Yes, thanks to all who forwarded this sad news. Lee and I finished
the English doctorate at U.Va. at the same time. Even then he was
wonderfully knowledgable and charming. In recent years when we've
chatted at the Folger his gossip was simply irresistible. I will miss
him greatly.
Robin
On 12/27/13, Marianne F Micros <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks, Roger, for letting us know. Lee was at Sweet Briar after my time
> there, but I had a wonderful gossip with him at Kalamazoo about Sweet Briar.
> He invited me to come visit - and I'm so sorry I never had the chance.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Kuin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:54:12 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Fwd: In memoriam Lee Piepho
>
> It seemed a good thing to cross-post this to the Sidney-Spenser list, to let
> those who are not on FICINO know the sad news. I was very fond of Lee, whom
> I didn't see as often as I'd have liked to; but last year he seemed well and
> optimistic. We will miss him, not only as a kind person but as someone who
> kept giving us salutary and much-needed reminders of the importance of
> Neo-Latin poets to our guys. How much would we know about Melissus et al. if
> it hadn't been for Lee? Requiescat in pace.
> Roger
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Rankin, Mark C - rankinmc" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: December 27, 2013 3:57:42 PM GMT+01:00
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: In memoriam Lee Piepho
> Reply-To: "FICINO: FICINO Discussion - Renaissance and Reformation Studies"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Sad news to report: Lee Piepho, Neo-Latinist and Professor of English at
> Sweet Briar College, VA, USA, has passed away. Lee had battled cancer since
> 2008.
>
> http://sbc.edu/news/english/lee-piepho-longtime-english-professor-dies/
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
> Mark Rankin
> Associate Professor of English
> James Madison University
> MSC 1801
> Harrisonburg, VA 22807
> USA
> 540-568-3754
> http://www.jmu.edu/english/faculty_profiles/faculty_rankin.html
>
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