ALICE-KERSNOWSKI-Obituary

ALICE HUGHES KERSNOWSKI PHD

San Antonio, Texas

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DIED
March 23, 2022
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San Antonio, Texas

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Dr. Kersnowski was a member of the faculty at St. Mary's University for 34 years.

A well-respected national and international scholar, she was the author of multiple books and peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. K., as she was called by her students, held an M.A. and Ph.D. from University...

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Alice Kersnowski, Terribly missing you. Every time someone mentions Ireland, literature and when I see Celtic figures wherever I go, I am reminded of you walking into your class room and teaching your class with excellence. I miss our conversations you and I have together. Especially how you described Ireland to be your second home. That feeling of release you described which made your shoulders drop with ease just as soon as you stepped off of your plane. Although you are usually...

I met Alice in Dublin in autumn of 1965 and we have remained firm friends ever since. We were both in our 20s and Alice had come to live in Dublin for seven years with her first husband - her son Thomas was born here a few months before she returned to the United States. Alice became Godmother to my second daughter in 1969. Alice and I shared many interests, particularly our love of animals and gardening. We remained close friends until her passing - keeping in contact with visits and...

I am saddened to have just found out about Dr. K´s passing. Dr. K was my English teacher at Antonian High School in the early 1980s, and helped me quite a bit. I remember you, Thomas as a grade school kid back then, and you may recall that I house sat for y´all on Mandalay one Christmas break (~1983-84). I also recall you as well, Dr. Frank (Trinity Univ. Prof. if I recall correctly). I have thought about y´all over the years, and had always wanted to visit Dr. K at St. Mary´s Univ. (my...

I met Alice on her first trip to Texas. She was a great friend and I miss her.