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

[Yetta Goodman]

I suggested in a previous message that got lost I think....  As we are
sheltering can we come up with some innovatice experience that while
recognizing the contributions of our past leaders moves us toward some new
normal highlighting the power of international literacy.  Yetta

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 1:47 PM P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> *External Email*
> 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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