The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0615 Friday, 18 December 2009
[Editor's Note: Surely, there must be a few more stories people could
share. I realize that there might be some you might not want to share (I
have received some), but Louis was a gem. Let's celebrate him a bit
more. --Hardy]
[1] From: William Godshalk <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009 15:54:08 -0500
Subj: RE: SHK 20.0606 Obit: Louis Marder
[2] From: Mary Brammall <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 05:39:41 -0500
Subj: Dr. Louis Marder
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From: William Godshalk <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009 15:54:08 -0500
Subject: 20.0606 Obit: Louis Marder
Comment: RE: SHK 20.0606 Obit: Louis Marder
Louis and I shared a bus trip to a venue in which he was going to
present slides (yes, it was a long time since) of his Shakespeare
collection. -- Perhaps it was Dayton. -- We talked about his
collection for the duration of the trip. I thought he meant a book
collection.
Boy, was I surprised.
Bill
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From: Mary Brammall <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 05:39:41 -0500
Subject: Dr. Louis Marder
Like you, I had searched (daily) for any mention of Lou's obituary . . .
Evanston and Chicago newspapers . . . but never found anything.
Apparently, there was a memorial service on December 10th . . . but
without any public notice of his passing who would know to attend?
Seemed very strange to me, but then that's nothing new. Your comments in
your obituary really hit the nail on the head!
Louis Marder was my father-in-law for 18 years, the grandfather of my
daughter (his only grandchild). He was generous, to a fault, and highly
intelligent, but I often wondered about 'common sense'. Indeed, he was
addicted to Shakespeare . . . how my poor mother-in-law did suffer!
When he retired from teaching, the contents of his office came to live
with them in their relatively small house, which was already full of
Shakespeare memorabilia. When my daughter was diagnosed with ADD, the
idea of the heredity aspect of the condition came into question. Lou had
wanted his granddaughter to come live with them and help him sort out
all his stuff. It seemed she was the only one he would listen to, or not
mind if she told him what needed to be done. She declined. I always
found it interesting that my sister-in-law went into the field of
psychology. Since my husband was a computer scientist/programmer, Lou
would continually pump him for information when the Shakespeare Data
Bank was still just a glimmer in his eye, but I don't know as any
expertise was ever shared. Lou lived a full and dedicated life . . .
dedicated to the memory of Shakespeare. You didn't mention his being a
coach to one of the contestants on the $64,000 (or maybe one of the
later ones) Question . . . .
Thank you for your consideration and taking the time to honor a real
'character'.
Sincerely,
Mary Newbold (Marder) Brammall
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