Comments on: Thanks for Everything, Roy http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/ Covering the intersection of digital technology and research, teaching, and learning in the humanities, including search, data mining, website development and design, and programming. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Irene Borger http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-978 Irene Borger Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:26:21 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-978 I remember Roy from high school in New York, his balance, quiet wit, kindness -- and, of course, his lucidity. Have followed his work over the years. So sad, and unbelievable, that he is gone. Condolences to you, his family, many colleagues and friends. I remember Roy from high school in New York, his balance, quiet wit, kindness — and, of course, his lucidity. Have followed his work over the years. So sad, and unbelievable, that he is gone. Condolences to you, his family, many colleagues and friends.

]]> By: Judy Coffin http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-977 Judy Coffin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:10:10 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-977 MARHO (which Roy helped found) meant the world to me when I was a graduate student in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is impossible to recall the meetings of the Collective without feeling all over again the warmth of Roy's brilliance, commitment, and generosity. I remember him as if it were yesterday. To all of those who were lucky enough to be his close friends, and who now must be heart broken, Willy and I send our condolences. He was a wonderful, wonderful man. Judy Coffin and Willy Forbath University of Texas, Austin MARHO (which Roy helped found) meant the world to me when I was a graduate student in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is impossible to recall the meetings of the Collective without feeling all over again the warmth of Roy’s brilliance, commitment, and generosity. I remember him as if it were yesterday.
To all of those who were lucky enough to be his close friends, and who now must be heart broken, Willy and I send our condolences. He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Judy Coffin and Willy Forbath
University of Texas, Austin

]]> By: Greg Brown http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-976 Greg Brown Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:23:36 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-976 I worked with Roy for a year at the CHNM and was always blown away by his ability to think and communicate lucidly, brilliantly and succintly about all sorts of incredibly complicated questions of historiography, technology, social organization and human relationships -- simultaneously. In every meeting and encounter, he never failed to be the smartest, the most courteous and warm, and the most humble person in the conversation. After I left, he always, always responded to queries and questions with the same immediacy, intelligence and warmth. Many others knew him better and worked with him more closely, but I am among the many who owe a great deal to him and who mourn his passing as a professional, personal and human loss. My condolences and thoughts to his family, colleagues and friends. I worked with Roy for a year at the CHNM and was always blown away by his ability to think and communicate lucidly, brilliantly and succintly about all sorts of incredibly complicated questions of historiography, technology, social organization and human relationships — simultaneously.

In every meeting and encounter, he never failed to be the smartest, the most courteous and warm, and the most humble person in the conversation. After I left, he always, always responded to queries and questions with the same immediacy, intelligence and warmth.

Many others knew him better and worked with him more closely, but I am among the many who owe a great deal to him and who mourn his passing as a professional, personal and human loss. My condolences and thoughts to his family, colleagues and friends.

]]> By: Benedict Carton http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-966 Benedict Carton Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:44:22 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-966 To us at GMU and far beyond the Washington, DC, area, it is unthinkable that Roy has passed away. I just heard from colleagues in South Africa, devising a new protocol for conducting oral history in a post-apartheid society. They were shocked and saddened to hear the news, and began immediately to discuss how Roy's ideas profoundly shaped their understanding of South Africa's modern past. Roy, your spirit, generosity and impresario mind reach very far! As one South African scholar reminded me, 'when you mourn Roy, you must say aloud, hamba kahle, comrade, hamba kahle, go well, comrade, go well.' Hamba Kahle, Roy, Hamba Kahle. To us at GMU and far beyond the Washington, DC, area, it is unthinkable that Roy has passed away.

I just heard from colleagues in South Africa, devising a new protocol for conducting oral history in a post-apartheid society. They were shocked and saddened to hear the news, and began immediately to discuss how Roy’s ideas profoundly shaped their understanding of South Africa’s modern past.

Roy, your spirit, generosity and impresario mind reach very far!

As one South African scholar reminded me, ‘when you mourn Roy, you must say aloud, hamba kahle, comrade, hamba kahle, go well, comrade, go well.’

Hamba Kahle, Roy, Hamba Kahle.

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–mike

]]> By: Tapera » Rosenzweig http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-960 Tapera » Rosenzweig Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:32:09 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-960 [...] más innovadores en el campo de la historia digital. Se lo recuerda acá, aquí, acá, acullá. Es uno de los autores, junto con Dan Cohen, de Digital History. A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, [...] [...] más innovadores en el campo de la historia digital. Se lo recuerda acá, aquí, acá, acullá. Es uno de los autores, junto con Dan Cohen, de Digital History. A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, [...]

]]> By: Bethany Nowviskie http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-959 Bethany Nowviskie Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:19:02 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-959 I never had the pleasure of meeting Roy in person, but respected him as a colleague and greatly valued his advice. Roy was generous, smart, and a good-humored correspondant, and his approach to the profession will live in all of us who've known him as a role model. My thoughts go out to you, Dan, and to his family. I never had the pleasure of meeting Roy in person, but respected him as a colleague and greatly valued his advice. Roy was generous, smart, and a good-humored correspondant, and his approach to the profession will live in all of us who’ve known him as a role model.

My thoughts go out to you, Dan, and to his family.

]]> By: Michael Kazin http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-957 Michael Kazin Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-957 Roy had so many talents. He was a brilliant organizer, researcher, writer, teacher, and the best sort of public intellectual -- one who brought the public into the historical conversation and persuaded historians to think about how their work was understood by ordinary people. But I will always think of Roy as the most generous, selfless, and compassionate intellectual I have ever known. In a profession full of large and fragile egos, he always worked for the common good. Roy had so many talents. He was a brilliant organizer, researcher, writer, teacher, and the best sort of public intellectual — one who brought the public into the historical conversation and persuaded historians to think about how their work was understood by ordinary people.

But I will always think of Roy as the most generous, selfless, and compassionate intellectual I have ever known. In a profession full of large and fragile egos, he always worked for the common good.

]]> By: Steve Ehrmann http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-955 Steve Ehrmann Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-955 Roy was one of the great pioneers of our field, widely admired and respected. I wish I'd known him better. My heart goes out to Roy's family and friends. Roy was one of the great pioneers of our field, widely admired and respected. I wish I’d known him better. My heart goes out to Roy’s family and friends.

]]> By: Karin Dalziel http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-951 Karin Dalziel Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:21:15 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/2007/10/12/thanks-for-everything-roy/#comment-951 I'm so sorry to hear. I never got to meet Roy, but I've heard so many great things about him. My thoughts are with you. I’m so sorry to hear. I never got to meet Roy, but I’ve heard so many great things about him.

My thoughts are with you.

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