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Liss Jeffrey Obituary
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Memories and Condolences
for Liss Jeffrey
6 Entries
Ricardo Nicola
December 30, 2008
I participated as scholar in her many meetings at Hart House during the years 2006-7. As a Mcluhan Fellow and her friend and Frasier too, I ll miss her a lot... She was our great friend and remarkable researcher. I had the opportunity to see her in Sep. 2008 at Nuit Blanche event. It was the last time... Thanks Liss for your existence... God bless you and all.
Ricardo Nicola (Jahu, SP, Brazil)
Adrian Guzman
December 23, 2008
Dear Liss, we'll miss you.
Since 10 years ago when I first visit Canada ...you were and you are part of my memories from the McLuhan program.
I was also surprised to find you and met you in my hometown, Xalapa. In Veracruz, Mexico.
Dear Liss...Chat with McLuhan now that you can, and send us some signals, we will have open our antennas.
Cherz from Roma and Mexico City.
Adrian Guzman
Elizabeth Legge
December 22, 2008
In the 49 years since I first met Liss, the one thing I never expected is that her particular comet would ever burn out. So I think it hasn't; just adjusted its trajectory. Will miss you though Liss.
Christine Akrey
December 21, 2008
Dr. Jeffrey was one of the first people to give a young Ryerson RTA student an opportunity to join her dynamic team at CityTV in its 1970's Glory Days, when it was located on Queen Street East. Liss, along with her dear CityTV Associates, Joan Schafer, Anne Howard, and Celia Chassels, set a fine example for me, with their strength, intelligence, conviction, coupled with razor-sharp humour, that inspired a young media student to vigorously pursue her career.
Thank you Liss and God Speed.
Christine Akrey
CityTV 1974-1979
Rebecca Lee
December 19, 2008
I was lucky enough to count Liss as family - an aunt who gave me a copy of What's Bred in the Bone when I was barely 10. It set the stage; Liss expected grand things from me.
In later years I had the opportunity to work with Liss on a few occasions. I was there during her speaker series at U of T in 1998, serving up food as she rubbed elbows and egos. I also hunkered down in the coach house for a short time, trying to make sense of her 'filing system'; it was a filing cabinet filled with scraps of paper, including filp chart paper filled with notes and then folded and crammed into the drawer.
When I got married in 2002, Liss sidled up to me at a family event, cheque in hand, in exchange for skipping out on the various bridal showers and other events. Not her thing, she said. Indeed. I don't think Liss attended bridal showers when she got married to Fraser all those years ago.
With the birth of my daughter Madalyn, Liss became a great-aunt. One that showed up at every visit with a childrens' book sourced from a local used bookstore with the usual barely decipherable, but grand words, of Liss scribbled on the inside front cover. These are what I will cherish most. Liss wrote - and spoke - exactly what came to mind. She was quite an additional to our holiday dinners. She was the only one brave enough to challenge Great-Aunt Fiona, great force that she was.
Liss was the epitome of this quote of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: Well-behaved women rarely make history.
Liss leaves an outstanding, memorable history.
Anna Roosen-Runge
December 18, 2008
I worked with Liss on the eLab in its wild days of volunteer off hours squatting in various locations. Her creativity in the midst of the chaos I'll always remember. Thanks for the great opportunity you gave me Liss and "Now here's my plan..." brought a smile to my face today.
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