Thank you for these words, Rob! Mike
On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM Robert Matney <rmat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Professor James Loehlin was the most complete human I’ve ever known: > zealous in the pursuit of beauty, assiduous in the accrual of knowledge, > and endlessly generous in support of friends, family, and students. With > decency, honesty, and unfailing kindness, he inspired me and so many others > to remember to value what’s most important in life. > > We all contain multitudes, but James Loehlin contained more than most. And > though it is a little on the nose to call him a renaissance man, it is also > fitting. > > Renown expert in early modern drama with a word perfect memory of nearly > the entirety of Shakespeare’s works? Yes. A significant Chekhovian? That > too. Stoppard scholar esteemed by those who best know Stoppard? > > He was both Stoic, as evidenced by his inexhaustible endurance at Winedale > both in health and illness and his durable patience with care-taking for > ailing parents, with apt and stubborn students, and with the challenges > inherent in taking over leadership of a long-running program. But he was > also epicurean, as evidenced by his delight in great food and drink, and > his ready, earthy laugh. And lest I forget, he was also fully embodied, > enjoying vigorous sport and the outdoors . > > A formidable scholar, prolific author, and accessible teacher, he was a > tower of grace and graciousness - better at most everything than most of us > - and he made that tower accessible. He didn’t seek acolytes (though he > certainly has them), rather he shined a light down a beautiful path which > he trod with you. > > He was contemplative and thoughtful, but also possessed of a celerity of > wit and all readiness to spring with angility into play. > > And despite the way it is easy to frame his strengths in oppositions > (after all, he did teach many to understand and communicate the rhetorical > power of antitheses), his life was *not* a study in contrasts but rather > in range. Between these named potencies were many others that together > formed a rare fabric of capability and virtue. > > And finally, at the end of his servings and delights, he taught the > greatest lesson a human may teach: > > He raged against the dying of the light, powering through brutalizing > treatment with a barely a missed beat doing what he loved most with the > people he most loved at Winedale with Laurel, his staff and colleagues and > his students – and then, when the time came, dying with grace and quiet > dignity in the arms of his beloved, whom he had loved and honored for > decades. > > He was the most complete human I’ve ever known. I will never not remember > him, and I will not see his like again. > > Thank you, my friend, my mentor, James. I’m proud to be one of many who > love and respect you. > > Robert Matney > Student of 98, 99 > > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM idalia clark <bookwoman1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am late replying to this awful news because I have been away for the >> last month on a long road trip. My heart hurts to hear of James leaving >> us, and my tears will join the river that has been cried for him. May God >> grant him rest and peace, and a respite from all the pain he has suffered. >> I wish solace and comfort to his family as well. What a terrible senseless >> loss this is, and how I wish it were not true. Love to all from Dali. >> >> >> On Sep 24, 2023, at 12:55 AM, David Sharpe <dpsharpeaus...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> James Loehlin knew plays backwards and forwards. He especially knew that >> when things get heavy, a touch of humor can often help a play. So in that >> spirit, I dare strike a comedic note on this page devoted to the memory of >> James Loehlin. >> >> Even though other people knew James better than me, I knew him well >> enough to know that I think he would like and not be offended in the least >> if I posted a link to the song, "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life" by >> Eric Idle. >> >> Interestingly, Wikipedia says that this song is a popular sing-along at >> soccer (football) games and funerals in Great Britain. >> >> The first link posts the song as it was sung in a wild and funny >> rendition at a British Royal Concert. One stanza is totally new. (Duration: >> 7:25 min.) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2jb9U7fXH0 >> >> The next link takes you simply to a recording of the song along with the >> original lyrics. (Duration: 3:39 min) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_-q9xeOgG4 >> >> David Sharpe >> >> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:41 PM Mark Lovell <markalov...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Ah, I haven't commented on this thread in a very long while. This may in >>> fact be my first posting. I was shocked to hear about James' passing - I >>> heard through the grapevine that he was sick, but I didn't know it was >>> serious. I remember him quite fondly -- he played the ghost of Hamlet's >>> father in the 1998 First Quarto version of Hamlet that we all did at the >>> Globe Theater in London. I remember once while there: we were having >>> English breakfast all together at our dorm (beans and sausage and whatnot), >>> and he aptly described the line for getting food as 'labyrinthine' - a word >>> I had only ever read and never pronounced. He knew how to pronounce it: >>> lab-er-INTH-iyne. And I remember his warmth and gentle, sold authority as >>> he took the helm at Shakespeare at Winedale. I just assumed he'd captain >>> the barn until Time itself ran out. A tragic loss that happened too soon. >>> >>> Much love to all, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 3:22 PM Tarissa Day <tarissa...