Monticello, Illinois, USA
Died April 8, 2020
Age 80
Obituary
Robert Simon Rosengard, a beloved English teacher and musical radio host from Monticello known mostly as Gandalf, died of corona virus in Huntington, NY, on April 8, 2020… Gandalf started his 25-year teaching career at Monticello High School in 1970, and from that time forward it has been estimated that “thousands of students were affected by his encouragement and persuasive insights.” He was Coordinator of English for the Monticello Schools for decades. He was an elected member of the Monticello Board of Education and served as Vice-President for a term. In addition, he taught English for many years at the Sullivan County Community College both on campus and within the prisons in Sullivan County as part of the college program. He also taught college English classes for Bard College as part of their prison program. The success of his prison teaching is especially notable.
Published in Times Herald-Record
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