Two former Wilson Center Fellows passed away this year, leaving behind a legacy of research and scholarship.

Robert R. “Bob” Timberg, a writer, journalist, and Wilson Center Fellow from 1989-1991 passed away on September 6th.

Timberg was a long time writer for the Baltimore Sun and also wrote several books about American politics and his experiences in the Vietnam War, including the critically acclaimed The Nightingale's Song.

Of his time working on The Nightingale's Song  at the Wilson Center, Timberg wrote that "There can be no finer place to research and write a book."

Ray Gavins, professor of History at Duke and Wilson Center Fellow from 2003-2004 also passed away earlier this year, on May 22nd.

Gavins was a dedicated historian of African American history,  and served as the project director for a documentary "Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South."

During his time at the Wilson Center, Gavins worked on a project called "The Meaning of Freedom: Black North Carolina in the Age of Jim Crow, 1880-1965".

Obituaries for Timberg and Gavins appeared in the Washington Post  and Duke Today, respectively.