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Hello Everyone,<br><br>
It is with great sorrow that I write to tell you that Erdmute Waldhauer,
our retired long-time Administrative Assistant in the Department of
Drama, died on Saturday, 2 June, after struggling with ill health for
some time.<br><br>
Erdmute Waldhauer was born in Muellrose, Germany, immigrating to Canada
in 1956. She first came to Kingston and joined the Department of
Drama in 1965, and she continued here for the next three decades, earning
her B.A. along the way in 1976. Erdmute will be remembered by all
those who were associated in any capacity with Queen's Drama during her
long period of service as the indispensable, cheerful and efficient
repository of all essential facts to do with the Department of
Drama. Indeed, she literally wrote the history of the Department in
her book <i>Drama at Queen's From its Beginning to 1991</i> (edited by
Richard Plant and Therese Greenwood). She also published several
articles on the history of theatre in the Kingston area, as well a
history of the Grand Theatre to celebrate its centenary in 1979.
Erdmute's long and devoted service to the Department of Drama was
recognized by Queen's University with a Staff Award in 1991 and a
Distinguished Service Award in 1995. <br><br>
Aside from being a loyal and highly competent employee of the Department
of Drama, Erdmute was also a fierce lifelong partisan of theatre in
general. Many will remember hearing her speak of seeing, in her
youth, the work of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel with the Berliner
Ensemble; and after her retirement, she remained a well-informed critic
and supporter of local theatre, who could always be counted upon to
offer, when asked, a modest but insightful and penetrating opinion of
virtually any show that was playing locally.<br><br>
A memorial service will be held in Convocation Hall Theatre in
Theological Hall at Queen's University on Saturday June 16 at 11:00
am<br><br>
Yours sincerely,<br>
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<div>Craig S. Walker</div>
<div>Acting Head, Department of Drama</div>
<div>Professor, Departments of Drama and English </div>
<div>Queen's University</div>
<div>Kingston, ON</div>
<div>K7L 3N6</div>
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<div>613-533-6000 ext 75292</div>
<div>fax: 613-533-6268</div>
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