[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Fwd: Eve Malmquist and Helen K. Smith's Passing

[ygoodman at email.arizona.edu]

Thanks to Bob Ruddell for his response.  Ken and I hope others will add any
memories that they have.  I send these messages to Kathy Baughman who places a
copy of them into the paper files of deceased members.  Then they will be used
as we add information to the Virtual Hall of Fame about members who haven't
established their own site.   I'm asking Kathy to copy this message from Bob
twice and put one into Eve Malmquist and Helen Smith's folders.  Yetta


Quoting Jay Samuels <samue001 at umn.edu>:

> Thanks for sharing your memories of these fine scholars who embodied the
> spirit of "Enter to learn, leave to serve."  Jay samuels
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> Alan Farstrup
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:00 PM
> To: Reading Hall of Fame
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Fwd: Eve Malmquist and Helen K. Smith's
> Passing
>
> Bob Ruddell has asked me to forward his message to the RHoF list for other
> members to share.
>
> Alan
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> Alan Farstrup
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: rruddell at berkeley.edu
>> Date: March 23, 2011 9:12:48 PM EDT
>> To: Alan Farstrup <afarstrup at me.com>, rollercm at gmail.com,
> reading-hall-of-frame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: Re: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Eve Malmquist and Helen K. Smith's
> Passing
>>
>> Dear Allan and Kathy,
>>
>> Thank both of you for letting the Reading Hall of Fame members know about
>> the passing of Eva and Helen.  Both were indeed pioneers in the reading
>> field. This is sad news as the years roll on.  My comments join those of
>> others who have expressed sadness at the loss of these two. I knew both
>> for many years.
>>
>> Eva, was a frequent summer guest here in Berkeley visiting with David
>> Russell, Connie McCullough, Eleanor Robinson (a wonderful supervisor in
>> the Oakland Public Schools), and Gretchen Wulfing (the main curriculum
>> coordinator in OPS). Their gatherings for Eva were delightful events and
>> this gracious man was at the center.  I was an Assistant Professor at the
>> time, but welcomed into this very special group.
>>
>> Eva's research was ground breaking and his contributions were reflected in
>> the William S. Gray Citation of Merit Award. His sense of humor and
>> humility were both refreshing.  In one of our conversations Eva revealed
>> his intensive interest and achievement in tennis and his role in the
>> discovery and development of Bjorn Borg, who was ranked number one in the
>> world for several years. They were close friends.  Eva didn't seek the
>> bright lights and headlines and this too was refreshing. How wonderful to
>> have an ego that was intact and didn't require constant nourishing.  He is
>> remembered as both a gentleman and a scholar.
>>
>> Helen's long career at the University of Chicago and her many publications
>> revealed a strong researcher interested in children's key reading
>> problems.  Her critical mind was highly respected on IRA's Board of
>> Directors.  I found her to be a warm and friendly person in our
>> conversations. She will be missed.
>>
>> How fortunate we have been to have had these pioneers who blazed important
>> trails in reading research and practice.
>>
>> Sadly,
>> Bob Ruddell
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues:
>>>
>>> I received an email today from our colleagues in Sweden and Finland that
>>> our good friend Eve Malmquist has died.  He passed away early in the
>>> morning of, I believe, Thursday March 16th in a hospital in Bastad,
>>> Sweden.  He was 95 years of age and active until just a few days ago.  He
>>> was a real gentleman and a dear friend to our profession.  I know he will
>>> be greatly missed.  If and when I receive further information I will
> share
>>> it with you.
>>>
>>> Sadly,  Alan
>>> ----------
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