Thanks Mary Such a very nice, kind man. Aubrey ACDO 906 E. 5th Suite 210 Austin, TX 78702 512-656-3145
> On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed > him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two > weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m > in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you > are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family > are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with > all of you for now -- > > c > > > >> On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> >> Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. >> Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after >> suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and >> Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor >> of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. >> >> Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly >> buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email. >> >> During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his >> being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace >> thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many >> his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his >> helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She >> loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He >> had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it. >> >> He was a wonderful, wonderful man. >> >> Love, >> Mary >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Winedale-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l > > _______________________________________________ > Winedale-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l
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