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Bea Manley, former resident of Magnolia, has passed away at the nursing facility where she was living in Pennsylvania. She and her husband Ross, who predeceased her, were active in several local British organizations and the Church of the Ascension as well as the ESU. She will be fondly remembered by those who knew her.
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Please note checks must be received by December 1. Tables are filling fast and there is a limit to the number of available tables. You don't want to miss our very special party that kicks off the holiday season!
We have the festive site, the great band, and we have ordered super good food-all we need is YOU. Don't be left out of this fun event-and, by the way, unfortunately DECEMBER 1 IS A FIRM CUTOFF! HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you. Indeed, we have much to be thankful for, including all our good friends in ESU, Seattle Branch.
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As many of us know, Seattle Branch ESU offers $1500 recruitment scholarships to entering graduate students in the UW's English Department. For Fall 2015, ESU is granting two scholarships to entering students. What would normally be a third scholarship is being set aside for funding a UW professor or student for research and/or conference travel in conjunction with 2016 being celebrated as "The Year of Shakespeare", the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
Matthew J. Poland is interested in the intersection of the following areas: the history of books and reading, knowledge organization, and how material texts transmit literature and structure its interpretation. What did it mean for nineteenth-century readers to read and use books printed in the early modern period? Matthew's research encompasses consideration of material texts, reading and editorial practices, and the history of collecting and knowledge organization.
Save the Date – October 10-12
You are invited to join fellow ESU members in metropolitan New York City for a Columbus Day weekend filled with camaraderie and activities to highlight George Washington's time in the city. The conference will be comprised of the ESU Regional Meetings, the ESU Annual General Meeting with substantive presentations on the ESU's national educational programs, the activities of the branches and models for a vibrant and energetic ESU in the future. More later in future newsletters.
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George and Inez Williams
George W. (Wesley) Williams passed away peacefully in his home in Seattle, Washington on April 17, 2015. George was born February 21, 1924 in Portland, OR to parents George William Williams and Pauline Baldwin, and half-siblings Elaine Thomas and Harold Williams. He grew up the greater Northwest area and served in the Navy during World War II, stationed in Maui. There in his free time he discovered his passion for painting, which he pursued further after relocating to New York in the 1960's. There he took up acting as well, and obtained roles in several major movie pictures, soap operas, and off-Broadway stage productions. He met and married his true love Inez Gertrude Williams in May 1975, and they lived happily together until her death on December 14, 2012. George will be dearly missed for his great creativity, his mischievous smile, his sparkling eyes, and the way he could captivate any audience privileged to be held in his sway. George is survived by his nephews Steve and Mike Smith in Portland, OR, and by many, many friends. While there is no service George Williams will be toasted at the May, 2015 ESU board meeting, and board members may view a display with photos of Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
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