[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: [LRA] Another loss to the reading research community...

[Leu, Donald]

Bob was one of the gentle giants of our field.  He provided me with support and inspiration throughout my career and was an important model of a scholar who studied issues in classrooms.  I will always remember writing to ask a question, thinking he was far too important a person to respond, but respond he did on an issue that I was struggling with in my work.  It is a lesson I have always remembered.  I try to pay forward, just as Bob did with so many of us.  I shall miss him greatly.

Cheers,

Don

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On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Mark Condon <mark.condon at uniteforliteracy.com<mailto:mark.condon at uniteforliteracy.com>> wrote:

Bob was a kind and gentle professional colleague. Truly a loss.
Mark C.

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From: lra at literacyresearchassociation.org<mailto:lra at literacyresearchassociation.org> [mailto:lra at literacyresearchassociation.org] On Behalf Of P. David Pearson
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2014 7:30 AM
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Subject: [LRA] Another loss to the reading research community...

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.


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