Fort Wayne, Indiana
AURELE JOSEPH VIOLETTE (RALPH), passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Lake Mary Fla. Born on July 11, 1941 in Augusta, Maine, he was a son of Aurele and Juliette (Dubois) Violette. Aurele graduated from Cony High School (1959) and Bowdoin College (1963), and earned his PhD in Russian history...
Read MoreFor a semester, maybe two, he taught me Russian history and I use that basis every day to write observations on the war the Russians are waging against the Ukrainians. He taught me well, he taught to me to seek more and to think about what I had learned.
jim sack
July 19, 2025 | Fort Wayne, IN | Student
My sympathy to the family from all at Besancon Historical Society. Ralph was our first editor of our news and a valuable advisor.
Barbara Gorney
July 25, 2022
What a great guy. He was my professor for Russian history in the 70s and he left an indelible mark in my mind. He fairly bubbled with ideas, comments, thoughts, insights, asides and nuggets. What a wonderful man.
jim sack
July 25, 2022 | School
