Queridos amigos: Por mediación mía ha aparecido hoy en el principal periódico valenciano una necrológica dedicada a Francisco Ruiz Ramón, nacido en mi pueblo, Xàtiva, donde ya quedan pocos paisanos que recuerden haberlo tratado en su infancia. Os envío el recorte en formato pdf y jpg. Quizá haya servido un poco para dar a conocer en su propia tierra a un maestro de filólogos que vivió en tantas partes. Un saludo cordial, Purificació Mascarell Universitat de València Facultat de Filologia Dept. Literatura Espanyola Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 32 CP 46010 València Tel. 651 677 321 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:41:19 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Condolencia To: [log in to unmask] From: Joseph V Ricapito [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:29 To: Lauer, A Robert Subject: Dear Bob: I first met Ruiz Ramón when he was teaching at Purdue University. He later went on to University of Chicago, and, I believe, later to Vanderbilt University. He was a good, penetrating scholar. I have always admired him as a scholar, and he was a fine person, to boot. R.I.P. Joseph V. Ricapito, Yenni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge