[AAACE-NLA] Sen. Paul Simon dies--a great advocate of literac y

[Bickerton, Robert P]

Cecil, et al,
 
I was also saddened by the news last night of Sen. Paul Simon's passing.  I
not only miss his leadership on issues of adult literacy, I miss how he
reminded me that there are among our elected leaders people of intelligence,
caring, honor, and integrity.  
 
bob bickerton, MA director of adult ed 

-----Original Message-----
From: M C Smith [mailto:mcsmith at niu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:12 PM
To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Sen. Paul Simon dies--a great advocate of literacy


Senator Paul Simon of Illinois, one of the great advocates of a literate
society--and certainly one on a very short list of my political
heroes--passed away earlier today.

Read the story on the Chicago Tribune's website:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-031209simonobit,1,5058963.story
?coll=chi-homepagepromo451-fea
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-031209simonobit,1,5058963.stor
y?coll=chi-homepagepromo451-fea> 

I had the honor of having Senator Simon write a brief foreword to my 1998
book, Literacy for the 21st Century. I met him in person a few years later
when he visited NIU's campus and was able to have him to sign a copy of the
book. I found him to be warm, gracious, and very encouraging of my work. I
hope that others on this list who worked closely with him during his time in
Washington and who knew him much more so than me will offer a few memories.

Cecil Smith



M Cecil Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
(815) 753-8448
(815) 753-8750 (FAX)
mcsmith at niu.edu
www.cedu.niu.edu/~smith/ <http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~smith/>