Dan Mitchell

It is with great sadness that we have learned that our colleague and friend John Lovas passed away at his home on the morning of June 21, 2005. He served Foothill-De Anza for 40 years with distinction and passion as a professor of English. We will miss him immensely.

Dan Mitchell

This web site has been created so that colleagues, students, mentors, friends, and others may honor John by posting messages, articles, anecdotes, and other tributes. (A link in the sidebar explains how you can contribute to the site.)

Dan Mitchell

Earth's the right place for love - Jim Bouman Waukesha
Farewell From a Grade School Friend - Joe Gardner
What a Writing Teacher Can and Should Be - Austin Lingerfelt
My Thanks to John Lovas - Miles Myers
Grateful - Giang Nguyen
In memory of John Lovas - Greg Miguel
John Lovas, Teacher and Friend - Martha Kanter
A Swinger of Birches - Paul Bodmer
Thoughts on John Lovas - Sterling Warner
Memory lives on - Darin McCann
Goodbye Neighbor - Walt Petersen
Dear Professor John Lovas - Miki Melton
A Wonderful Colleague in the Profession - Frank Madden
A Great Friend - Dale Romero
At the edge - Kelli Custer
Still a Dynamic Presence - Liz Kleinfeld
For a Humble Giant - Joseph Price
Thanks for your Leadership - Bob Smithwick
John's Great Grin - Tisa Abshire Walker
A Hard Act to Follow - Frank Lovas
Grateful to John - Stephen Ruffus
I Never Did Get That Drink - Dean Carrico
John Will Be Missed - Kathleen Blake Yancey
Mr. La Voz's Laugh - Ramona Lum
A Note from Barbara Reid - Barbara Reid
Indians and Giants - Kevin Lovas
Not a Five Paragraph Essay - Dan Mitchell
A Commanding Presence - Lena Ampadu
An Overarching Force - Mark Molander
You always had time - Jane Westworth
Farewell to John Lovas - Thelma Epstein
Remembering John - Mary Ellen Bertolini
John, I'm going to miss you - Timna
A Poem for John - Ken Weisner
A Great Brother - Michael Lovas
Good Bye, Friend - Joanna Howard
Our Windhover - Dale Larson
A Generous Spirit - Shirley Wilson Logan
Too Young - Bruce Reeves
Thanks, John - Dave Denny
Just a few words - Judy Randall
The Longest Day - Alan Simes
something about fathers - Krista Hiser
Inspiring Mentor - Rowena Tomaneng
A blogging colleague - Steven D. Krause
Who Could Fill His Shoes? - Jody Millward
Days Like No Others - Linda Elvin
An Irregular Compliment - Austin Day
Lasting Guidance - Sarah Joy Callahan
A Lifetime - Tim Maxwell
A Letter from a New Teacher to a Wise One - Laura Raffaelli
In Retrospect - Tim Shively
General Reflections - Ulysses Pichon
All the best John - Mike Gough
John, the early activist - Bill Tinsley
Shakespeare and the 49ers - Kurt Gravenhorst
Homage to John - Randolph Splitter
John - Michael Cole
My Fondest Memory - Bernadine Chuck Fong
for John - Wallis Leslie
A Leader Among Us - Linda Lane
Good Enough for My Daughter! - Barbara Illowsky
Always Caring and Always Making a Difference - Janice Winkel
I'll miss our talks - Mary Kay Englen
Thank you, John! - Suzanne Helfman
Admiration - Terri O'Connor
Remembering the Old Days - Robert Scott
From a Distance - Mick Sullivan
Thank you to a great mentor, historian and teacher - Diana Alves de Lima
Great Retreat Speaker - Joanne Araki
My Thank You Letter - James Taylor
Give them their monkey back - Susan Stann
It's All in the Storytelling - Jon O'Bergh
A Tribute to a GREAT Teacher - Judy Miner and John Swensson

Dan Mitchell

(Questions about the web site may be directed to Dan Mitchell: mitchelldan@deanza.edu)

John Lovas Festschrift