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LINGUIST List 20.3950

Tue Nov 17 2009

All: Obituary: Dell H. Hymes

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Message 1: Obituary: Dell H. Hymes
Date: 16-Nov-2009
From: Ellen Contini-Morava <elc9jvirginia.edu>
Subject: Obituary: Dell H. Hymes
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It is with sadness that we announce the death of former LSA President Dell
Hathaway Hymes, Commonwealth Professor of Anthropology and English
(Emeritus) at the University of Virginia. Professor Hymes died peacefully
on Friday November 13, 2009 in Charlottesville, VA.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday November 21 at 1:00 at Peace
Lutheran church, 1510 Broad Crossing Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911-7483. A
memorial gathering has been organized for the upcoming meeting of the
American Anthropological Association in Philadelphia, PA. The gathering
will take place on Saturday December 5, 2009 from 7:30-9:30 pm in Grand
Ballroom III of the Courtyard Marriott. Condolences may be addressed to
Virginia Hymes, care of the Department of Anthropology, University of
Virginia, PO Box 400120, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-4120.

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