Abierunt ad maiores
Necrology, 2025
Many of these obituaries of departed CAMWS members were written by Ward Briggs, the CAMWS historian.
William McCulloh
Dennis Trout
Phyllis B. Katz
Michael Putnam
John E. Fischer
Floyd L. Moreland
From the Latin/Greek Institute:
We write with very sad news. The conditor instituti et paterfamilias, Floyd Moreland, passed away this past Saturday. He had been in poor health for the past few years, but the news nonetheless came as a shock.
FLM was a genuine force of nature – passionate, driven, and brilliant. Creating the LGI was but one of many accomplishments in a life that was purposeful and well-lived. A truly remarkable individual.
There will be no funeral. This fall, we'll put together an appropriate and fitting memorial and dedicate the 52nd summer of the Institute (which starts three weeks from today) to his memory. There's a lot to process. For now, we wanted to share the news with the LGI community.
From a friend's post:
Dr. Floyd Moreland was instrumental in saving the 1910 Dentzel-Looff Carousel in Seaside Heights NJ which also bears his name sadly passed away. He was 82 years old, born in PASSAIC and graduated Passaic High School Class of 1960. He first rode the ride as a toddler at the Jersey Shore from Passaic every summer. He earned his doctorate degree at UC Berkeley California traveling cross country every summer to Seaside to run the carousel. He had a long career at the City University of New York where he was a classics professor, dean, VP of student affairs, and founder of the school's Latin/Greek Institute.
Francis Newton
From the Department Chair at Duke University:
Professor Francis Newton, passed away [...] Friday, February 14. As many of you know, Francis joined the department in 1967. He taught for us for over thirty years and chaired the department three times. A classicist with a research focus in western manuscripts, Francis went on to become one of the world's leading experts in Beneventan (Central and Southern Italian) script and book culture. He retired in 1998 but continued to research, publish, and mentor students. Two of his most recent articles came out in 2023!
I am so glad that Francis was able to attend TollyFest and our Centennial celebration last November. Many of you newer to the department got a chance to meet him, and to hear some of his stories during our Emeriti Panel on the Saturday. He was a wonderful colleague – not just a brilliant and collegial scholar but a kind and generous friend. He will be greatly missed. If you have any memories you'd like to share about Francis, I would love to include them in a tribute to him on our website. I've also asked the deans if it might be possible to ring the bells for him on West Campus in the coming week. I'll let you know if/when that is going to happen.
In sadness, and wishing you all peace,
Clare
N.B. The Department will share any updates depending upon the wishes of the family.