Professional Statistician
I found out Tuesday that one of my high school teachers had died. Rest in peace, Fred Ficquett. He made geometry fun and was an effective teacher. Years after high school I ran into him in town. I asked if he remembered me. He said “I can’t remember your name, but I remember that you were one of the students that made teaching worth while.” He was glad to hear he had helped me. He really liked that I had become a surveyor, someone who USES geometry. I saw him many times after that and he always remembered my name and asked how the surveying world was. I didn’t know until I read his obituary that he was a “Professional Statistician” and worked for the government during the Vietnam Era. I’d be willing to bet he made a difference wherever he went. I can still see him standing there leading the chant “Side, Angle, Side! Side, Side, Side! Angle, Side, Angle!”
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