Shirley was a role model on how to welcome young scholars to our
profession.
On Friday, January 16, 2015, Lottman, Maryrica <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Shirley also gave me great job-hunting advice at my first MLA. A warm,
> kind lady in the truest sense. Maryrica
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> Maryrica Ortiz Lottman, PhD | Associate Professor of Spanish
> UNC Charlotte | Dept of Languages and Culture Studies
> 9201 University City Blvd | Charlotte, NC 28223
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> *From:* COLOQUIO: TEATRO DE LOS SIGLOS DE ORO [[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>] on behalf of
> Lauer, A Robert [[log in to unmask]
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2015 10:58 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
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> *Subject:* FW: Sad news
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> *From:* Charles Ganelin [[log in to unmask]
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2015 09:56
> *To:* Lauer, A Robert
> *Subject:* Re: Sad news
>
> Thank you, Roberto, for sending this along.
>
> "Indomitable" accurately describes Shirley! Her knowledge of Early
> Modern Spain (though she would never use that term) was profound, and she
> could be a stern questioner or commentator during a conference session, but
> you always saw full concentration in her gaze and knew she was listening to
> every word. In those rare moments when Shirley offered a compliment, you
> knew, again, that your work was well-founded and well-explained. Amy has
> rightfully reminded us of the legacy that Shirley has provided.
>
> Saludos,
>
> Charles
>
>
> Charles Victor Ganelin
> Professor of Spanish
> Department of Spanish and Portuguese
> Miami University
> Oxford, OH 45056
>
> 513-529-4521
> http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/spanish-portuguese/
>
> "It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every
> day/for lack/of what is found there."--Williams Carlos Williams, "Asphodel,
> That Greeny Flower"
>
> On Jan 16, 2015, at 10:33 AM, "Lauer, A Robert" <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote:
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> *From:* Amy Williamsen [[log in to unmask]
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2015 09:28
> *To:* S.P. Garcia
> *Cc:* Campbell, Gwyn; Lauer, A Robert
> *Subject:* Fwd: Sad news
>
> Dear Susan and Roberto,
>
> Please help us distribute this sad information.
>
> We just learned Shirley Whitaker, indomitable *comediante*, passed away
> late last year, on Saturday, December 27th. Born in Lumberton, NC on
> September 19, 1928, she earned her BA and MA from Duke, receiving her PhD
> in Romance Languages from UNC Chapel Hill. She had a long, distinguished
> career teaching at UNCG. Her legacy of scholarly excellence lives on in
> her research and in the wealth of Siglo de Oro resources our library holds.
>
>
> I am attaching the link to her obituary.
>
> http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?pid=173696490
>
>
> The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to UNCG Spanish
> Department, now part of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and
> Cultures: P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC, 27402-6170.
>
> With a sense of loss,
>
> Amy
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> Amy R. Williamsen, Ph.D.
>
> Department Head and Professor of Hispanic Studies
> Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
> 2332 Moore Humanities and Research Building
> 336-334-5725
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> NB de ARL: Muy tristes noticias, en efecto. Shirley fue siempre una dama
> muy querida y muy respetada de todos.
>
>
>
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