Faculty and staff members at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology are mourning the death of former longtime faculty member and campus United Ministries pastor Paul Lupkes.
Lupkes joined South Dakota Mines in 1977 as campus minister. He later was named associate professor and taught primarily “Introduction to the Bible” and “World Religions” before retiring in 2004.
He passed away Tuesday at the age of 89 at Bella Vista Nursing Home.
“His students knew him as a kind and generous man who always showed concern for them,” said Heather Wilson, president of the School of Mines. “Colleagues will remember his energy and great laugh. He always stopped to ask how others were doing.”
His thoughtfulness for students was demonstrated in many ways, including the donation of a bench outside a suite of offices in the Classroom Building, home to the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, so students could have a place to sit while waiting to talk with him and other professors.
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