[Reading-hall-of-fame] A great loss...

[P. David Pearson]

I received this note from Suzanne Barchers, the wife of Bob Calfee, late last night.  

"Bob died at 8:00 Friday evening. He was peaceful, letting go quietly, while my son Jeff and I held his hands.

Thank you for all the wonderful messages and stories. He listened to all of them, squeezing my hand often. Like so many of you, I'll be saying, "Hmm...what would Bob say?" for many years to come.
Suzanne”

This was a great personal loss for me because in addition to being a great scholar, he was a mentor to me in the early years of my career and a great friend and colleague on any number of ventures.  But it is also a loss for the field and for the scores of doctoral students he mentored at Stanford and also UC Riverside after his retirement from Stanford.

There is a caring bridge site for Bob.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobcalfee/journal <http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobcalfee/journal>

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