ASU remembers
William John Burr
William John Burr,76, passed away on March 22, 2011. John was preceded in death by his parents. John married Yvonne Chamberlain in 1955. In 1978 he married Florence Lucas Chatham of AZ, and in 2001 he married Lynn Waugh Seebach in Mesa. He is survived by two sisters, 14 children and 9 step-children. John entered the army working in the US Army Medical Service as a medical and surgical specialist. After the army, he became an operating room technician at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, UT. While receiving his own education at various colleges in Utah, he taught courses to undergraduate students in health education. Later, John taught at the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine. While living in the Chicago area, he worked for the American Medical Association. Dr. Burr received his Doctoral Degree in Higher Education Administration at Brigham Young University in 1980. He taught at BYU, ASU and DePaul Universities.
March 22, 2011