{"id":20876,"date":"2021-10-11T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/?p=20876"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:43:01","slug":"rinker-lecturer-emeritus-leon-wetherington-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/rinker-lecturer-emeritus-leon-wetherington-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Rinker Lecturer Emeritus Leon Wetherington Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By: Kyle Niblett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning mourns the loss of one of its former faculty members: Dr. Leon \u201cDoc\u201d Wetherington, Lecturer Emeritus in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management<\/a>. Wetherington passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 29. He was 81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2019Doc\u2019 was a legendary faculty member known for his pipe and humorous sayings,\u201d Rinker School Director Dr. Robert Cox<\/a> said. \u201cI know that everyone who attended the Hall of Fame Ceremony on Sept. 18th remembers how special it was to have Leon there. His Rinker legacy will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating from Plant City High School, the lifelong Gator graduated with honors with his bachelor\u2019s degree in building construction in 1969, before earning his master\u2019s in building construction in 1987. In 1992, Wetherington earned his Ph.D. from DCP<\/a> in architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next 15 years, Dr. Wetherington faithfully served the Rinker School by teaching courses such as: construction drawing, construction mechanics, construction techniques, methods lab and estimating.  After retiring at the end of the Spring 2007 semester, the Rinker legend stayed in Gainesville to help the school run the newly opened Perry Construction Yard. In all, “Doc\u201d was part of the Rinker family for 57 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2019Doc\u2019 was a perfect role model to show Rinker students that commitment to social responsibility is a large part of the University\u2019s history and tradition,\u201d said Dr. Adbol Chini<\/a>, former Rinker School Director and current DCP Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Facilities. \u201cHis goal was always to encourage Rinker students to accept the challenge to experience some kind of outreach work during their time here at DCP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A private service for Dr. Wetherington was held earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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