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Olivia Constable Obituary

Olivia Remie Constable June 13, 1960 - April 16, 2014 SOUTH BEND - Remie Constable, 53, died peacefully at home on April 16. A native of Boston, Remie was the daughter of the late Evhy (Young) Constable and of Giles Constable. She moved to South Bend in 1995 to take up a position as a professor of medieval history at the University of Notre Dame, where since 2008 she has been the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute. Remie was a scholar of international reputation in her field, yet she wore her learning lightly and was always approachable for students and colleagues and for those she got to know socially or through her hobby of horseback riding. She is survived by her husband Matthew Bell and sons Owen and Sam, by her father Giles and stepmother Patricia Woolf of Princeton, NJ, and by her brother John of Fresno, CA. Her family is deeply grateful for support from so many quarters during Remie's illness and also appreciates the many colleagues, students, friends, and family who sent her personal messages from near and far, evidence of the affection she inspired and the sense of loss at her passing. Memorial arrangements are pending. In light of Remie's pronounced fondness for manatees, her family asks that donations in her memory be made to Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitland Ave, Maitland, FL 32751, 800 432-5646, www.savethemanatee.org.

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Published by South Bend Tribune on Apr. 18, 2014.

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Jane Hathaway

April 12, 2023

Remie was a wonderful person and a great scholar whose work is well remembered. Can't believe it's been 9 years. Her classmates from Princeton still miss her sorely.

Rowena Hernandez-Muzquiz

May 18, 2014

My heart goes out to you, Matthew, Owen, Sam, Giles. Words fail me. I think of her often and thank God for the blessing she was in my life. You are all in my prayers.

Rowena Hernandez-Muzquiz

May 18, 2014

For my dear friend. In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago.-- Titus 1:2

April 27, 2014

Our deepest sympathy and sadness on the passing of a genuinely lovely person, excellent scholar and fabulous teacher. We will miss her.

Adam Knobler & Alexandra Cuffel

April 23, 2014

My dear Giles and Pat, I am so very sad to hear of this terrible loss. How many will share in it!
Thinking of you. love, Jinty

Barbara Newman

April 22, 2014

My heart goes out to Giles, to Matthew and sons, and to all the Notre Dame medievalists on this tragic loss. Requiescat in pace, in luce.

Michael Paulson

April 21, 2014

Matthew, Owen and Sam I am so sorry to hear about Remie's passing. My condolences to you and your family. May she rest in peace.

George Ferzoco and Carolyn Muessig

April 20, 2014

We mourn this terrible loss, and send the family our condolences.

April 19, 2014

Natalie Keating, Psy.D

Rest now Dear "Remie."
You Have left so much of you through your work with students, your love for your family and your ability to be a wonderful friend. So many people have gained so much from knowing you and your scholarship that you will never be forgotten. Mathew, Owen and Sam. It is a pleasure to know you and my prayers are with you always.

Natalie

Eve Niedergang

April 19, 2014

So shocked to hear this news. Remie was a wonderful woman - a great scholar, yet humble at the same time. I have warm memories from our times together when we were in graduate school here in Princeton. To Matthew, Owen, & Sam - I hope that your memories of Remie bring you comfort in the days and weeks ahead. Although we have been out of touch for years, I will miss knowing that Remie is here on this earth.

Lily Frierson

April 19, 2014

Dearest Remie, Principled, brilliant, light-hearted, and kind. I had so hoped that you would have a long, long life, and that we would visit each other in beautiful locales in our retirement, remembering our young men as boys, having wonderful dinners and laughing conversations as we did when young. You created a beautiful life for yourself, your family, and your friends. Matthew, Owen, and Sam, our hearts are with you. Lily and Tennant

Frans and Kate van Liere

April 19, 2014

With her selfless scholarly dedication, and her warm, generous, and loving personality, Remie was an inspiration for us all.

Sharon Farmer

April 19, 2014

Remie was a lovely person and a great scholar. It is such a shock to learn that she is gone -- and I am so, so sorry for her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Anne Marie Wolf

April 18, 2014

It's so hard to believe this has happened. She was way too young for this! Remie was a terrific scholar with every right to be quite full of herself, but she wasn't. There couldn't be someone more warm, more genuine, and more collegial than this. What a huge loss.

Chris Taylor

April 18, 2014

Remie, you are so missed.

Dominus custodit te ab omni malo custodiat animam tuam Dominus

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requiescat in pace dear friend!

Cynthia Robinson

April 18, 2014

Remie was a great scholar, a great colleague, a great champion of younger scholars, and above all a lovely, wonderful, warm person. And she loved bunnies. We will all miss her.

Jane Hathaway

April 18, 2014

This is heavy blow, but Remie's memory will live on among her colleagues and fellow Princeton alumni. She was a wonderful person and a brilliant scholar. My deepest condolences to her family.

Jane Hathaway

April 18, 2014

This is a heavy blow, but Remie's memory will live on among her colleagues and fellow Princeton alumni. She was a wonderful person and a brilliant scholar. My sincere condolences to her family.

Tia Kolbaba Jim Masschaele

April 18, 2014

Our deepest sympathy and sorrow for your loss. A gift has been sent to the Manatee Fund in Remie's honor.

Maria, Steve, Alba and Ava Tomasula

April 18, 2014

Our deepest sympathy for the loss of a wonderful and extraordinary woman.

Pamela & David Joyner

April 18, 2014

Our thoughts are with Remie's family and friends.
Pamela and David Joyner

Betty Signer

April 18, 2014

Words of comfort to Matt and family.

At a time of pain, may there comfort.
At a time of sorrow, may there be solace.
At a time of grief, may there be joy.
At a time of silence, may there be words.
When you seek peace in silence,
may these words stir you to calm.
Written after the death of my mother
by Rabbi Michael Signer 1/30/86

Remi, a wonderful spirit, will be dearly missed by many. I take comfort in thinking that Michael will soon welcome his esteemed friend and colleague and what erudite conversations they will have!
With my deepest sympathies,. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Roy , Jeff

April 18, 2014

Our deepest sympathy for the loss of Olivia. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Matthew, Owen and Sam.

Darryl & Raquel Hickey

April 18, 2014

Our prayers are with the family.

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