In Memoriam - Charles Doyle

Dear Colleages,

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Charles (Charlie) Doyle. Charlie served as Associate Dean of the School of Education for 24 years, retiring in 2000. He passed away on March 6 at the age of 84. He and his wife, Pat, helped to found a faith-based home for men returning from incarceration called Isaiah House of El Paso. Charlie is survived by his wife, three children, and six grandchildren.

A funeral mass will take place on Saturday, March 11 at 12 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N. Mesa, El Paso, TX. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Chicago. Online condolences may be submitted at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are appreciated in Charlie's name to Isaiah House of El Paso at www.isaiahhouseelp.org.

Our sympathy goes to the family, friends, and former university colleagues who mourn the loss of Charlie. May he rest in peace.

Source: Mission and Values, March 10, 2017
Photo: Facebook

Book Club Meeting, February 1, 2017

We had one of our more lively discussions as we shared our responses to Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children. We agreed that exhilarating and exhausting was the best way to describe our reactions. It was an epic tale told through mystical realism, of children born at the moment of partition of India and Pakistan. The mystical realism helped some of us simply let the story wash over us, while it defied the efforts of others to follow the plot and keep the characters separate. We came to agreement on the power, humor, and beauty of the writing and the scope of the story.

Our next book will be "The City of Falling Angels" by John Berendt.. Here is a link to one of the many reviews of this novel, this one from the New York Times. 

We next meet Wednesday, April 5, in Room 115 of the Richardson Library. Discussion begins at 1:30, with the room open at 1 pm. for anyone who wants to bring in a brown bag lunch.  For further information contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough.

As we considered titles for future consideration, rather than simply review our existing lists, we decided to have all participants submit titles they would like to read to Kathryn DeGraff. We review the list at each meeting.