From Florida-The Rev. George Bedell, an Episcopal priest who became a trustee of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, a college professor, acting chancellor of the Florida Board of Regents and director of the University Press of Florida, died Wednesday in Gainesville. The Jacksonville native was 84 and had Parkinson’s disease.
The Rev. Bedell served as clerical trustee of the Jacksonville-based duPont Fund from 1985 to 1998. He was appointed by Frank Cerveny, then Episcopal bishop of Florida.
“He was intelligent, compassionate, discerning and a priest who truly possessed the gift of listening,” Cerveny said in a news release.
His colleagues in philanthropy remember him as having a warm sense of humor, being a crackerjack editor and someone who sought to heal, reconcile and promote unity, the release said.
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