Luther Stephen Cash, Professor Emeritus of Accounting, passed away on June 25, 2026. After a prominent fifty-year career practicing tax law in Tennessee, he moved to Clemson and taught accountancy at Clemson University. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Cash served in the United States Army and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Accounting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3823,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"coauthors":[58304],"class_list":["post-13613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13613"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13617,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13613\/revisions\/13617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13613"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=13613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":13618,"date":"2026-07-14T10:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/?p=13618"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:19:59","slug":"antonio-tony-craig-staff-occupational-and-environmental-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/inside-clemson\/obituaries\/antonio-tony-craig-staff-occupational-and-environmental-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio \u201cTony\u201d Craig, Staff, Occupational and Environmental Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nAntonio \u201cTony\u201d Craig, Hazardous Materials Supervisor in the Occupational and Environmental Safety Department, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Craig began his career at Clemson in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTony was an exceptional person and staff member. There was never a time he wasn\u2019t wearing a smile and had an infectious laugh that brought a smile to everyone he met. He was always willing to help and went above and beyond the call of duty for not only his job but for lending a hand around the office,” Jim Grieger, executive director of Occupational and Environmental Safety, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If something needed to be moved or lifted or some other odd ball department need he was willing to help. There wasn\u2019t a spill he hasn\u2019t cleaned up. He also volunteered in his community with the Spartanburg Search and Rescue. He was a person who put others before himself and was a proud military veteran. I will especially miss his positive attitude and dedication to OES. He will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An obituary for Craig is available online<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Clemson University EAP is available to employees seeking additional resources during this time. For more information and assistance, please call (866) 365-0813 or visit the EAP website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Antonio \u201cTony\u201d Craig, Hazardous Materials Supervisor in the Occupational and Environmental Safety Department, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Craig began his career at Clemson in 2021. \u201cTony was an exceptional person and staff member. 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Her dedication, responsiveness, and commitment have a tremendous impact on our team’s success. Whenever we reach out for assistance, she is always ready and willing to help, approaching every request with professionalism, positivity, and a genuine desire to find solutions. Hyma is exceptionally organized and proactive. She stays on top of critical tasks, follows through on commitments, and ensures important items are completed on time. Her contributions positively influence the work we accomplish and play an important role in helping us achieve our goals.” – Anonymous<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jen Groff and Cristina Shorts, Office Manager and Program Manager, Department of Automotive Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Jen and Cristina worked hard to pitch a new initiative at CU-ICAR for the students and were granted funding. 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