[FRIAM] more praise for FRIAM

Tue Jan 7 10:24:34 EST 2020

Very nice man.

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Frank Wimberly

My memoir:
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My scientific publications:
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Phone (505) 670-9918

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 8:17 AM Barry MacKichan <barry.mackichan at mackichan.com>
wrote:

> I was sorry to read this. I found Paul Ropp to be very interesting, with a
> viewpoint a bit different from the other Friammers. He will be missed.
>
> —Barry
>
> On 7 Jan 2020, at 1:22, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Frammers,
>
>
>
> I just got a note from Marjorie Ropp, wife of the  China scholar, Paul
> Ropp, who used to visited with us from time to time.  She says, in part,
>
>
>
> *When you see the Fri-AM group at St. Johns, please let them know how much
> Paul enjoyed those weekly gatherings.   And thanks to you all for inviting
> him to join you.   I think the Fri-AM meeting was Paul's favorite activity
> here in Santa Fe.*
>
>
>
> We really do have a good thing going here.
>
>
>
> Nick
>
> Nicholas Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
>
> Clark University
>
> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
>
> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2019 10:27 AM
> *To:* Friam (Friam at redfish.com) <Friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* My colleague Paul Ropp
>
>
>
> Dear Friammers,
>
>
>
> Some of you may remember Paul, who used to join us for a month at a time,
> beginning four or five years back.  He was a china scholar colleague of
> mine at Clark, and eagerly looked forward to coming to FRIAM when he was
> out here.  I will miss those visits.
>
>
>
> See below,
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>
>
> Nick
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>
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
>
>
> *From:* faculty-localemeriti-request at lists.clarku.edu [
> mailto:faculty-localemeriti-request at lists.clarku.edu
> <faculty-localemeriti-request at lists.clarku.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Amy Lee
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:40 AM
> *To:* 'facultyparttime at lists.clarku.edu' <facultyparttime at lists.clarku.edu>;
> dl_faculty-announcements <faculty-announcements at lists.clarku.edu>;
> faculty-localemeriti at lists.clarku.edu; dl_admin <dl_admin at lists.clarku.edu>;
> dl_physplant <dl_facilities at lists.clarku.edu>; dl_police <
> dl_police at lists.clarku.edu>; dl_staff <dl_staff at lists.clarku.edu>
> *Subject:* Paul Ropp Obituary
>
>
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>
> Paul S. Ropp, PhD, died on April 14, 2019 of metastatic melanoma at his
> home in Worcester at age 75.  He was a Professor of History at Clark
> University for 26 years before he retired in 2010, a founding board member
> of the Center for Nonviolent Solutions and an active member of the First
> Unitarian Church.
>
>
>
> Paul was born March 25, 1944 on a farm in Normal, IL to Peter and Ann
> (Kropf) Ropp where he was surrounded by an adoring grandmother, doting
> aunts and a large extended family. His formative years were influenced by
> the Mennonite Church, 4-H Clubs and the hard work of dairy farming.  He
> graduated from Normal Community High School in 1962.
>
>
>
> Paul leaves his wife of 53 years, Marjorie (Liechty) Ropp; two sons,
> Andrew and his wife Rachel of Santa Fe, NM, Benjamin and his wife Jordan
> Dooms of Wichita, KS; a daughter Amy and her husband Todd Bezrutczyk; and
> three grandchildren, Christopher (CJ) Bezrutczyk, Simone Ropp and Silas
> Ropp.  He is survived by two brothers Ronald Ropp (Martha Jo) of Normal, IL
> and Allen Ropp (Shirley) of Belmond, IA.
>
>
>
> In his pursuit of life beyond the farm, Paul earned his BA from Bluffton
> College (a Mennonite college in Bluffton, OH) and his MA and PhD (1974) in
> East Asian and Chinese History from the University of Michigan.  His
> graduate study included Japanese and Chinese languages and he was still
> fluent in Chinese until the end.  He taught for one year each at State
> College of Arkansas (Conway, AR) and McGill University (Montreal), 10 years
> at University of Memphis and 25 plus years at Clark University
> (Worcester).  In his retirement he found a way to use his expertise in East
> Asian History and culture by giving destination lectures on cruise ships
> throughout SE Asia, Taiwan, China and Japan.
>
>
>
> Paul was the author of three books; *China in World History *(2010)*;  Banished
> Immortal: Searching for Shuangqing,* *China’s Peasant Woman Poet *(2001);
> and* Dissent in Early Modern China: “Ju-lin wai-shih” and Ch’ing Social
> Criticism* (1981); editor of *Heritage of China: Contemporary
> Perspectives on Chinese Civilization *(1990); and author of numerous
> articles.
>
>
>
> For over 25 years, Paul was active in the First Unitarian Church of
> Worcester, as a choir member, as Chair of the music committee, as a member
> of the Social Action committee, as former Assessor and  former
> Moderator.   One of Paul’s passions was working for peace and nonviolence
> in Worcester and beyond. He was Chair of the Board of the Center for
> Nonviolent Solutions, educating young people in nonviolent responses to
> conflict.  He sang with the Unitonians, a barbershop quartet, formed with
> friends from First U around Paul’s long-time love for barbershop music.
>
>
>
> Paul was an avid reader and follower of current events who appreciated the
> many ironies of modern life.   His humor and wit enlivened his
> conversations with family and friends.  Since retirement Paul wrote
> frequent opinion pieces for the “As I See It” column in the Worcester
> Telegram and Gazette, giving voice to his outrage against misguided
> politics and foreign policy, and his conviction that knowledge of the past
> must inform present actions.
>
>
>
> In his retirement, Paul turned his attention back to his roots on the
> Illinois prairie.   He transcribed his mother’s diary as a farm wife and
> nurse that she kept for over 70 years.  He transcribed over 2000 pages of
> the writings of his grandfather, Edwin Oliver Ropp, and recently finished a
> lengthy manuscript *Prairie Poet, Rural Radical *(yet unpublished) of
> this poet-pacifist-socialist-vegetarian-philosopher farmer who died before
> Paul was born.
>
>
>
> In 2009 Paul facilitated his daughter Amy’s re-connecting with her birth
> family, the Wu Family, in Hualien, Taiwan.  This wonderful reunion and
> subsequent frequent visits with our Taiwan Family, with Paul interpreting,
> enriched all of our lives.
>
>
>
> He donated his body to the Anatomical Gifts Program at the University of
> Massachusetts Medical School.  After cremation, his ashes will be buried in
> the Ropp Cemetery in Normal, IL, two miles from his childhood home,
> alongside those of his Ropp ancesters.
>
>
>
> A memorial service will be held at the First Unitarian Church of
> Worcester, 90 Main Street, on Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 PM, followed by a
> reception at the Church.   In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made
> to the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 or the
> Center for Nonviolent Solutions, 901 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602.
>
>
>
> Paul’s family wishes to thank the VNA Care Hospice Team for the
> compassionate care they provided during Paul’s final days.
>
>
>
> Arrangements are being directed by Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home, 12
> Hammond Street, Worcester, MA 01610.  Condolence messages can be submitted
> to the guestbook at www.royfuneral.com
> <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royfuneral.com&data=02%7C01%7Cnthompson%40clarku.edu%7C8ade015a755c44ef3a7508d6c268b97e%7Cb5b2263d68aa453eb972aa1421410f80%7C1%7C1%7C636910152401313801&sdata=jDtUH2cLjXQ2wEszn9CqmN3rZXzjboZ6VxEOzBzPZzM%3D&reserved=0>
> or at CaringBridge.org website.
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