CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 20, 2005) —  Dr. Billy O. Wireman, President of Queens University of Charlotte from 1978 to 2002, died July 16, 2005, after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 72.

Wireman is survived by his wife Katie, their daughter Emily Smith and son-in-law Stuart Smith, their son Gary Wireman, and his aunt, Hettie Rhea Thomas.

The family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Wireman Presidential Scholarship Fund at Queens (1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, 28274), the Wireman Fund for Ministry at Union-PSCE at Charlotte (1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, 28274), and Hospice at Charlotte & New South Healthcare (1420 East 7th Street, Charlotte, 28204).

Feature Articles on Dr. Wireman

Dr. Billy Overton Wireman
(October 7, 1932 – July 16, 2005)
President Emeritus dies after courageous battle with cancer

Mourning Dr. Wireman
As Queens president, he enriched both campus and city

Photo Gallery
Four pages of favorite photos

Billy O. and the Big Guys
Excerpts from “Lessons from the Big Guys: What I Learned From Servant Leaders”

In Memoriam: Billy O. Wireman, Founding Faculty Member and Second President of Eckerd College
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