I heard this and was saddened. He also was a participant in the informal New York City "Friends of the Saints" group that was organized originally by Jo Ann McNamara, back when she was still with us.

If anyone would like to write an "in memoriam" for Tom Head, I would be happy to post it on the "recent news" page of the Hagiography Society's website:

http://www.hagiographysociety.org/?page_id=97

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All best,

Janine (Communications chair of the Hagiography Society)

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Sherry Reames <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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What sad news! He was a major contributor to getting the Hagiography Society started too, and many of us will remember him with both admiration and affection. Thanks for letting us know, George.

Sherry Reames

On 11/17/14, George FERZOCO wrote:
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> Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
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> One of those most associated with the early days of our list, Tom Head, has passed away. As many of you will know, Tom was a great scholar and teacher of medieval hagiography, witnessed in part by publications such as *Hagiography and the cult of saints. The diocese of Orléans, 800-1200* and *Medieval hagiography. An anthology*.
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> R.I.P.
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