Dear Colleagues:
We were saddened to learn that John Wasson, Professor of English at
Washington State University and one of REED's founding editors, passed
away on October 20 after a long illness. Wasson edited, with David
Galloway, the dramatic records of Norfolk and Suffolk for the Malone
Society, experience that he shared at REED's first colloquium in 1978.
His edition of the Devon records appeared in 1986 and he went on to
edit the records of Derbyshire and, with Barbara Palmer, the records
of the West Riding of Yorkshire, work that will be completed by other
members of the REED team. In addition to his own editing work, Wasson
served on REED's Editorial Advisory Board and as a Senior Adviser, and
was a valued mentor to the following generation of REED editors,
notably James Stokes and Peter Greenfield.
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