Here is another tribute, one more personal.
https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/a-present-minded-professor-hal-bush-coaxed-best-from-slu-students/article_67dd850b-4ede-59b0-8527-cebdbda4a7a2.html
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 3:07 AM Bird, John C. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thank you, Shelley. The line that stood out to me: He was beloved by the
> students. I am sure that is true. I can only imagine how inspiring Hal was
> in the classroom. A reminder that our real job as scholar-teachers is
> teaching. Think of all the lives he touched and changed.
>
> John Bird
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Shelley Fisher Fishkin <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 8/20/21 12:46 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Hal Bush
>
> Here is Hal’s obituary, just out in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
> Reminds us of all the many reasons we'll miss him so.
>
>
> https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/hal-bush-slu-english-professor-and-writer-dies-at-age-64-after-traumatic-fall/article_e57aa30a-44b7-5266-ac17-89f7f9062add.html
>
>
>
> > On Aug 18, 2021, at 6:40 PM, James E Caron <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > words don't work
> > a hug for Hiroko
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 1:28 PM Kenneth Sanderson <[log in to unmask]
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> He was a man, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like
> >> again.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 3:55 PM Linda Morris <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I add my voice to all you who have expressed your fond remembrances of
> >>> Hal. He was a very special man and we all have been the richer for
> >> having
> >>> known him. But even in this sadness, it is heartening to be reminded
> of
> >>> how much we feel connected to one another over the years and the miles.
> >>> It’s a remarkable community.
> >>> My heartfelt sympathy to Hiroko.
> >>>
> >>> Linda Morris
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 1:04 PM, L Oggel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Sad, sad news. I remember many conversations with Hal. I second John
> >>> Bird's
> >>>> comment--guitar strumming at conferences. And Gregg's comment, too:
> >> It’s
> >>>> hard to imagine the Elmira confab sans Hal.
> >>>>
> >>>> Terry Oggel
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 12:42 PM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]
> >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Among the many contributions Hal made to Twain Studies was digging
> out
> >>> of
> >>>>> the archive what is, to my ear, Twain's finest poem, "Broken Idols,"
> a
> >>>>> meditation on grief:
> >>>>> https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/ncl.2002.57.2.237
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *Matt Seybold, PhD*
> >>>>> Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
> >>>>> Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies
> >>>>> Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
> >>>>> Host, The American Vandal Podcast
> >>>>> <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall
> >>>>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>>> MattSeybold.com
> >>>>> <https://www.elmira.edu/>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 3:11 PM Nathaniel Williams <
> >>>>> [log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I’m saddened and my thoughts go out to Hiroko, the family, and all
> >> the
> >>>>>> Twain scholars Hal helped over the years. He was such a generous
> >> guy. I
> >>>>>> feel lucky to have known him (and I really enjoyed his novel The
> >>>>> Hemingway
> >>>>>> Files—a fun read and another aspect of his far-reaching legacy of
> >>>>> literary
> >>>>>> scholarship).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [sent from phone]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Peter Messent <
> >>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Hal, and wish Hiroko
> >>> and
> >>>>>> other family members our deepest sympathy. When we were
> collaborating
> >>> on
> >>>>>> the Twain-Twichell letters, Hal shared his just-published book about
> >>>>>> authors and parental grief, Continuing Bonds with the Dead, a book
> >>>>> stunning
> >>>>>> in its insights. We enjoyed our conversations over the years and at
> >>>>> Elmira
> >>>>>> conferences, and know the whole community of Mark Twain scholars
> will
> >>>>> mourn
> >>>>>> his passing.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Peter Messent
> >>>>>>> Steve Courtney
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Gregg
> >> Camfield
> >>>>> <
> >>>>>> [log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>>> Sent: 18 August 2021 05:29
> >>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Hal Bush
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I had no idea when discussing with Hal his study of loss, grief,
> and
> >>>>>> recovery, that he would force us to exercise his wisdom in dealing
> >> with
> >>>>>> losing him. It’s hard to imagine the Elmira confab sans Hal.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Gregg
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 6:41 AM, Bird, John C. <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> This is a sad loss. I have been following Hiroko's updates as she
> >>>>>> dealt with the ups and downs of Hal's treatment. Hal will be
> >> remembered
> >>>>> for
> >>>>>> his excellent scholarship, especially his work on Mark Twain and
> >>>>> religion.
> >>>>>> But we will also remember him as a lively and fun loving friend. His
> >>>>> guitar
> >>>>>> playing added to the comeraderie at the Elmira conference. We will
> >> sing
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>> his memory next summer. Rest in peace, Hal!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> John Bird
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
> >>>>>>>> From: Joseph Csicsila <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>>>> Date: 8/18/21 6:50 AM (GMT-05:00)
> >>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>>>>>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Hal Bush
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hiiroko Bush shared early this morning that Hal died last night. A
> >>>>>> memorial
> >>>>>>>> service will be scheduled for November.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Joe Csicsila
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> CAUTION: This message originated from an external source
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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> >> addressee
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> and
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> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not
> >>>>>>> necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.
> Email
> >>>>>>> communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored
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> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>
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