[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: [EXT] Sad news

[Jack Cassidy]

Three former IRA presidents in three weeks (Ken, Dottie and Lee) - very
sad. I served on the IRA Board with all three - all stellar individuals
both professionally and personally. They are missed.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 1:56 PM Yetta Goodman <ygoodman at u.arizona.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks Jeanne for this information. It is very helpful in remembering
> Lee's influences.  Yetta
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 6:05 AM Paratore, Jeanne <jparator at bu.edu> wrote:
>
>> *External Email*
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>> My dear friends,
>>
>>
>>
>> It is with a very heavy heart that I write to say that our colleague, Lee
>> Indrisano, has passed away. Many of you knew Lee as a remarkable scholar, a
>> trusted and loyal friend, and a model of grace, elegance, and
>> thoughtfulness. Lee was a teaching exemplar, bringing all that she knew
>> about research in teaching and learning to its practice, whether in an
>> advanced graduate seminar or a tutorial with a first grader. Her relentless
>> pursuit of excellence extended well beyond teaching and learning to all of
>> her professional endeavors—we saw it when she hosted a conference for
>> thousands of participants, a meeting for 20, or a dinner party for 12. We
>> even saw and heard her commitment to excellence in her personal style, in
>> her attention to every detail of her appearance, in the words she spoke,
>> and in the manner in which she spoke them. For me, she was all of this and,
>> in addition, a truly incredible mentor and the most loving, generous, and
>> loyal friend anyone could hope to have. I will miss her deeply, but I am
>> comforted by the knowledge that she lives on in the work of so many others
>> who were so lucky to have been touched by her.
>>
>>
>>
>> While Lee did not want us to formally recognize her passing, her niece
>> and nephews have spent these last days thinking about all of the things
>> that Lee loved doing in her healthier years. One thing that stood out for
>> them was Lee’s love of giving books, especially children’s books, to them,
>> to their children and to the many, many children she reached through her
>> professional work. Lee’s niece, Alison (Indrisano) Wagner, is a volunteer
>> with an organization in Tampa called Kay’s Ministry. Kay’s serves the
>> homeless and very needy in the city of Tampa and in a migrant community
>> called Wimauma. In honor of Lee, Alison plans to purchase backpacks and
>> children’s books for each of the Wimauma children. The children love to
>> read – books in English and Spanish are always scooped up when they are
>> donated. The libraries are currently closed which has greatly impacted the
>> children.
>>
>> If you would like to assist Alison in this campaign, you can send your
>> favorite children’s book or a donation (check made out to Kay’s Ministry)
>> to Alison. Her address is Alison Wagner, 509 Manns Harbor Drive, Apollo
>> Beach Florida 33572
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/509+Manns+Harbor+Drive,+Apollo+Beach+Florida+33572?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> With deep sadness,
>>
>> Jeanne
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> *Jeanne R. Paratore *
>>
>> Professor  Emerita
>>
>> Literacy Education
>>
>> Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
>>
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