Carl Ure
Carl Clinton Ure, a dedicated ΒιΆΉ employee for more than three decades, died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. He was 88.
Carl, who joined ΒιΆΉ in 1966, served as a maintenance mechanic both on ΒιΆΉβs former downtown campus and its current campus until his retirement in 2002.
Colleagues recalled him as friendly, hardworking, and good at his job.
βDuring his many years of service to ΒιΆΉ, Carl worked hard to keep the place up. He was always looking out for students and faculty and did his best on the job,β said Assistant Vice President of Facilities and Planning Dan Rodecker.
βHe was always very dedicated to ΒιΆΉ and his work,β said fellow Maintenance Mechanic Carl Anderson, who worked alongside him for several years. βWhen something wasnβt working right, you could go to him, and he usually had an answer.β
Survivors include his sons, Charles Ure (Nancy), who retired from ΒιΆΉ, Donald L. Ure (Renee), Patrick Ure, and Kevin Ure (Jennifer); his brother, Leon Ure; his sisters, Carol Irwin and Alice Pillsbury; grandchildren, Jason Caldwell, Scott Caldwell, Justin Ure, Bradley Ure, Cameron Ure, Greta Ure, and Elliot Ure; and great-grandchildren, Zachary Caldwell, Emma Murdy, Taylor Caldwell, Isabella Murdy, and Vincent Ure. Carl also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
Carl was predeceased by his wife, Dolores; his former wife, Dorothy; brothers, Donald Ure Jr. and Elliott Ure; and his sisters, Ida Dingmon and Fannie Whitney.
He was interred at Greenridge Cemetery.