RICHARD DANNER

DANNER--Richard "Dick" A.,

70, of Durham, NC died peacefully on February 22. A giant in the field of law librarianship, he was a prolific author and creator of visionary approaches to leverage open access, information technology, and electronic publishing to shape legal education, research, and scholarship. Born August 26, 1947 in Marshfield, WI to Reuben M. and Evelyn D. Danner, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1969 in political science. After earning two bronze stars in the Army during Vietnam, he moved to Cambridge, MA to pursue graduate studies in political science at MIT, and met the love of his life, Cheryl Sanford. Dick then attended Wisconsin Law, earning a master's degree in library science in 1975 and his Juris Doctor in 1979. They relocated to Durham, NC after Dick accepted a position at Duke Law. He retired there in 2017 as the Archibald C. and Frances Fulk Rufty Research Professor of Law, senior associate dean for information services, and director of the Law Library after more than 35 years. He received the AALL Gallagher Distinguished Service Award last year. He was a loving husband and father, an avid traveler, and a devoted fan of the Packers, Red Sox, Blue Devils, Allman Brothers, and Bob Dylan. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Cheryl Sanford, his daughter Katherine Danner and her husband Kyle Sullivan of Brentwood, CA, and his son Zachary Danner and his wife Mirya Holman of New Orleans, LA. He was predeceased by his sister, Jeri Danner. Memorials can be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Duke Law Library Gift Fund.