So sad to hear this news. Just a real loss.

From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Date: Friday, July 1, 2016 at 9:07 PM To: Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> Cc: "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald

Thanks Mary - Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I'm in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary's note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we'll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now --

c

On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Friends,

Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email.

During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it.

He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Love, Mary

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Sweet, sweet Gail,

I have lost your email in a computer crash, if you are reading this, know that my thoughts and love are with you.

Thinking of you and your grief, Peter’s lines from Romeo and Juliet keep running through my head: “Musicians, O musicians, “Heart’s Ease,” “Heart’s Ease.” O, an you will have me live, play “Heart’s Ease.”

May your full and breaking heart find ease.

Love,

Stan

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Thanks Mary

Such a very nice, kind man.

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On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu > wrote:

Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now --

c

On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.com mailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com > wrote:

Dear Friends,

Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email.

During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it.

He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Love,

Mary

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Dear friends,

Laurel and I were deeply saddened to learn of Russ’s passing, and send our love and thoughts to Gail.

Friday night, we sat on the stage at Winedale with the current summer class and talked about Russ. He truly was a scholar and a gentlemen, and a was great friend and mentor to countless young Shakespeareans, myself included. He was a wonderful lecturer and an elegant writer, and his personality shone through his work.

I am giving the Winedale students some of Russ’s works to read this summer, and I know he will continue to inspire generations of future scholars.

Best, James

On Jul 3, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Here is one of the first of what will be, I’m sure, many posted and printed tributes to Russ —

http://theshakespeareblog.com/2016/07/russ-mcdonald/

cs

On Jul 3, 2016, at 8:59 AM, <stan@texashealingarts.commailto:stan@texashealingarts.com> <stan@texashealingarts.commailto:stan@texashealingarts.com> wrote:

Sweet, sweet Gail,

I have lost your email in a computer crash, if you are reading this, know that my thoughts and love are with you.

Thinking of you and your grief, Peter’s lines from Romeo and Juliet keep running through my head: “Musicians, O musicians, “Heart’s Ease,” “Heart’s Ease.” O, an you will have me live, play “Heart’s Ease.”

May your full and breaking heart find ease.

Love,

Stan

From: Aubrey Carter [mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:29 PM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 Alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald

Thanks Mary Such a very nice, kind man. Aubrey

ACDO 906 E. 5th Suite 210 Austin, TX 78702 512-656-3145

On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote: Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now --

c

On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Friends,

Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email.

During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it.

He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Love, Mary

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Hi Mike and friends,

With regard to Russ’s scholarship, I am having the summer students look at Shakespeare and the Arts of Language and Shakespeare’s Late Style. The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents also is a great compendium of extracts from the period, all with lucid and informative introductions by Russ.

The book I usually recommend to my best students is Shakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory, 1945-2000. I always say that if they read this one book cover to cover, including all of Russ’s introductory and contextual material, they will know as much about Shakespeare scholarship as most graduate students, and many professors.

Thanks, James

On Jul 3, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> wrote:

James, please share your list of recommended reading. I know it would matter to a lot of us to know Russ a little better through his works.

--Mike

On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Loehlin, James N <jnloehlin@austin.utexas.edumailto:jnloehlin@austin.utexas.edu> wrote: Dear friends,

Laurel and I were deeply saddened to learn of Russ’s passing, and send our love and thoughts to Gail.

Friday night, we sat on the stage at Winedale with the current summer class and talked about Russ. He truly was a scholar and a gentlemen, and a was great friend and mentor to countless young Shakespeareans, myself included. He was a wonderful lecturer and an elegant writer, and his personality shone through his work.

I am giving the Winedale students some of Russ’s works to read this summer, and I know he will continue to inspire generations of future scholars.

Best, James

On Jul 3, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edujavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu');> wrote:

Here is one of the first of what will be, I’m sure, many posted and printed tributes to Russ —

http://theshakespeareblog.com/2016/07/russ-mcdonald/

cs

On Jul 3, 2016, at 8:59 AM, <stan@texashealingarts.comjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','stan@texashealingarts.com');> <stan@texashealingarts.comjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','stan@texashealingarts.com');> wrote:

Sweet, sweet Gail,

I have lost your email in a computer crash, if you are reading this, know that my thoughts and love are with you.

