David J. Weber (1940-2010)
David J. Weber, an outstanding scholar, teacher, and mentor, dedicated his productive career to the Ibero-American borderlands. He held the Robert and Nancy Dedman Chair in History at Southern Methodist University from 1976 until his retirement in June 2010, only months before his death on August 20, 2010, from complications following his three-year struggle with multiple myeloma. David Weber endured his illness with dignity and courage; his ashes remained in his beloved New Mexico, where he received his graduate training and focused his early research.