[Xmca-l] Re: Brian Street, R.I.P.

[Andrew Babson]

Very sad to hear, David's words are right on point, thank you for sharing.

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 18:13 Peter Smagorinsky <smago@uga.edu> wrote:

> From: David Bloome <davidbloome@gmail.com<mailto:davidbloome@gmail.com>>
> For those of us who draw upon new literacies scholarship, you will join me
> in mourning Brian Street.
> It is with great sadness and pain that I share with you that our friend
> and colleague Brian Street died last night.  Lalu shared with us that he
> was listening to Jazz when he died.  Brian had been fighting a long time
> against a cancer that had riddled his body.   There is no information yet
> about memorial and funeral arrangements.  Brian will be remembered for his
> scholarship and theorizing on literacy and culture; for many of us, we will
> remember most his optimism about life, his eagerness to engage people in
> conversation, his friendship, the many doors he opened for others, his love
> of jazz, and beer at the Bristol pub on Sunday evenings.
>
>
> --
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