SAN ANTONIO – The legacy of late Trinity University professor Carey Latimore is continuing through a foundation created to help students pursue higher education without the burden of major financial debt.
Latimore, a history professor, contributor and longtime friend of KSAT News, died in 2022. His wife, Almida “Almie” Latimore, said his commitment to students remained strong even as his health made everyday tasks more difficult.
“I wanted him to stop teaching already, because he was having difficulty driving,” she said. “And he said, ‘Well, my students will be waiting for me.’”
Almie said that love for teaching is what many of his friends and students remember most.
A year ago, she started the Carey Latimore Foundation to…