I echo the sentiments of all the others about sorrow at the loss of a fine person and great scholar, Thomas Tenney. The first time I met him, probably at the first Elmira conference, I went up to him and said I had to thank him for Mark Twain: A Reference Guide, which had saved me hundreds if not thousands of hours when I wrote my dissertation on Mark Twain. He just laughed and said, "Everybody tells me that!" What a positive attitude he always had. I am happy that I got to know him a bit in the last twenty years. John Bird -----Original Message----- >From: Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Feb 2, 2012 10:55 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Dr. Thomas A. Tenney > >Dr. Thomas A. Tenney (1931-2012), best known for editing the MARK TWAIN JOU= >RNAL but also recognized for his assistance to younger scholars, died yeste= >rday at 3:45 p.m. of heart failure after a brief stay in a Charleston hospi= >tal. > >Dr. Tenney received the John S. Tuckey Award from the Center for Mark Twain= > Studies at Elmira College in 2005. He was the author of MARK TWAIN: A RE= >FERENCE GUIDE (1977) and its various supplements, along with numerous other= > publications. > >There will be a private family service at a later date, according to his wi= >dow Margaret Tenney; no public funeral will be held. > >Before his death Dr. Tenney made arrangements for the continuation of the M= >ARK TWAIN JOURNAL. > >Sincerely, >Alan Gribben= ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com