I don't know how to deal with Doug's death. I am processing this as I write this, only discovering now that he has passed on - onto a better place. Today is March 21st 2025. I am saddened to come across that Doug hasn't been with us for some time. However, I am not just an impartial observer. I was a student of Doug's. Doug (was) but still 'is' one of the most influential figures in my life during my days at the University of Winnipeg (BA2006). I am 47yrs old right now. I was in my mid 20s when Doug and I crossed paths, as he was my professor in the philosophy of logic. Doug went quietly about his life but an unmistakable intellectual powerhouse. I know this because I have become one of my own, with due recourse from which I am in debt to Doug's tutelage. I learned so much from this man. Not only as a person. But to be a scholar, not only what this entails, but to help make a difference which in my mind translates for real life. To emulate Doug is not to walk a mile in his shoes, but in going down that same road I would care to beseige the company of no other... point being Doug was worthy of a great great many achievements and admirers.
With a lump in my throat and tear in my eye. Rest well sweet prince.
Marco Almeida
- The Peg
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