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Sarah J. Abrams posted a condolence
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Ted was my senior thesis advisor at Vassar back in '77-'78. I tried to find him online perhaps 10 or 15 years ago, unsuccessfully, and am saddened to find this now. He was an inspiring teacher, a brilliant mentor, and a friend to many of his students. I have thought of him often over the years, missed him, and hoped I could get in touch again someday. My condolences to Joan, the rest of his family, and his friends. I will make my next donation to Amnesty International in his honor.
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Jan Kurth posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
I found this notice just by stumbling upon it. I was a STS major at Vassar in the late 70s, and Ted Norton was by far one of the most inspiring professors I ever had. Any feeble accomplishments I have in terms of critical thinking are largely due to his amazing example.
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Jane Phillips, posted a condolence
Friday, May 16, 2014
So sorry I lost touch. I remember him affection from the early sixties in Seattle. My condolences to the family.
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Charlotte Nugent (nee Rigg), posted a condolence
Friday, May 16, 2014
I sent one message and have no idea where it went. Popped off the screen. I do that a lot. Just a second note re: my long ago friendship with Ted in Seattle...U/W...Blue Moon tavern etc. God I'm so sad that I didn't find him in time. Tried a few years ago and the Internet was not yet that sophisticated in finding people as it is today. And, ofcourse, when there is an obit, that makes it easy...and so so hard! RIP dear Ted. You were one of the seminal figures in my "coming of age". I will never forget you and Dave Boxer regailing us with your "cool" New York accents in the Commons cafeteria. We used to stop you in the halls just to hear you talk. My very best to the whole family. I would love to be in touch. I will contact Victor Belcher in London as he and I talked so much about Ted and wished we could get in touch. I see Victor frequently when I go over there. My deepest condolences for your loss.
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Anonymous posted a condolence
Sunday, April 6, 2014
My, but the happenstance ways we come to know the people we know. How could I, a Michigan farm boy meet up with a Bronx heavyweight? For openers, Ted and I were born on the same day: February 17, 1938. But it ran much deeper than that. Brokered by Joan, it became my fortune to know one of the most inquiring minds I have ever encountered.
The setting was almost always some sort of stand-up brunch, cocktail hour, or holiday gathering. I soon learned if I wanted to skip idle chit-chat I could seek out Ted for passionate, interesting ideas. I would simply need to provoke a line of thought and Ted would enter the fray full bore. "You know, (I would say for example) postmodernism is only a game intellectuals play." "Yes!" Ted would say. "It's more about methodology and the rejection of old lines of thought--postmodernism has nothing interesting to say about the human condition and the forces that shape it." "Exactly," he would offer. And at that point I would have about shot my wad. But by then Ted had choreographed his thoughts. "But you have to realize. . . ." and Ted would be off to deeper levels of nuance and reflection, comparing Foucault in contrast to Derrida or Rorty, not defending postmodernism as a paradigm shift from, say socialism, but as asking some necessary questions on the one hand, yet not forming a unified whole on the other. As ebullient, engaged, and passionate as Ted was, he was also a sharp listener. I would insert my two cents worth and he would speak directly to the point, sometimes even strengthening it before he raised essential problems. I loved to see Ted's mind at work and the electricity behind it.
Over the years I also became aware of the reciprocal support that Ted and Joan gave to each other. It went well beyond sharing the same intellectual landscape of political theory and critical thinking. In so many ways Joan pursued opportunities for Ted to teach and to be part of a community of scholars. From Ted I frequently heard of his respect and admiration for Joan's research and writings. Together they always seemed to be a formidable love nest. These bonds are genuine and strong, and as difficult as it is to say 'goodbye,' Joan, take pride and joy in knowing Ted embraced the world and you with the biggest of hearts and a great love of what the day might offer.
Stan Warner, Amherst, MA Ap 6, 2014
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Timothy Wheeler, posted a condolence
Thursday, April 3, 2014
My wife, Joyce, and I knew Ted when he was studying at the University of Washington and loved him for his active support of all the movements for peace and equality, his brilliance as a scholar and his wide-ranging interests in political theory, literature, the arts. He was a warmhearted, loving father, a person with a great sense of humor, and a great converstionalist. He died too young. We will miss him!
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Anonymous posted a condolence
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Sir,
I did not hv the honour of meeting you but I see El and i can fig out the kind of awesome father/friend u been to her and all other kids and grand kids.
I have extreme joy in knowing her and her super talent.
We played together in Dubai.
She is a wonderful warm person to know and a grt friend..!!
Thank God fr yr awesome life and may u continue to inspire and bless everyone from heaven
Lotsa love
Valentine Shipley
New Delhi
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Michelle Arjmand Pasquinelli, posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Joan and Ted at The Desert Rug Company. He and his wife were so wonderful to work with. My family and I are thinking of you all and so sorry for your loss.
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Rhuesel Moosie Todd Cole, posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Although I never had the pleasure of meeting you I've met your daughters. Two people who came in to my life and blessed it. We lost touch growing up and moving in our own paths but, we know each other again on Facebook. It is quite a pleasure to have them as a part of my quilt of life. I am saddened on their behalf in the loss of their Dad. Rest in peace and thank you for all you've done to benefit the world with good.
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Meredith Michaels, posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Oh, no! As I was contemplating the ingredients for a cassoulet recently, I remembered the enthusiasm with which Ted consumed the first one I made. And then there were our Indian feasts, adorned by his favorite Patak's chutneys. But of course food was just one of Ted's passions. His insatiable intellectual curiosity energized everyone who knew him. I was always amazed at the depth and breadth of his knowledge, coupled with his fierce political commitments. And sharing music with Ted was an education in itself. He listened with such acute appreciation for the nuances of a performance. The world has lost a remarkable man of endless enthusiasms. Love to Joan and his children.
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Daniel Warner, posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Ted was a funny and brilliant person. His intellectual generosity was clear to all who knew him. Ted could talk about anything, and always surprised me with his deep knowledge. I remember a wonderful day with him in Tucson, Arizona exploring a few used bookstores, followed by green corn tamales and margaritas. My condolences.
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Mary Russo, posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Ted Norton was a generous and formidable intellectual. To enter his classroom as a student or (in my own case) as a co-teacher was a tremendous privilege and a great pleasure. Ted seemed to have read everything, but his focus was always on the greater truths and hopes for social justice. He was a large man in every sense and one who could make room for so many ideas, friendships, and commitments.
My deepest sympathies to Joan, Eleanor and all his family.
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Skye Michiels, posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
I did not know Ted very long, but in the short time I did, I knew I was in the presence of wonderful, kind and thoughtful man. I feel very lucky to have met him and my heart goes out to the family.
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