[Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola, requiescat in pace

[Jameela Lares]

Thanks very much, Angelica.  I have been hoping it wasn't true since last night.  I had been in contact with Al on Milton Society even while he was on vacation in Florida.  In fact, the last e-mail I got from him was yesterday at 5:20 AM, apparently just hours before he died.  He was faithful to the last.

Al was one of the great influences for good in my academic life.  I would much prefer to go on telling him so myself for a while longer, though I imagine that could I speak with him now, he would listen patiently, thank me sincerely and--as ever--ponderously for my good wishes, and then with one of his smiles advise me to read the penultimate verse paragraph of Lycidas, after--of course--having had due time to grieve.

i think my favorite praise of Al was what his encomiast, Michael Lieb, said on the occasion of Al becoming honored scholar of the Milton Society of America:  "He was the man behind the man behind the man."

Jameela Lares
Professor of English
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #5037
Hattiesburg, MS  39406-0001
601 266-4319 ofc
601 266-5757 fax
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From: milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu [milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu] On Behalf Of Angelica Duran [duran0 at purdue.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola

Dear all,

I received a call and the English Department at Duquesne just now which confirmed that Al Labriola has died.  You can keep updated on information by looking at the Duquesne University newspaper, The Duke, available at <http://www.theduquesneduke.com/>. Today’s edition features a story on Al Labriola on its front page today.   I am also on a phone call tree and will update the list as I hear news.

In great sadness...

Adios,

Angelica Duran
Associate Professor
English and Comparative Literature
Purdue University
500 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
USA
(765) 496-3957
<duran0 at purdue.edu>
<http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/directory/?personid=80>




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From: Carol Barton <cbartonphd1 at verizon.net>
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:47:02 -0500 (CDT)
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Subject: Re: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola

I am speechless at this so heart-wrenching news. Heaven has indeed called home another of its own. "Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest," good soul. Al was one of the kindest and most decent human beings whom it has ever been my pleasure to know, and my heart goes out to Regina and his family.Carol Barton
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