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Doc and Heather, thank you both for distilling what I've been feeling >>>> into such beautiful words and poetry. Heather, your image of the rippling >>>> pool captures so closely what I've had in mind and heart, even as snippets >>>> of Whitman crossing the East River keep up a refrain. Our shared >>>> experiences bind us, as does our humanity. James left a wide and indelible >>>> mark upon this world, it reaches behind us and in front of us. I am >>>> grateful for the remembrances from Clayton and John and so many others. And >>>> there will be more anon. >>>> >>>> Sending love to all and especially to Laurel, >>>> Tarissa >>>> >>>> PS And thank you to Mike and Casey and Laurel for reminding me about >>>> that Hare issue; it is such a beautiful and collective tribute to James. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 7:36 PM Anne Engelking Smith < >>>> anklek...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Adding my voice to echo here. >>>>> I’ve also not had the words that I felt were quite right. With Heather >>>>> and Doc’s invitation, I now add my words and loving thoughts in memory of >>>>> James. I always found him gentle, heartfelt, yet powerful and empowered. >>>>> It >>>>> is a tribute indeed to read all the thoughts here. >>>>> >>>>> We few, we happy few. >>>>> Indeed. >>>>> >>>>> With love, >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 20, 2023, at 12:15 AM, 'Alice Gordon' via Shakespeare at >>>>> Winedale Email List < >>>>> shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you both, Heather and Doc, for this call and response. It’s a >>>>> gift. >>>>> Love, >>>>> Alice >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 19, 2023, at 3:14 PM, James Ayres <jay...@cvctx.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, Heather. Your letter prompted this: >>>>> >>>>> by John Donne >>>>> >>>>> No man is an island, >>>>> Entire of itself. >>>>> Each is a piece of the continent, >>>>> A part of the main. >>>>> If a clod be washed away by the sea, >>>>> Europe is the less. >>>>> As well as if a promontory were. >>>>> As well as if a manor of thine own >>>>> Or of thine friend's were. >>>>> Each man's death diminishes me, >>>>> For I am involved in mankind. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 19, 2023, at 1:07 PM, Heather Dolstra < >>>>> heat...@democracytravel.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dearest Doc, >>>>> >>>>> I have struggled for the past 4 days with such sadness over this news >>>>> and didn’t know what to do with that feeling, considering that I never met >>>>> James. It didn’t even seem right to join in with my own message of >>>>> condolence. However, it occurred to me that in the theatre, as in all >>>>> art, >>>>> we may not “know” the actor, performer, or artist but that doesn’t mean >>>>> that we are not profoundly moved by their existence. In reading all the >>>>> lovely messages from Ancianos (and those of more recent vintage) I realize >>>>> that the Winedale family is like a big pool and everything that happens to >>>>> one of us creates a ripple that is felt by all. A palpable loss to those >>>>> of you who had known James for years is also a loss felt by those of us >>>>> who >>>>> passed through prior to his arrival on the Winedale stage. >>>>> >>>>> With much love to all, >>>>> >>>>> Heather Dolstra >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* James Ayres <jay...@cvctx.com> >>>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 15, 2023 7:05 PM >>>>> *To:* Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums < >>>>> winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale < >>>>> shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com> >>>>> *Subject:* [Winedale-l] James Loehlin >>>>> >>>>> After a lengthy and bold struggle with pancreatic cancer, James has >>>>> passed away. We have lost a brilliant colleague, scholar, actor, >>>>> director, >>>>> student, and kind friend. He loved Shakespeare, teaching, and all of his >>>>> students. And he loved the barn at Winedale. This is a very sad time. >>>>> Please keep Laurel in your thoughts and prayers. >>>>> >>>>> Peace and love to every one of you. >>>>> >>>>> Love, >>>>> >>>>> Doc >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim (Doc) Ayres >>>>> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas >>>>> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare >>>>> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim (Doc) Ayres >>>>> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas >>>>> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare >>>>> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Be vigitant, I beseech you! >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to >>>>> shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/C35BC730-D7C1-4D2F-8E6E-DA52A2AEB314%40cvctx.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/C35BC730-D7C1-4D2F-8E6E-DA52A2AEB314%40cvctx.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Be vigitant, I beseech you! 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