Reynolds’ funeral, memorial services set

Posted: 5/27/07

Reynolds' funeral, memorial services set

Memorial services have been set for former Baylor University President Herbert H. Reynolds.

Reynolds died Friday of an apparent heart attack while on vacation in Angel Fire, N.M. He was 77.

Reynolds served as Baylor‚s 11th president from 1981, when he replaced Abner McCall, until he retired from the office in 1995, becoming Baylor chancellor the next day. In 2000, a year in which he received the Baylor Founders Medal, Reynolds stepped down as chancellor and became president emeritus.

Though no formal visitation is planned, anyone wishing to pay respect at Reynolds‚ casket can do so Monday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., and Tuesday from 4 to 9 p.m. in the Paul W. Powell Chapel at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary on the Baylor campus, according to funeral home officials.

Reynolds‚ funeral is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Waco, 500 Webster Ave. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. Fifth St. According to the funeral home, Reynolds' family requests instead of flowers, memorials be made to the Baylor University Alumni Association.