[Milton-L] Al Labriola
CORTHELL, RONALD
rcorthel at kent.edu
Thu Mar 12 12:15:45 EDT 2009
Colleagues,
Like others who have posted responses, I am devastated by this news. My professional life, as a Donne scholar, wanna-be Miltonist, and, more recently, department chair, was touched at every point by Al’s leadership and humanity in the Donne Society, Milton Society of America, and ADE. I will miss him dearly.
Ron Corthell
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1. Re: Dr. Albert Labriola (Ross Leasure)
2. RE: Dr. Albert Labriola (Skerpan-Wheeler, Elizabeth P)
3. RE: Dr. Albert Labriola, requiescat in pace (Jameela Lares)
4. Re: Dr. Albert Labriola (Kemmer Anderson)
5. Re: Dr. Albert Labriola (gilliaca at jmu.edu)
6. Re: Dr. Albert Labriola (Creamer, Kevin)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:35:43 -0400
From: Ross Leasure <trleasure at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
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Dear comrades,
Like so many of us, I enjoyed the distinct honor and pleasure of
making Al's acquaintance over the years, and I am understandably
shocked and deeply saddened by his passing. I will always remember
him for his extraordinary gentility, his precisely measured diction,
his warmth and humility, and of course his extraordinary contribution
to the field. I share with all of you a profound sense of grief at
this moment. Our ranks have taken a devastating blow to be sure.
"At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue:
Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new."
Sincerely,
Ross
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Campbell, W. Gardner
<Gardner_Campbell at baylor.edu> wrote:
> This is devastating news and a terrible loss.
>
>
>
> I met Al in 1989 in Washington, D.C., at my first Milton Society banquet. I
> knew almost no one there. I?d barely started a dissertation. Al came over to
> me, shook my hand warmly, introduced himself, and said ?you are most welcome
> here.? I was deeply moved by his generosity of spirit and by his evident
> sincerity. As I learned over the years of his remarkable erudition, his
> truly tireless labors on behalf of Milton studies and the Milton Society of
> America, and his accomplishments as a scholar and teacher, I cherished that
> memory and added many more to it.
>
>
>
> There were many, many instances of Al?s brilliance and humanity over the
> time I knew him, far too many to enumerate here. Al Labriola is a great
> example of what is best in this often fraught profession.
>
>
>
> I find this morning that I cannot imagine Milton studies and the Milton
> Society without Al there to guide us. I had so much more that I needed to
> learn from him.
>
>
>
> My condolences to Al?s family, and to us all.
>
>
>
> Gardner Campbell
>
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--
T. Ross Leasure
Dept. of English
Salisbury University
Salisbury MD 21801
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:09:45 -0500
From: "Skerpan-Wheeler, Elizabeth P" <es10 at txstate.edu>
Subject: RE: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
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What a loss! Ever since I met him at my first Milton Society dinner (in 1979), I've been honored to know Al. He was welcoming and kind to everyone, including my former husband, a soldier with no academic background. Through their conversations I learned of Al's service in Vietnam, about which he was modest. I'll miss him.
Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler
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Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
Dear comrades,
Like so many of us, I enjoyed the distinct honor and pleasure of
making Al's acquaintance over the years, and I am understandably
shocked and deeply saddened by his passing. I will always remember
him for his extraordinary gentility, his precisely measured diction,
his warmth and humility, and of course his extraordinary contribution
to the field. I share with all of you a profound sense of grief at
this moment. Our ranks have taken a devastating blow to be sure.
"At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue:
Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new."
Sincerely,
Ross
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Campbell, W. Gardner
<Gardner_Campbell at baylor.edu> wrote:
> This is devastating news and a terrible loss.
>
>
>
> I met Al in 1989 in Washington, D.C., at my first Milton Society banquet. I
> knew almost no one there. I?d barely started a dissertation. Al came over to
> me, shook my hand warmly, introduced himself, and said ?you are most welcome
> here.? I was deeply moved by his generosity of spirit and by his evident
> sincerity. As I learned over the years of his remarkable erudition, his
> truly tireless labors on behalf of Milton studies and the Milton Society of
> America, and his accomplishments as a scholar and teacher, I cherished that
> memory and added many more to it.
>
>
>
> There were many, many instances of Al?s brilliance and humanity over the
> time I knew him, far too many to enumerate here. Al Labriola is a great
> example of what is best in this often fraught profession.
>
>
>
> I find this morning that I cannot imagine Milton studies and the Milton
> Society without Al there to guide us. I had so much more that I needed to
> learn from him.
>
>
>
> My condolences to Al?s family, and to us all.
>
>
>
> Gardner Campbell
>
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T. Ross Leasure
Dept. of English
Salisbury University
Salisbury MD 21801
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:11:37 -0500
From: Jameela Lares <Jameela.Lares at usm.edu>
Subject: RE: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola, requiescat in pace
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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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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:16:50 -0400
From: Kemmer Anderson <kanderso at mccallie.org>
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To the community of secondary school teachers who experienced his
seminar and even the ones applying this year, Al reached out to so
many with his elan. I remember meeting him at the Renaissance
Conference in Dearborn in 1986. Enthusiasm and Encouragement. I hope
I will mentor and encourager what a model...Thanks Al for letting me
deliver my Milton paper at the Congress. What a great host -- A
Raphael repast on the ridge; an epic scholar-hero of thumos.. Kemmer
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:32:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: <gilliaca at jmu.edu>
Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
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It's clear from what I've been reading that my life is poorer for not having known Dr. Labriola. I hope someone compiles these moving tributes and passes them along to his family.
C
Cynthia A. Gilliatt
English Department, JMU, ret.
JMU Safe Zones supporter
"You have made God in your own image when God hates the same people you hate." Fr. John Weston
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:22:22 -0400
From: "Creamer, Kevin" <kcreamer at richmond.edu>
Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
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The Duquesne Duke story, "He put the 'human' in humanities" can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/ddf26y
Kevin.
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From: "Campbell, W. Gardner" <Gardner_Campbell at baylor.edu>
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:20:16 -0400
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Subject: RE: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
Do you have a URL for that blog?
Thanks,
Gardner
From: milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu [mailto:milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu] On Behalf Of lostatom at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
The Red Masquers, the Duquesne Theatre group, included an official statement by Duquesne last night in their blog. As much as I had hoped that it was not true, I am afraid it is.
Aleta Konkol
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From: Angelica Duran <duran0 at purdue.edu>
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Sent: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 5:33 am
Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
Dear folks,
I have a call in to the Duquesne University English Department. So no need
to flood them with calls. I thought it was prudent NOT to call Al Labriola's
home number. I will advise the list as soon as I hear from them. Oh, my.
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>
> From: Steve Fallon <sfallon at nd.edu>
> Reply-To: John Milton Discussion List <milton-l at lists.richmond.edu>
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:03:29 -0500
> To: John Milton Discussion List <milton-l at lists.richmond.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Dr. Albert Labriola
>
> How unspeakably sad if true!
>
> Steve Fallon
>
>> I just received word that Miltonist Dr. Albert Labriola from
>> Duquesne University passed away today unexpectedly. Although I have
>> not been able to contact the university to confirm that this is
>> true, I received this information from a friend, a very reliable
>> source who was supposed to defend her dissertation at Duquesne next
>> week with Dr. Labriola.
>>
>> . . .
>>
>> Aleta Konkol
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