Obituary: W. Jay Wood, a philosophy professor who took the virtues to heart, dies at 71
- Posted on September 4, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Obituary: W. Jay Wood, a philosophy professor who took the virtues to heart, dies at 71

He taught at Wheaton College since 1982 and also served as department chair. He believed in the motto of Hugh of Saint Victor, that humility is “the beginning of discipline.”