<div dir="auto">I love reading about this Very Good Man as a Peace Linguist. That is the very Job Title Hal would have liked to use for himself. I have visions (audiovisions...) of Hal and Francisco working together in The Beyond (which is also The Within) to use Language to live out our Vocation as One (often messy...) Family. Hal never wanted to Rest in Peace... He wanted to Get to Work on his Enhanced Heavenly Platform to build the Community of Global Understanding. I'm sure Francisco has joined him. Thank you for posting this.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 26, 2026, 7:09 PM Peltz,Rakhmiel via Lgpolicy <<a href="mailto:lgpolicy@lists.mail.umbc.edu">lgpolicy@lists.mail.umbc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lgpolicy <<a href="mailto:lgpolicy-bounces@lists.mail.umbc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lgpolicy-bounces@lists.mail.umbc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>HORNBERGER, NANCY H. via Lgpolicy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2026 2:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lgpolicy@lists.mail.umbc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lgpolicy@lists.mail.umbc.edu</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> HORNBERGER, NANCY H. <<a href="mailto:nancyh@upenn.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nancyh@upenn.edu</a>>; Francis M. Hult <<a href="mailto:fmhult@umbc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fmhult@umbc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lgpolicy] Francisco Cardoso Gomes de Matos (1933-2025)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A lovely man and ever generous with his hopes for peace and linguistic human rights.   Thank you, Francis, for the links.  I too have collected some of his posters over the years, but I think you’ve got them all
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I recently learned the sad news of the passing of Francisco Gomes de Matos in July 2025.  He was a pioneer of peace linguistics and a tireless advocate for peace and linguistic human rights.  A lovely tribute to him by Jocelyn Wright is
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had the honor of knowing Francisco, who was truly delightful in correspondence.  He would regularly share his posters and poetry with his friends.  I have collected a few of the posters he had most recently shared with me in
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this folder</a>.  I also thought it would be fitting to share this poem he sent me on the occasion of his 90th birthday:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good 90 years to reach<br>
There is still more to teach<br>
So i ll keep up poster creating.<br>
Hoping Human Dignity to be elevating<br>
And for Peace to be educating.<br>
All for global Harmony<br>
And for the good of Humanity<br>
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May this be a humble plea<br>
Bringing together you and me<br>
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Francisco Gomes de Matos<br>
A peace linguist from Recife Brazil<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rest in peace, dear friend.<u></u><u></u></p>
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