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

[Richard Durocher]

Dear Angelica and other colleagues and friends,

   I have just heard the news of Al's death and feel his loss deeply, as
many of us do.  I am grateful to Al for more than I can say, but his
irreplaceable combination of kindness, intelligence, and good humor will, I
hope, remain with me and with many as a cherished model.

   Angelica and Jameela:  If you hear of funeral arrangements, will you
please send word to the list?  Some of us will do our best to be there, I
imagine, from Minnesota and beyond.

   Rich DuRocher





On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Jameela Lares <Jameela.Lares at usm.edu>wrote:

> 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
> ________________________________________
> 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
> To: John Milton Discussion List
> 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>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Carol Barton <cbartonphd1 at verizon.net>
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> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:47:02 -0500 (CDT)
> To: <milton-l at lists.richmond.edu>
> 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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