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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you, Moira, for sharing this terrible news. Louise was an extraordinary supporter of our work, in both languages.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It’s been difficult hearing these names in recent weeks—Louise, along with Diane Bessai and Angela Rebeiro. We are working on tributes to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dr. Robin C. Whittaker</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
CATR/ACRT President</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>St. Thomas University is situated on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Wəlastəkewiyik / Maliseet whose ancestors along with the Mi’Kmaq / Mi’kmaw and Passamaquoddy / Peskotomuhkati Tribes / Nations signed Peace and Friendship Treaties with the
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Candrama <candrama-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Day, Moira <moira.day@usask.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:13</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Candrama@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <candrama@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Candrama] Louise Forsyth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I am writing this morning with sad news. Yesterday, I was informed by her family that long-time CATR member, Louise Forsyth, had passed away quietly in Calgary on May 16th, 2024. Her health began to fail after
2022, and while our last visit in February, 2024 went well, she was clearly very fragile even then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Louise was a force in our field as a prolific scholar, brilliant administrator, and gifted mentor and teacher, especially in the area of Québec theatre and Women's Studies. She will be very much missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Moira<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333399">Professor Emerita<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333399">University of Saskatchewan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333399">780 466 8957 (message)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333399">moira.day@usask.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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