[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: [EXT] Re: I just got this message this instant

P Pearson ppearson at berkeley.edu
Wed Dec 16 16:01:40 GMT 2020 

I hate to say it, but I think that some combination of Rob Tierney, Mike
Kamil, Dale Johnson and yours truly were the culprits. I think we thought
Jay looked way overdressed for a poolside gathering and, as such, had
earned the dunking.

pdp


On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 7:57 AM Cunningham, James William <
jwcunnin at email.unc.edu> wrote:

> Pat and I spent the summer of 1978 in Minneapolis thanks to P. David's
> invitation for us to teach at the university. We sublet a townhouse in the
> same complex where John Manning lived. I had read LaBerge & Samuels as a
> doc student and Jay's early work on repeated readings as a young assistant
> prof. Pat and I invited Jay to dinner at our townhouse and he came. It was
> a delightful evening of storytelling and shop talking. That is when we got
> to know him as the brilliant, funny, humble, nice person he was.
> Jay had a lasting impact on my thinking. I definitely drank his
> automaticity Kool-Aid. My 1979 RT article, "Automatic Pilot for Decoding,"
> was inspired by his work. And just so you know, automaticity (with its
> synonyms) is still a construct I believe our best quantitative research
> supports, so his work has had a great effect on me.
> As for crazy Jay stories, I only remember one and it vaguely. Maybe
> someone can help me out. We are around the pool at the Don Cesar on a
> lovely day during NRC and Jay ends up in the pool, clothes and all, wallet
> and all. I can still see him walking back to his room to change with his
> wet wallet in his hand. What I don't remember is whether he was thrown in
> and, if so, by whom, or if he decided for some weird reason to jump in. Am
> I the only one who still remembers this?
> Jim
> ------------------------------
> *From:* reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk <
> reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> on behalf of P
> Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 15, 2020 9:12 PM
> *To:* Yetta Goodman <ygoodman at u.arizona.edu>
> *Cc:* reading hall of fame <reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> *Subject:* [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: [EXT] Re: I just got this message
> this instant
>
> For those of you who want to contact Jay's widow. Nancy Schermer, by snail
> mail, here's the address:
> P. O. Box 20531, Fountain Hills, AZ 85269
>
> This is Nancy's email address:
> silkroadcamel at hotmail.com
>
> You can also continue to add comments to this RHF strand.  I will gather
> them together on Wednesday morning and package them in an integrated
> response to her.  Deadline:  Noon on December 16 to be guaranteed that I
> can get them organized for delivery to Nancy.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 11:20 AM P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
> I will ask Jay Blanchard if he has an address for Nancy Schermer, Jay's
> widow.. There will be an outdoor  burial service for Jay on Wednesday Dec
> 16 at 2PM at Mt Sinai Cemetery in north Scottsdale.  Nancy did share this
> thought in a text exchange with me.
> "We do plan to use some crazy Jay stories for part of it. Anything you
> collect could be helpful." So if you want to submit any to me, I'll forward.
> Jay Blanchard, who is attending and has been visiting Jay regularly since
> his stroke a few years ago, has agreed to read this short tribute on my
> behalf.
>
> *S. Jay Samuels: A Tribute*
>
>    -
> *Jay was my mentor.  He lived the values and warrants of rigorous and
>    responsible scholarship and teaching.  He supported my entry into the
>    field, connected me to other scholars and communities, and brokered
>    friendships that have lasted a lifetime. *
>    -
> *Jay was my colleague. After I passed through the veil from student to
>    peer, he accepted me as he continued to mentor me. We wrote together,
>    presented together, edited together, and thought together. *
>    -
> *Jay was my comrade. We worked hard and played hard.  We ran the gamut
>    from serious scholarly review and writing to delightfully frivolous
>    escapades around the nation and even the world. *
>    - *Jay was my friend.  I will miss him but always remember him. I will
>    honor his legacy to our understanding of this remarkable activity called
>    reading and always keep a place in my heart to share a smile about
>    the times we shared.*
>
> *P. David Pearson*
> *Berkeley CA*
> *December 2020*
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:55 AM Yetta Goodman <ygoodman at u.arizona.edu>
> wrote:
>
>
> I'm so sorry to hear of Jay's passing.  I wonder if there is a family
> address where we/I can send condolences?
>
> The reading/literacy community has lost members this year who all leave
> important historical legacies for our field
> to add to the rich literature on literacy learning and teaching.
>
> Yetta Goodman
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 11:58 AM P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
> *External Email*
> Good to hear from both Joanna and Phil.  Thanks for remembering.
> David
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 10:44 AM Philip Gough <goughpb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> RIP
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 10:40 AM Williams, Joanna <
> jwilliams at exchange.tc.columbia.edu> wrote:
>
> I am very much saddened to hear of Jay Samuels' death. Jay and I were good
> colleagues. Over the years we regularly found ourselves at the same
> meetings, speaking in the same sessions. In the 1960s we paired up to
> debate Ken Goodman and Frank Smith. In the late 1990s we were both on the
> National Reading Panel . We became fast friends.  Jay was a great scholar
> and an excellent teacher. His enthusiasm was inspiring. I will miss him.
>      Joanna Williams
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 12:44 PM P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
> From Jay Blanchard, who lives in the Phoenix area and has visited Jay with
> some regularity].
>
> Jay Samuels passed this AM of COVID.
> I am saddened by this development, especially with COVID as the proximal
