Arrangement was sent on December 7, 2017
With our heart felt sympathy. Audrey & Larry Pyles
A candle was lit by Jody & CeeCee
on December 7, 2017 2:35 PM
Message from Seth "Boris Borisovich" Resnik
December 7, 2017 12:50 PM
I'm devastated. Mr. Biedron changed my life. At a time when I was a very very hard kid to reach, he reached me. He inspired me. He put up with me - even when I "assassinated" a noble with a squirt gun in the middle of his class (which got me sent to the "Siberia" closet).
I took all his classes. I went on the second Moscow School 45 exchange. In college I majored in Russian Studies. When my mother died suddenly while I was in college, Mr. Biedron was the only one of my teachers to come sit shiva with my family.
After college, I went on to study and work in Russia a half-dozen more times. I'm now a screenwriter, and last year wrote a TV show about Catherine the Great. I was so looking forward to him seeing it.
Just before he retired from B-CC, I went back to see him. I told him of his influence on me. I thanked him for changing my life. He smiled and said, "I'm not taking the blame for that."
But I could tell he was happy for me, and maybe even a little proud of me.
Rest in peace, Mr. Biedron. You live on in my heart.
I took all his classes. I went on the second Moscow School 45 exchange. In college I majored in Russian Studies. When my mother died suddenly while I was in college, Mr. Biedron was the only one of my teachers to come sit shiva with my family.
After college, I went on to study and work in Russia a half-dozen more times. I'm now a screenwriter, and last year wrote a TV show about Catherine the Great. I was so looking forward to him seeing it.
Just before he retired from B-CC, I went back to see him. I told him of his influence on me. I thanked him for changing my life. He smiled and said, "I'm not taking the blame for that."
But I could tell he was happy for me, and maybe even a little proud of me.
Rest in peace, Mr. Biedron. You live on in my heart.
Message from Shirley
December 7, 2017 10:54 AM
The death of a loved one is hard to bear. May your family draw strength and comfort from God's promise at Isaiah 41:10: “Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.” Please accept my heartfelt condolence for your loss; you will truly be missed.
A Pedestal Arrangement was sent on December 7, 2017
Tsar Biedron changed every one of our lives for the better. He is the kind of teacher we will tell our kids and grandkids about. Thank you for sharing him with us. -Alex Horwitz 98, Ellaree Yeagley 98, Gage Ullman 98, Lillian Parker Ott 98, Micah Baskir 99, Ann Horwitz Dubin 02
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