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Article: In memoriam: Glenn Pierce (1940-2004).(Obituary)
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- Italica
- Article date:
- December 22, 2004
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There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion q]: life.
-- Federico Fellini
In the year 2004, the Italian scholarly community has borne the loss of several of its senior scholars with shock, dismay, and sorrow. The sudden passing of Glenn Pierce, professor of Italian at the University of Missouri-Columbia, provoked such a response from colleagues, fellow scholars, friends, and former students. He died from an aneurysm on October 7, 2004 in his beloved Milan. He is survived by his sister, Linda Pierce Plues, of San Diego, and his nephews, Eric Alexander Plues and Adam Pierce Plues.
Glenn Palen Pierce was born on ...