[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Gordon Wells

[Carole Bloch]

Ah no, how awful...His work influenced me a lot.
This is all too much sadness and loss.

Carole




On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 20:46, Brian Cambourne <bcambrn at uow.edu.au> wrote:

>  This is indeed sad news.
> Although I never met him personally, Gordon took the time ( via snail
> mail) to advise me in the early stages of my academic career. I have always
> been grateful for his support.
> Brian C
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> On 16 Jul 2020, at 2:42 am, Donna E Alvermann <dalverma at uga.edu> wrote:
>
> Oh, such a loss! I was just reading one of Gordon's papers yesterday and
> remembering how kindly he addressed people's questions, In the end, it's
> the little things.
>
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> Oh dear!  This is such dreadful news, and as all of us realize, we expect
> from time to time these days to hear sad tales, but when they come related
> to a persona so strong, personable, and prominent in the work of so many of
> us, it is such a reminder at this dreadful time in our world of just how
> precious every single day is.  Gordon was a brilliant, helpful, gifted
> scholar who certainly helped so many of us when we were beginning our
> careers.  I feel the world has shrunk  into an even smaller tight ball of
> misery than it was yesterday by his loss and the overwhelming grief his
> family must be suffering.  What a loss.
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> *Subject:* [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Gordon Wells
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> I was so sad to hear about Gordon Wells' death from Diane Stephens:
> I am sorry to report that Gordon Wells was out biking, hit by a car, and
> killed.  That is the only information I have except that his wife has not
> been well and recently had heart surgery.  Gail Boldt, on whose committee I
> served and a friend, is Gordon’s neighbor.
>
> Yetta Goodman
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