One of my last memories of this kind, gentle, gracious, and wonderful
person is a meal my wife Sarah and I shared with him and his wife at Quarry
Farm at the 2009 Conference.  Of course, Tom's presence attracted others,
such as Kent Rasmussen, to our table to add to what was and would have
continued to be, with the Tenneys, warm and enjoyable conversation and
company.  At least, I have some of the books he sold two Elmira Conferences
back after his eyesight hindered his use of them, and they contain some of
his notations.

I shall treasure them as I do his warm and very human notes, whether
written on the backs of letters concerning T*he Mark Twain Journal* or more
personal ones, such as one he wrote after seeing something my son had
written.  We can continue to be thankful for his scholarship as we warmly
recall the man behind it.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:07 PM, JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> The attrition rate for the most fantastic Twain scholars is way too
> high,=20
> I hope everyone is doing their best to stay healthy .
>
> I will miss Tom way too much :(
>
> Thanks for the post :)
> Jules
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jocelyn A.
> Ch=
> adwick
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:48 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Dr. Thomas A. Tenney
>
> Thank you, Alan, for the notice. What sad, sad news and a loss to our
> commu=
> =3D nity. Thomas was an amazing scholar whose sense of humor was
> unparallel=
> ed. =3D He will be missed.
> Jocelyn
>
> Jocelyn A. Chadwick
>
> --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Dr. Thomas A. Tenney
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 3:55 PM
>
> Dr. Thomas A. Tenney (1931-2012), best known for editing the MARK TWAIN
> JOU=
> =3D =3D3D RNAL but also recognized for his assistance to younger scholars,
> =
> died yeste=3D =3D3D rday at 3:45 p.m. of heart failure after a brief stay
> i=
> n a Charleston hospi=3D =3D3D tal.
>
> Dr. Tenney received the John S. Tuckey Award from the Center for Mark
> Twain=
> =3D =3D3D  Studies at Elmira College in 2005.=3DA0 He was the author of
> MAR=
> K TWAIN:=3DA0 =3D A RE=3D3D FERENCE GUIDE (1977) and its various
> supplement=
> s, along with numerous other=3D =3D3D  publications.
>
> There will be a private family service at a later date, according to his
> wi=
> =3D =3D3D dow Margaret Tenney; no public funeral will be held.
>
> Before his death Dr. Tenney made arrangements for the continuation of the
> M=
> =3D =3D3D ARK TWAIN JOURNAL.
>
> Sincerely,
> Alan Gribben=3D3D
>



-- 
John H. Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Department of Language and Literature
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855