> cause. As many of you know, Jay, along with RHF members Bob Dykstra and
> John Manning, was an influential mentor for me when I was at Minnesota as a
> grad student and a new professor.  I have such vivid memories of so many
> things Jay did and said.
>
> Haunting (in both an eerie and a very sweet sense) that Jay died on the
> very day when many are memorializing the contributions of Ken Goodman.
> Although Jay and Ken help what many of us thought were diametrically
> opposing views of early reading development and pedagogy, the two shared an
> alma mater (both got their doctorates at UCLA) and an abiding respect for
> the contributions of the other to the study of reading processes and
> pedagogies.
>
> David
> --
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> P. David Pearson
> Evelyn Lois Corey *Emeritus* Professor of Instructional Science
> Graduate School of Education
> University of California, Berkeley
>
> email:  ppearson at berkeley.edu
> other e-mail:  pdavidpearsondean at gmail.com
> website for publications:  www.pdavidpearson.org
> *******************
> *Please use HOME ADDRESS for responses*
> Home:  851 Euclid Ave
> Berkeley, CA  94708 -1305
> iPhone:  510 543 6508
> ****************************************
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee
> and may contain confidential information. If you have received this
> message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and
> attachment.
>
> Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not
> necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email
> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored
> where permitted by law.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Reading-hall-of-fame mailing list
> Reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/reading-hall-of-fame
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee
> and may contain confidential information. If you have received this
> message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and
> attachment.
>
> Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not
> necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email
> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored
> where permitted by law.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Reading-hall-of-fame mailing list
> Reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/reading-hall-of-fame
>
>
>
> --
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> P. David Pearson
> Evelyn Lois Corey *Emeritus* Professor of Instructional Science
> Graduate School of Education
> University of California, Berkeley
>
> email:  ppearson at berkeley.edu
> other e-mail:  pdavidpearsondean at gmail.com
> website for publications:  www.pdavidpearson.org
> *******************
> *Please use HOME ADDRESS for responses*
> Home:  851 Euclid Ave
> Berkeley, CA  94708 -1305
> iPhone:  510 543 6508
> ****************************************
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee
> and may contain confidential information. If you have received this
> message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and
> attachment.
>
> Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not
> necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email
> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored
> where permitted by law.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Reading-hall-of-fame mailing list
> Reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/reading-hall-of-fame
>
>
>
> --
>
> *Yetta Goodman, Regents Professor Emerita *
> *University of Arizona, College of Education*
> *home address:  7914 S Galilleo Lane, **Tucson AZ.85747-9609*
>
> *http://www.retrospectivemiscue.com <http://www.retrospectivemiscue.com/>*
>
> *No child needs to be motivated to learn. To learn is their trade.*
> *They can't stop learning because they can't stop growing.*
> *             Emilia Ferreiro, 2003 *
>
> *Every time we teach a child something, we keep him/her from *
> *inventing it. On the other hand, that which we allow **him/her **to*
> *discover will remain visible for **the rest of his/her life. *
> *               Jean Piaget*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> P. David Pearson
> Evelyn Lois Corey *Emeritus* Professor of Instructional Science
> Graduate School of Education
> University of California, Berkeley
>
> email:  ppearson at berkeley.edu
> other e-mail:  pdavidpearsondean at gmail.com
> website for publications:  www.pdavidpearson.org
> *******************
> *Please use HOME ADDRESS for responses*
> Home:  851 Euclid Ave
> Berkeley, CA  94708 -1305
> iPhone:  510 543 6508
> ****************************************
>
>
>
> --
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> P. David Pearson
> Evelyn Lois Corey *Emeritus* Professor of Instructional Science
> Graduate School of Education
> University of California, Berkeley
>
> email:  ppearson at berkeley.edu
> other e-mail:  pdavidpearsondean at gmail.com
> website for publications:  www.pdavidpearson.org
> *******************
> *Please use HOME ADDRESS for responses*
> Home:  851 Euclid Ave
> Berkeley, CA  94708 -1305
> iPhone:  510 543 6508
> ****************************************
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee
> and may contain confidential information. If you have received this
> message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and
> attachment.
>
> Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not
> necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email
> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored
> where permitted by law.
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
P. David Pearson
Evelyn Lois Corey *Emeritus* Professor of Instructional Science
Graduate School of Education
University of California, Berkeley

email:  ppearson at berkeley.edu
other e-mail:  pdavidpearsondean at gmail.com
website for publications:  www.pdavidpearson.org
*******************
*Please use HOME ADDRESS for responses*
Home:  851 Euclid Ave
Berkeley, CA  94708 -1305
iPhone:  510 543 6508
****************************************
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/private/reading-hall-of-fame/attachments/20201216/b2b235c2/attachment-0001.html>

More information about the Reading-hall-of-fame mailing list