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

[P Pearson]

A very sad time for our field.  Three very different but all very effective
leaders of IRA.
pdp

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 1:38 PM Jack Cassidy <dr.jackcassidy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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*
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Jeanne R. Paratore *
>>>
>>> Professor  Emerita
>>>
>>> Literacy Education
>>>
>>> Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
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