Dr. Wilfred O. Dietrich - Guestbook

I was saddened to hear about his passing.

I was fortunate to have him as my English teacher at Burton - both junior high and high school.

English was hard for me since I did start learning English until I entered the 1st grade. My parents only spoke German on the farm.

I attended Blinn when Dr Dietrich was a professor there. Unfortunately I did not have him as my English Professor.

What a wonderful, full, and meaningful life this man had.

Thoughts, prayers, and a tribute to this man who made such a difference in our city, county and state!

He will be missed.

Charlotte and Bob Smith

Dr. Dietrich was one of my favorite professors at Blinn. I took him for English 1302 in the Spring of 1999, and I enjoyed him and his class very much. Dr. Dietrich was always willing to help, and he was a really nice man. He will be missed. Robin Cunningham, Blinn class of 2000

i'm so sorry to hear. my heart goes out to all the family and those he touched. He was my english teacher. he was so wonderful - just a pure delight. i still repeat one of his stories to this day. may his light continue to shine in all he crossed and until we meet again. my deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences. roberta michalsky - fayetteville, texas

Dr. Dietrich is, and always will be a Great Family Man and Wonderful Educational Man. He was friends with our Grand Parents, taught our Parents, and taught us all English. He was an honorable neighbor at our Grandma's and Grandpa's home on MIlroy Drive. Us three Boys would ride our bikes and head straight to Dr. Dietrich's home to eat our fill on sweet peaches. He always gave us a bucket full of peaches to give to our parents.

He was demonstrative of honor, humbleness, kindness, generosity, wisdom, philosophy, and leadership. We thank you, Dr. Dietrich for being the role model of our family and the entire community. You will not be missed, since missing denotes baseball or fishing when you miss the big one and he got off, rather, you shall be remembered and stories of your kindness live on in word and text, in book and web search, your love and kindness will suffice a honey bee dearth. You are a kind man of this State, Nation, The entire Earth.
Condolences with Respect,

The Voelkel Family

Dr Dietrich was a great man and a wonderful teacher.
He taught me english at Blinn for 2 years and made it interesting to me. He also taught my sisters, Sandra Meischen Aschenbeck , and Carol Meischen Thielmann. They both adore him as a man and a great teacher
Rest in Peace
Delbert Meischen

Mr Dietrich (that's what you were called when I did two years at Blinn). I was so fortunate to have had you both years and for you to be my advisor when I worked on the Blinn yearbook. What a kind, unselfish, and helpful professor you were...when you passed I tried to think of other professors I had the 4 semesters at Blinn and then 5 at SFASU....but you were the only one I remembered..you made such an impression on this Austin County gal....Rest in peace together with your Bobbie.

Dr. Dietrich will be remembered for his dedication to preserving our local history and encouraging the arts and education thru his service at the Brenham Heritage Museum and support of local arts, school and church organizations. He was truly a man for all seasons and will be deeply missed.

He made a difference...and left a legacy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time. Wilfred, active in so many civic activists, will be greatly missed. His love for Brenham was clearly evident in the many organizations he supported.

Washington County has lost a great leader. Dr. Dietrich was a wonderful man of great wisdom and common sense. He meant so much to so many. He excelled in every endeavor he undertook.

It was a delight to be Wilfred’s next door neighbor for three years. He was generous with his friendship and counsel and especially with the fruits of his garden. Wonderful man. A loss to all who knew him.

Sympathy from Carol and Wesley. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

A true southern gentleman has gone home to be with his beautiful wife Bobbie! Rest In Peace makes dear friend!

Our Deepest Sympathy

Truly a special person. He was a wonderful teacher and contributed much to Brenham. Served wherever he was needed with his time, talents and money. He has left shoes that will be impossible to fill and will be missed by many.

Dr. Dietrich was a wonderful professor, mentor, and leader to so many. He will be dearly missed. We were blessed to have known him. Our condolences during this difficult time.

John and I are also docents at the Bush Library and have known Wilfred since 1999. Such a sweet nice man and will be really missed. John and I are in Maryland so will not be able to be at the service. Very sorry to have to miss it.
Janet & John Goebert

They were both great friends and neighbors. They would invite my son into their home on Halloween to give him his candy and want to visit. Michael Lee became an Eagle Scout and Dr. Dietrich would encourage him. They are both missed here in Brenham. Prayers to the family

Dr. Dietrich was a great man. He was generous and kind.

Dear Dietrich Family,
Words are a mere expression of how I feel.Dr. Dietrich, an humble, industrious man...so much wisdom and love. He and his wife were great encouragers to me, well before I worked as
an instructor at Blinn College. Sympathy and sweet memories!
Well done thou good and faithful servant!
Sincerely,
Mary Kossie
Her Dad,
LC Strozier
Newnan, GA