Please know that I am so sorry to hear of John's unexpected death. My thoughts are with you as you grieve. DKH
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Serafin, John < [email protected]> wrote: > This information about John Serafin's death was submitted by me, Carol > Serafin - John's wife. I am sorry if it caused confusion, but I am not > familiar with this group but since there were so many posts to John on > various subjects, I wanted to let you know about his very sudden and > unexpected passing. At some point soon, I will remove his name from the > list, but right now I am a little overwhelmed with everything that the last > few days have brought. John was a wonderful man, husband, and father as > well > as a thoughtful and dedicated teacher. His students have been expressing > how > much he will be missed, so I wanted to make sure that others who knew him, > in whatever capacity, knew of his passing. I guess it was strange to get > this news from his own e-mail address, but it allowed me to do a "reply > all" > to a random message and know that everyone who is on the list would receive > the message. > Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving. > Carol A. Serafin > > > -- > John Serafin > Psychology Department > Saint Vincent College > Latrobe, PA 15650 > [email protected] > > > > > From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: TIPS posts <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:54:48 -0500 > > To: TIPS posts <[email protected]> > > Cc: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > > Subject: [tips] Condolences to the Family of John Serafin > > > > Earlier today the message below was sent to Tips using John Serafin's > > email account to the "Stockbridge" thread. It was an odd post to make > > given the nature of that thread but it appears that Tipster Serafin has > > in fact died as confirmed by this public obituary: > > > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/?mode=view&obit_id=1 > > 99575 > > > > John's last post to TiPS was made on November 19, 2010, about > > two days before his death. I don't know who submitted the post below > > nor did I know John outside of TiPS but I thought that a more fitting > > acknowledge of his passing was necessary. > > > > -Mike Palij > > New York University > > [email protected] > > > > On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:18:05 -0800, Someone on behalf of John Serafin > wrote: > >> John V. Serafin, Ph.D., 58, of Ligonier, died Sunday evening, Nov. 21, > 2010, > >> at his home. He was born Oct. 22, 1952, in Garden City, Mich., a son of > the > >> late John J. and Lillian Bach Serafin. John earned his Ph.D. from the > >> University of Michigan. He was a highly respected professor of > psychology > >> and statistics at St. Vincent College for more than 30 years. While at > St. > >> Vincent, he twice served as department chairperson and served twice as > >> president of the Faculty Senate. He was a member of Holy Trinity > Catholic > >> Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Carol A. (Brand) > >> Serafin; two daughters, Janet (Talmadge) Dowling, of Pittsburgh, and > Laura > >> J. Serafin, of Philadelphia; a brother, Raymond (Ann) Serafin, of > Ferndale, > >> Mich.; half brother, Bill (Sandra) Serafin, of Navarre, Fla.; a niece > and a > >> nephew. Also surviving are his wife's family, with whom he was very > close: > >> his mother-in-law, Merlene Brand, and brothers-in-law, Thomas (Judy), > Paul > >> (Jeanne), James (Dawn) and David (Patricia) Brand. John's friends and > family > >> will gather together from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the J. PAUL > >> McCRACKEN FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORY INC., 144 E. Main St., > >> Ligonier. A blessing service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the > >> funeral chapel, > >> followed by the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in Holy Trinity Catholic Church > with > >> Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, OSB, Monsignor William G. Charnoki, PA, and > the > >> Rev. Vernon Holtz, OSB, concelebrating. A vigil for the deceased will be > >> held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral chapel. Contributions may be made > in > >> John's memory to "Partners In Progress," c/o 329 N. Fairfield St., > Ligonier, > >> PA 15658. To sign the online guest book or to send condolences to the > >> family, please visit www.jpaulmccrackenfuneralchapel.com > >> < http://www.jpaulmccrackenfuneralchapel.com > . > >> -- > >> John Serafin > >> Psychology Department > >> Saint Vincent College > >> Latrobe, PA 15650 > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13290.c740a1ff47c2ee2e7bd7530f4853cbf0&n=T&l > > =tips&o=6750 > > or send a blank email to > > leave-6750-13290.c740a1ff47c2ee2e7bd7530f4853c...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=6758 > or send a blank email to > leave-6758-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- David K. 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