Thinking of you and your grief, Peter’s lines from Romeo and Juliet keep running through my head: “Musicians, O musicians, “Heart’s Ease,” “Heart’s Ease.” O, an you will have me live, play “Heart’s Ease.”

May your full and breaking heart find ease.

Love,

Stan

From: Aubrey Carter [mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.netjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net');] Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:29 PM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edujavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu');> Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 Alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org');> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald

Thanks Mary Such a very nice, kind man. Aubrey

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On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edujavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu');> wrote: Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now --

c

On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.comjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mmcollins50@yahoo.com');> wrote:

Dear Friends,

Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email.

During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it.

He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Love, Mary

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Dearest Gail,

I was so saddened to hear of the passing of your beloved Russ. I was so glad that I was able meet him on the last day of our reunion last year at Winedale. The great joy of getting to know you was made more special by meeting your partner in life and love. I was immediately struck by his charm and gentleness. I can still conjure his voice. I think in another place and time we could have been friends. After I returned from the reunion, I made it a point of looking up his works, as I knew he had authored several books. I found “Look to the Lady: Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry and Judi Dench on the Shakespeare Stage.” I thoroughly enjoyed every detail. Marvelously well written.

My heart aches for you and your family. Know that your Winedale family sends you warm prayers and tight hugs. Once, at the reunion when we were driving back from rehearsals, we stopped at the store and bought a little chess pie. We joked that everything would be better with a piece of pie. If only that were the case, I would send you dozens.

Love, Jerald

On Jul 3, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Loehlin, James N jnloehlin@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Dear friends,

Laurel and I were deeply saddened to learn of Russ’s passing, and send our love and thoughts to Gail.

Friday night, we sat on the stage at Winedale with the current summer class and talked about Russ. He truly was a scholar and a gentlemen, and a was great friend and mentor to countless young Shakespeareans, myself included. He was a wonderful lecturer and an elegant writer, and his personality shone through his work.

I am giving the Winedale students some of Russ’s works to read this summer, and I know he will continue to inspire generations of future scholars.

Best, James

...

On Jul 3, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Here is one of the first of what will be, I’m sure, many posted and printed tributes to Russ —

http://theshakespeareblog.com/2016/07/russ-mcdonald/ http://theshakespeareblog.com/2016/07/russ-mcdonald/

cs

On Jul 3, 2016, at 8:59 AM, <stan@texashealingarts.com mailto:stan@texashealingarts.com> <stan@texashealingarts.com mailto:stan@texashealingarts.com> wrote:

...

Sweet, sweet Gail,

I have lost your email in a computer crash, if you are reading this, know that my thoughts and love are with you.

Thinking of you and your grief, Peter’s lines from Romeo and Juliet keep running through my head: “Musicians, O musicians, “Heart’s Ease,” “Heart’s Ease.” O, an you will have me live, play “Heart’s Ease.”

May your full and breaking heart find ease.

Love,

Stan

From: Aubrey Carter [mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:29 PM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 Alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Russ McDonald

Thanks Mary Such a very nice, kind man. Aubrey

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On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks Mary — Doc let me know a little while ago because I had just emailed him this morning that I was going to be staying with Gail and Russ in two weeks. I was so looking forward to spending time with the two of them. I’m in complete shock and just feel so sad for Gail and their son. Gail, if you are reading these replies to Mary’s note, know that me and the whole family are sending all our love and that we’ll be in touch soon. Just weeping with all of you for now --

c

On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.com mailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Friends,

Our Titania from last summer's reunion has lost her real-life Oberon. Gail McDonald's husband, Russ McDonald, passed away today in London, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Russ is a renowned Shakespearean and Renaissance scholar and teacher; for the last several years he was Professor of English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.  

Doc and I (Mary Collins) have spoken to Gail this week. She will be greatly buoyed by hearing from her Winedale friends via email.

During the week, she said many lovely things about Russ. She mentioned his being joyful, generous, vivid, smart. She feels a little bit of peace thinking about how many people benefited from his being alive, how many his life touched: students, readers, colleagues. She talked about his helping people see the world through his eyes, as a teacher and writer. She loves the way he saw the world, his optimism and joy, his love of beauty. He had an artist's attention to detail when reading poetry and explaining it.

He was a wonderful, wonderful man.

Love, Mary

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