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

Thu Apr 23 00:52:23 BST 2020

Let's think of some special way to honor our past loses and move us as an
organization to a new normal.  Can we come up with some innovations while
we are sheltering???  Yetta
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 1:47 PM P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:

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