[Candrama] Louise Forsyth

[Mike Czuba]

We shared an office at the U of C for a semester when I just started as an
instructor - she was so supportive and knew sooo much. She always had time
to talk with me about teaching.

Nothing but positive memories.

On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM Robin Whittaker <rwhit at stu.ca> wrote:

> Thank you, Moira, for sharing this terrible news. Louise was an
> extraordinary supporter of our work, in both languages.
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> 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.
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> Sincerely,
>
> Robin.
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> *Dr. Robin C. Whittaker*
> CATR/ACRT President
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> Associate Professor, Drama, Department of English, St. Thomas University,
> Fredericton, NB
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> *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 British Crown in the 1700s.*
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> *From: *Candrama <candrama-bounces at artsservices.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf
> of Day, Moira <moira.day at usask.ca>
> *Date: *Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
> *To: *Candrama at artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <
> candrama at artsservices.uwaterloo.ca>
> *Subject: *[Candrama] Louise Forsyth
>
> CAUTION: **External Email**
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> Dear colleagues,
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>
> 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.
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> 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.
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> Best,
>
> Moira
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> Dr. MOIRA DAY
>
> Professor Emerita
>
> Department of Drama
>
> University of Saskatchewan
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> Saskatoon, SK
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> S7N 5E2
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> 780 466 8957 (message)
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> moira.day at usask.ca
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