At 4:30 am PST, we lost our dear leader, Dr. Richard C. Lee. UNLV's official notification email:
It is with great sadness that the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost announces the passing of Richard Lee, Vice Provost for Educational Outreach early this morning. In his five years here at UNLV he led Educational Outreach to build the largest distance education, continuing education and summer programs in our state. Known for his vision and innovation, Richard was a selfless advocate of better learning and scholarship for our faculty and students. We will all miss him greatly, and we will have the chance to come together soon to celebrate his life and accomplishments at a campus memorial service.Richard was more than our Vice Provost. He was our protector, our advocate and for many of us, our inspiration. He believed in our potential as a division within the university and he believed in our potential as individuals. We're devastated by his loss and at the same time, we're committed to honor his memory by meeting his goals for us as a unit and as individuals.
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Dear UNLV E.O. Staff
ReplyDeleteIt is with heavy heart that we at NAFD send our deepest condolences on the passing of
Dr. Richard Lee.
It has been a pleasure and privilege to work with Richard over the past 5 years.
Richard was always a gentleman and a leader, whether we met with a handshake, a hug, or his playful karate chops.
He will be sincerely missed. Our prayers are with his family and staff.
Victoria Campe,
NAFD
Please accept my heartfelt condolences on Richard's passing to everyone on Paradise Campus. I am blessed to have worked with (e.g., learn from) Richard in the last six months and without a doubt, he modeled Honesty, Integrity, and Service; his dedication to our University is beyond measure.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking of how many times I saw him walking on campus. Of everyone in Central Administration, Richard was the person I saw most often. They should name one of the buildings, the academic mall or a walkway in his honor. He did more for UNLV in his time here than many of us could only dream of accomplishing in a lifetime.
Richard modeled these and many other positive attributes, I am committed to ensuring my work here will not let him down.
Peace, thoughts, and prayers to all,
Mark
Thank you so much for sending me the notice of our friend's passing. He was so many things to many people, to me, he was a delight. I shall miss him very much.
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult to express how sad this loss is for the UNLV family. Dr. Richard Lee had an incredible gift as an educator and a leader; he was brilliant, kind and had such a warm sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteWe were lucky to have him while we did. He is deeply missed.
His welcoming smile may be missed but never forgotten...
ReplyDeleteIPT Animal Massage & Care is blessed to have had his support...He would come to class to give a welcoming wave...I will miss that...
The powers above I am sure have something else wonderful for him to do...
Although I only saw Richard once or twice a year, I consider him a good friend and close colleague. He showed a genuine interest in me as a person and a scholar. His support of my dissertation efforts is a valued contribution.
ReplyDeleteI'll miss him very much.
Karl Stevens
Southern Utah University
I also found Richard wonderful to deal with. His loss was a shock and he will be deeply missed.
ReplyDeleteSteve Phelan
Director, UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship
I just have to comment...I had Dr. Lee as a prof. in Wisconsin and he was amazing. I am so sad to hear of his passing. I know so many students that he impacted. My sympathy goes out to his family.
ReplyDeleteI was saddened to hear about Richard's passing. He was a good friend who always reached out and made an effort to visit when he was in the area.
ReplyDeleteI would love to express my condolences to his surviving family if they would be willing to contact me (charles.graham@byu.edu)
Sincerely,
Charles
http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=6056031120156
ReplyDeleteYou can post your condolences in an online guestbook if you choose.
When I shockingly heard of the passing of Dr. Richard Lee, I was reading a book entitled “The Ginseng Hunter," by Jeff Talarigo. There is a passage wherein a mother tells a story to her daughter about a fabled place called Utopia:
ReplyDelete“When the Great Leader dies, a sky of cranes swoop from the heavens to carry His body back with them. As they near the land, the thousands of cranes see all of the people wailing and crying lakes upon lakes of tears. The cranes also begin to cry and a fine rain falls on the mourning nation. The cranes pound the air with their wings, and strong winds blow all over the country. Witnessing this deepest of love for the Great Leader, the cranes cannot bring themselves to take Him away. They pick Him up, ever so gently, and fly Him to a heavenly palace built here on Earth, in order that He will always be near His people and forever be their Eternal Leader.”
OLLI has lost its Great Leader, and after crying our own lakes of tears, may our own "mourning nation" be comforted by the thought that with the help of the power of our collective love, he has been flown to a heavenly place, and will always be near us, his people.
And now a year has passed............
ReplyDeleteAnd now four...
ReplyDeleteSix... and again May 11, was a Monday. :(
ReplyDelete"I keep thinking that you’ll be calling..." Seven.
ReplyDeleteNine. You are so dearly missed...
ReplyDeleteOh Captain, my Captain... it has been 10 years without a Saturday greeting.
ReplyDeleteIt has been so long. I still think about him each week. I learned so much from him.
ReplyDeleteAnd now eleven.... you're a grandpa, several times now. I miss you.
ReplyDeleteA dozen. Soon, we will gather together to remember you, raise money for your beloved wheelchair athletics, and golf.
ReplyDeleteThirteen.... so much has happened in this world without you.
ReplyDeleteFourteen. Drifting, wherever you may be, please watch over us.
ReplyDeleteFifteen. Today was the Richard C. Lee Golf Classic....
ReplyDelete16 years.... How is it possible?
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