Sad news

[Mcbride, Justin]

I am crushed. I am so sorry to hear this. He was an excellent mentor, a joy
to work with, and a dear friend. -jtm


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:08 PM, John P. Boyle <
jpboyle at languageconservancy.org> wrote:

> Thanks Dave.
>
> 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.
>
> John Boyle
>
> From: David Kaufman <dvkanth2010 at GMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: Siouan Linguistics <SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu>
> Date: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:01 PM
>
> To: <SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu>
> Subject: Sad news
>
> Dear all,
>
> 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.
>
> I am extremely grateful that I got to visit Bob a couple of weeks ago.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave
>
> David Kaufman
> Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas
> Director, Kaw Nation Language Program
>
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