(August 21, 2010)
Dear friends:
I want to share with all of you and the ICAR community at large that our respected colleague and friend Wallace Warfield passed away early this morning. As many of you know he was a special man and our community will deeply miss him in many ways. Wallace has been our close colleague for years, and all of us loved him dearly. He has such a place in so many hearts, and has mentored so many of us over the years, that it has been hard to convey how sad this makes us. Wallace is an inspiration and a pillar of the experience of many of us at ICAR. Many did not realize the extent to which Wallace was ill and found that what strength and hope we could offer could only come from afar.
The family has asked to have a memorial service with the ICAR Community at Point of View. We will follow up with details about the service as well as the creation of memorial funds. This occasion will provide all of us and the many friends around Wallace an opportunity to come together once more with him and his legacy. I am sure that the whole community will join me in supporting his family, especially his daughter Anjua, his partner Alicia, sister Vivian, brother Arthur, and nieces Kim and Laila.
Wallace reminds us that there are many forms of greatness; his form has always involved paying total attention to other people, transcending all limited identities, laughing at life's nasty jokes, and acting like that rarest of creatures, a grown-up. It's hard to think about starting a new term without him and yet we need to begin. Today is orientation, the start of a new semester, and we will carry on with Wallace in our hearts.
In friendship,
Andrea Bartoli
ICAR Director
Memorial Tribute for Dr. Wallace Warfield (1938-2010)
Memorial Tribute for Dr. Wallace Warfield (1938-2010)
Please join us for a memorial tribute to Wallace Warfield, PhD. who passed away on August 21st, 2010, in Silver Spring, Maryland. He leaves a legacy of love, humanity, inspiration, and humor to everyone who had the privilege to know him.
Wallace’s family and his colleagues at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University extend a warm invitation to gather on Saturday, August 28th at 4:00 pm for a reception, with the memorial program to begin promptly at 5:00. Together, we will celebrate Wallace's exuberance and share the beauty and serenity of Point of View, a place he loved. Point of View is located at 7301 Old Spring Drive in Lorton, Virginia.
The Wallace Warfield Scholarship for Practice has been established to support students interested in building expertise in the practice of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and as an expression of appreciation for Wallace's own expertise as a practitioner and his exceptional commitment to students. Those wishing to donate to the scholarship fund and to remember him in other ways are encouraged to visit http://icar.gmu.edu/Warfield_Remembrance for additional information, including directions to Point of View.
If you plan to join us on Saturday for this commemoration of Wallace's life, please RSVP to w2memorial@gmail.com Please forward this announcement to all who might appreciate receiving it.