Obituary of Michael Eldridge

Michael Linn Eldridge Dr. Eldridge, of Charlotte, NC, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his residence. He was born October 13, 1941 in Oklahoma City, OK to the late Clarence and Estelle Eldridge. With degrees from Harding University and Yale Divinity School, Mike was ordained in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1969. He earned a Masters in Philosophy from Columbia and PhD from the University of Florida. He taught at the University of Florida; Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL; Queens College in Charlotte NC and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He authored the introduction to The Correspondence of John Dewy, 1919-1939 (Volume II), Transforming Experience: John Dewey?s Cultural Instrumentalism and a number of scholarly articles. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Szeged, Hungary in 2004. As the chair for precinct 35, he was active in the local Democratic party, NC Hope and the State Employees Association of North Carolina. Mike is survived by Sue Eldridge, his wife of 46 years, his daughter Rachel Eldridge, his daughter Amanda Howard, son-in-law Michael Howard, and granddaughters Laura Flores-Eldridge and Cassidy Howard, all of Charlotte. Additional survivors include his two brothers David Eldridge and Kent Eldridge, sisters-in-law Mary Kay Eldridge and Lea Eldridge, all of Oklahoma City, OK; nephews Michael Eldridge of Tulsa, OK; Greg Eldridge, James Eldridge of Oklahoma City, OK; Jackson Eldridge of Durham, NC and niece Robin Bell of Dallas, TX. Visitation will be Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Home. A service of remembrance will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM at Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, 9704 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Graduate Student Travel Fund, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Birmingham-Southern College, Box 549013, Birmingham, AL 35254.