Poetic Obituaries: [Peter] Richards said [Leslie] Fishel [Jr.] had a penchant

for writing poetry, and it usually was somewhat silly.

"He was a character," he said.

According to "Heidelberg College: In Service and in Faith, 1950-2000" by Philip B. Harner, Fishel was an author and a recognized scholar in the field of black history.

from The Advertiser-Tribune: Heidelberg's former leader dies

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