You are such an amazing person, Gail, that I can only imagine how very special Russ was. Wishing you peace and sending love….Jayne
From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:winedale-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>> on behalf of Stan Kern <s...@texashealingarts.com<mailto:s...@texashealingarts.com>> Date: Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 8:59 AM To: 'Aubrey Carter' <aubreycar...@sbcglobal.net<mailto:aubreycar...@sbcglobal.net>>, Clayton Stromberger <cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu>> Cc: 'Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 Alums' <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald Sweet, sweet Gail, I have lost your email in a computer crash, if you are reading this, know that my thoughts and love are with you. Thinking of you and your grief, Peter’s lines from Romeo and Juliet keep running through my head: “Musicians, O musicians, “Heart’s Ease,” “Heart’s Ease.” O, an you will have me live, play “Heart’s Ease.” May your full and breaking heart find ease. Love, Stan From: Aubrey Carter [mailto:aubreycar...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:29 PM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu>> Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 Alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald Thanks Mary Such a very nice, kind man. Aubrey ACDO 906 E. 5th Suite 210 Austin, TX 78702 512-656-3145 On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu>> wrote: Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now -- c On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollin...@yahoo.com<mailto:mmcollin...@yahoo.com>> wrote: Dear Friends, Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email. During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it. He was a wonderful, wonderful man. Love, Mary _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/2016/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange_184x116-v1.png]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-2368-a> Virus-free. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-2368-a>
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