[Reading-hall-of-fame] Sad news! The passing of Kent Williamson

[Yetta Goodman]

From: Yetta Goodman <ygoodman at u.arizona.edu>
Date: Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 5:28 PM
Subject: Sad news! The passing of Kent Williamson

Please pass on to others who may not visit our listserv regularly.    Yetta

Jun 7, 2015 12:49 PMJo Anna Wisniewski
<http://ncte.connectedcommunity.org/myprofile/profile/?UserKey=afd4d40e-8ce7-402b-b390-70547ce8320c>

Dear Past Presidents,

I wanted to let you know that Kent passed away this morning with his wife
Lori and 3 sons by his side.
Hospice was providing support for the family this past week.

NCTE Staff and the NCTE Executive Committee have just been notified and I
wanted to let each of you know before the message below from our current
presidential team goes out to all NCTE members.

Kent loved working with each of you over the years and so appreciated your
dedication to the Council and to literacy education. Your cards, emails and
phone calls meant so much to him as he fought hard these last 15 months.

When details about services and memorial contributions are available, I
will be back in touch.
Please keep Kent's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Hugs,
Jo Anna
Great leaders of organizations provide a combination of vision, practical
acumen, and generative motivation. As the executive director of the
National Council of Teachers of English Kent D. Williamson combined those
qualities with a sharp mind and a soft spot in his heart for his
colleagues.  This great leader died on Sunday morning, June 7th and will be
missed by tens of thousands of NCTE members who benefited from his insights
and actions across three decades.

NCTE has honored Kent with the establishment of the Kent D. Williamson
Policy and Advocacy Center in Washington, DC, and will mark his legacy at
its 2015 Annual Convention. For now, we remember a man whose firm
leadership and gracious manner nurtured a professional association and all
those who had the privilege of knowing him.

NCTE's Presidential Team: Kathy Short, Douglas Hesse, Susan Houser, and
Ernest Morrell

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Jo Anna Wisniewski
NCTE
Urbana IL
jwisniewski at ncte.org

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