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<p>I only met Bob one time at the Siouan Conference two years ago, but he had such an influence on me and obviously the field. I'm floored right now.</p>
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<p>Marty Richardson<br>
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<div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Siouan Linguistics <SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu> on behalf of John P. Boyle <jpboyle@LANGUAGECONSERVANCY.ORG><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 24, 2014 3:08 PM<br>
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<div>Thanks Dave. </div>
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<div>What a loss. Bob was such a tremendous figure in the field. He was always generous with his time and comments especially to us younger scholars. He is the reason for who I am today. I'm heartbroken.</div>
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<div>John Boyle</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From: </span>David Kaufman <<a href="mailto:dvkanth2010@GMAIL.COM">dvkanth2010@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Reply-To: </span>Siouan Linguistics <<a href="mailto:SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu">SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span>Monday, February 24, 2014 2:01 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">To: </span><<a href="mailto:SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu">SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span>Sad news<br>
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<div>Dear all,<br>
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It is with much sadness that I let you know that Dr. Robert Rankin has passed away. I don't have any further details at this time, but I can pass on more info once I know more. The Kaw Nation was just contacted within the last couple of hours about his passing.<br>
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I am extremely grateful that I got to visit Bob a couple of weeks ago. <br>
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Dave<br>
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<div>David Kaufman</div>
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Director, Kaw Nation Language Program<br>
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