Date:    Mon, 9 Mar 1998 19:19:04 -0500
<br>From:    Beverly Flanigan  flanigan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU 
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<br>There are 5 messages totalling 172 lines in this issue.
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<br>Topics of the day:
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<br>  1. News from ACLS
<br>  2. Tom Clark, ADS, and ACLS
<br>  3. Distnc. btw. "crick"&"creek", GREASY/GREAZY
<br>  4. connecticut folk (revisited) (2)
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<br>Date:    Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:43:47 -0800
<br>From:    "Thomas L. Clark"  tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: News from ACLS
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<br>Dear Allan,
<br>
<br>I am presently scanning Tom's email and ran across the one from you
<br>RE ADS, dated today.  This suggests that you haven't heard the news,
<br>although Grant Smith sent it out on the Names site.  Maybe you didn't
<br>receive it.
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<br>Tom died suddently, though as you probably know, not unexpectedly, on
<br>February 26.  We have already had the religious part of the rites of
<br>closure and the University Memorial is to be on Monday evening.
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<br>By the way, the date of his departure was auspicious.  It was my birthday.
<br>My heartfelt response continues to be, "It was the finest gift he ever
<br>gave me."  Our middle child, also a nurse and I were with him and he
<br>accomplished this last task with the dignity and grace that characterized
<br>not only his relationship with me and the children, but that was the
<br>hallmark of the rest of his life, as well.
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<br>He taught up until the day before and his last official university
<br>business was to chair a meeting of a new committee being formed to mentor
<br>new faculty.
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<br>The outpouring from friends, students and collegues has been tremendous,
<br>though again, not unexpected.  He seemed to be acheieving the status of
<br>"Grand Old Man," something that he used to attribute to only Raven
<br>McDavid, Harold Allen, Fred Cassidy, and the like. His students are
<br>devestated and for once, his collegues are hushed.
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<br>I have spoken to Grant Smith and to Victoria Neufeldt.  Victoria is
<br>preparing an announcement for DSNA based on a complete vita that I faxed
<br>to her. She has been most helpful.
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<br>Please pass the news along to David Barnhart, as well and tell him that I
<br>will be in touch with him when the dust settles.  I will have some
<br>questions about royalty payments for the gaming dictionary for tax
<br>purposes.
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<br>My best regards,
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<br>Jeanne
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<br> Thomas L. Clark
<br>Department of English
<br>University of Nevada, Las Vegas
<br>Las Vegas NV  89154-5011
<br> tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nevada.edu   702/895-3473   FAX 702/895-4801
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