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

Wed Jun 10 03:04:35 BST 2015


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> On Jun 8, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Alan Farstrup <afarstrup at me.com> wrote:
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> Kent was a good friend, colleague and teacher advocate!  He will be missed!
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>> On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:49 PM, Risko, Victoria J <victoria.j.risko at Vanderbilt.Edu> wrote:
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>> So Sorry to learn of Kent's passing.  He was a wonderful champion of literacy and literacy professionals.  Vicki 
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>> Professor Emerita, Language, Literacy, Culture
>> Vanderbilt University
>> 2011-2012 President, International Literacy Association
>> http://www.readinghalloffame.org/victoria-risko-inducted-2011
>> Co-author, Be THAT Teacher: Breaking the Cycle for Struggling Readers:Teachers College Press (Risko & Walker-Dalhouse, 2012)
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>> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] on behalf of Yetta Goodman [ygoodman at u.arizona.edu]
>> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 7:47 PM
>> To: reading-hall-of-fame at nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Sad news! The passing of Kent Williamson
>> 
>> 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 PM
>> Jo Anna Wisniewski
>> 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.  
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>> 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
>> Yetta Goodman, Regents Professor Emerita
>> University of Arizona, College of Education
>> home address:  7914 S Galilleo Lane,
>>            Tucson Arizona 85747-9609
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