There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
How do you pronounce my last name?
For having only 6 letters, my last name has been pronounced an infinite number of ways. I can still hear Coach Silly Bean (what was his real name, Sylvester? No, wait, I was never on the Cheerios) shouting at me in 7th grade PE:
la-NEER, get over here!
I'll answer to any, but the following two are the most correct:
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leh-NWAH: Obviously the name is French and if I want to put on airs, I'll pronounce it so. Problem is, my accent is horrible.
William B. Lenoir, 14 March 1939 to 26 August 2010
I'm not quite ready to write about my father. I will, but in the meantime, here is a collection of links and photos about him.
Biographical
- NASA: WILLIAM B. LENOIR (PH.D.)
- Wkipedia: William B. Lenoir
Recent News
- collectSPACE: William Lenoir, astronaut who flew on first operational space shuttle mission, dies
- LA Times: Bill Lenoir dies at 71; NASA astronaut-scientist crewed Columbia mission
- Miami Herald: Bill Lenoir | Astronaut flew on space shuttle Columbia
- MIT News: Scientist-astronaut and former MIT professor William B. Lenoir dies at 71
- MSNBC: Astronaut from first operational shuttle mission dies
- SPACE.com: Astronaut William Lenoir, Who Flew on 1st Operational Shuttle Mission, Dies
- Staunton News Leader: Retired astronaut Lenoir dies, and from their archive where the quoted him: Lenoir says U.S. should debate, then invest in newer technology
- Washington Post: William Lenoir Astronaut