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Thanks, Gloria --- just heard about Steve a couple of days ago. Such a lovely guy. We'll be doing a brief tribute to David and Steve in the December issue of Early Theatre. -- So, thanks, Sandy, for your warm remarks. I keep finding out about how many people I know whom David helped -- it's astonishing, really. Best, Helen Dr H M Ostovich <[log in to unmask]> Founding Editor, *Early Theatre* <http://earlytheatre.org/ <http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/earlytheatre/>> Series Editor, Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama https://www.routledge.com/performance/series/SPEMD Series Editor, Late Tudor and Stuart Drama ( https://mip-archumanitiespress.org/series/mip/late-tudor-stuart-drama/) Professor Emerita, English and Cultural Studies McMaster University Hamilton ON L8S 4L9 Canada On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 14:04, Betcher, Gloria J [ENGL] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sandy, your words so accurately encapsulate David that I wonder what else > any of us has to add other than our many personal stories of the impact he > had on our lives and scholarship. Thank you. With your permission, I will > share your tribute with MRDS and SEMA (the Southeastern Medieval > Association), another group whose members have been saddened to learn of > David's passing. > > Diane, you have summed things up in a nutshell. Every tribute I have seem > emphasizes the same qualities and impact of this generous man who was > friend and mentor to so many of us in early drama. We are all richer for > having known David. > > I would like to see Helen's tribute. Can someone share it, please? > > On another note, some of you might not be aware of the passing of Steve > Wright in July. Steve, a scholar of German drama (among other things), > was the long-time editor of the MRDS partner publication series EEDTS. He > was a colleague and friend to many in MRDS and very much a part of my early > years as a medieval drama scholar. Seeing him at MRDS sessions at Kalamazoo > was always a pleasure, and in more recent years, I have enjoyed seeing > Steve’s manuscript page posts and exchanging medieval art and drama > observations with him. His photos from his international travels have been > a creative window on the world for his many FB friends. Only the week > before his death, he and I exchanged citations and research notes and had a > lively discussion of the influence of early German drama in the Czech > Lands. The world has lost another marvelous human being who enriched my > life and the lives of so many others. He, too, was a generous scholar, > willing to mentor others and share his insights, especially in his field of > early German drama. > > The recent loss of these two men and of our REED friend, editor Audrey > Douglas, in such short order, is truly sad for those of us who knew them > personally and is also a loss to those who knew only their scholarship. > Their passing makes their scholarly contributions all the more important. I > know that their legacy will continue to impact our field in years to come. > All will all be missed. > > Thank you REED-L members for sharing your tributes. > > Gloria > > > > Gloria J. Betcher, Ph.D. > Adjunct Associate Professor of English > Department of English > Iowa State University > 419 Ross Hall > Ames, IA 50011 > > Office phone: (515) 294-3026 > ------------------------------ > *From:* REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion < > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Abigail Ann Young < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:55 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: In Memoriam, David Bevington > > > > Sad news indeed. I remember how profound an influence he had in the early > days of REED. > > Thanks, Sandy! > On 2019-08-13 6:24 p.m., Diane Jakacki wrote: > > Thank you, Sandy, for this lovely piece. > What continues to strike me as I read across the reminiscences of so many > of our colleagues and peers on social media is how, for so many of us, > David Bevington was a profound mentor and guide; generous, considerate, > encouraging. He was a person to learn from and aspire to be. > We are better for his kindness as well as for his wisdom. > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 6:07 PM Tiner, Elza <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > A beautiful tribute-it is so sad to lose such a great scholar and teacher. > > Elza C. Tiner > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, Suzanne Westfall <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Gorgeous work Sandy. Heartfelt and real. > > Cheers, > Suzanne > > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 5:39 PM, Alexandra Johnston < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Certainly, Milla. I would be happy to have my tribute included if you do > make a collection of them. Did you see the one by Helen Ostovich? > On 2019-08-13 4:49 p.m., Riggio, Milla C. wrote: > > Dear Alexandra: > > I am working with a few people to do a tribute to David at the next SAA > meeting. One of the things I believe we might do is collect written > tributes. > > yours is so beautiful and so completely on target (how he was able to > remain so open throughout such a long life to anyone young with energy and > good ideas is a mystery) that I hope you would allow us to include it in > such a collection if we do actually make one. > > Thank you, > Hoping you are well, > Milla Riggio > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 4:16 PM, Carolyn Black <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > The attached was written by Alexandra Johnston. > > <Memorial David Bevington.docx> > > > > -- > Professor of Latin & English > School of Humanities > College of Arts & Sciences > University of Lynchburg > Lynchburg, VA 24501 > > > > -- > Diane Jakacki, Ph.D. > Digital Scholarship Coordinator > Faculty Associate in Comparative Humanities > Bucknell University > [log in to unmask] > > Principal Investigator, REED London Online > Chair, ADHO Conference Coordinating Committee > > > > -- > Dr Abigail Ann Young > 303-45 Carlton St > Toronto, ON > 416-260-0193http:/www.chass.utoronto.ca/~younghttp:/wrestlingwiththebible.ca > >